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Feb. 9, 2011

Gibson Dunn Sued in Chevron Case

Attorneys for Ecuadorean plaintiffs suing Chevron Corp. over environmental damage in their country are seeking to add Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, one of Chevron's law firms, as a defendant in a case against the oil company.


By Rebecca Beyer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher may become a defendant in the latest escalation of the all-out litigation war between Chevron Corp. and the attorneys representing Ecuadorean plaintiffs who have sued the oil company over environmental damage in their country. On Monday, Patton Boggs LLP, one of the law firms representing the plaintiffs, filed papers in the District of Columbia seeking to add Gibson Dunn, which repr...

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