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Chevron Guilty Verdict Upheld by Ecuador Appellate Court
$18 Billion Decision in Landmark Contamination Case Further Vindication for Thousands of Rainforest Residents
January 4, 2011 | Press Release
San Francisco, CA – Yesterday, an Ecuadorian appellate court upheld a historic $18 billion award against Chevron for the company's deliberate contamination of the Ecuadorian Amazon. The decision is the largest environmental award ever handed down and the result of an 18-year legal battle brought by some 30,000 indigenous peoples and farmers seeking a clean up of contaminated sites, clean drinking water, and health care.
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