Chevron files suit against environmental plaintiff’s lawyer

by Ashley C. Stinnett. November 20, 2009 09:42 AM.

SAN FRANCISCO – Chevron has filed a malicious conduct lawsuit against an attorney who took the oil giant to court in 2006.

Massive fraud cited in dismissal of cases against Dole

by Nick Rees. September 14, 2009 09:52 AM.

Citing fraudulent tactics such as faked sterility tests and bogus employees, the California Superior Court has overturned a Nicaraguan court's $2.1 billion judgment against Dole.

Alien Tort Claim against Coca-Cola dismissed

by Nick Rees. September 08, 2009 10:59 AM.

ATLANTA,Ga. -- As the once moribund Alien Tort Statute continues to plague American corporations abroad, Coca-Cola has dodged a bullet with the dismissal in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals of claims brought against it under the statute in 2001.

Shell game: payout or payoff?

by Nick Rees. July 08, 2009 09:58 AM.

NEW YORK -- Royal Dutch Shell, the multinational petroleum company, has settled with plaintiffs in New York federal court for $15.5 million in an Alien Tort Statute lawsuit. The settlement could spell trouble for other large corporations . . .