New evidence against Chevron in Ecuador case

Chevron: challenges ahead in Ecuador pollution case

NOAH BRENNER

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By News Wires

 07 April 2010 01:34 GMT

Plaintiffs in a multibillion-dollar pollution lawsuit against Chevron said they had tape-recorded evidence that challenged the credibility of a key part of the company's defense.

A report by the plaintiffs said an Ecuadorean man who had worked for Chevron and secretly videotaped a judge in the lawsuit discussing bribes told an acquaintance he had enough evidence to jeopardise the US oil company's case, according to a Reuters report.

The report, made public yesterday, adds another twist to a 17-year-old case brought on behalf of indigenous peoples for polluting the Ecuadorean jungle near where they live. Damages could be as much as $27 billion, and a ruling on the case from the court in Ecuador is due this…

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