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George II

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13. It's a pretty messy, and long running case. Seems the attorney involved, Stephen Donziger....

Reply to vsrazdem (Reply #12)

Sun May 23, 2021, 09:59 PM

May 2021

....pulled some pretty sleazy things over the course of the years, including bribing at least one judge in Ecuador, witness tampering, and even ghost writing a judge's opinion!

It wasn't a simple case where the attorney was ordered to turn over lawyer/client documents - this was an international case, and some illegal things that the attorney did should not have been protected by attorney/client privilege.

I don't know that the judge involved had an "association" with Chevron, he's been on the bench for almost 30 years, appointed by President Bill Clinton.

The judge's decision regarding the civil contempt ruling was upheld by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and the attorney lost his case with the international court in the Hague.

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This case is a travesty and the justice department should be investigating it. vsrazdem May 2021 #3

I read through some material about Donziger's past and this case (no legal documents though).... George II May 2021 #10

You should read about the actual case. vsrazdem May 2021 #12

It's a pretty messy, and long running case. Seems the attorney involved, Stephen Donziger.... George II May 2021 #13

I don't happen to believe in what Chevron says. Too many connections between vsrazdem May 2021 #14

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