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June 8, 2018

Ecuadorian Villagers Barred From Enforcing Massive Environmental Judgment Against Chevron Canada

By Blair Bowen of Fogler Rubinoff LLP

This is my ninth instalment about this case.  It probably won’t be my last.

In the latest chapter of Yaiguaje v. Chevron Corporation, 2018 ONCA 472, the Court of Appeal for Ontario rejected arguments by the Ecuadorian villagers who are seeking to enforce a US$9.5 billion judgment against Chevron Corporation in Ontario.  The villagers argued that the Execution Act (“Act”) permitted execution on Chevron Canada’s shares and assets to satisfy the Ecuadorian judgment.  Secondly, they argued that the court should pierce the corporate veil between Chevron Canada and Chevron Corporation in order to render Chevron Canada’s shares and assets “exigible” i.e. – subject to seizure and sale to satisfy the judgment.

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November 2, 2017

Court Of Appeal Vacates Its Security for Costs Order in Ecuadorian Litigation against Chevron

By Blair Bowen of Fogler Rubinoff

When I last reported on this case Yaiguaje v. Chevron Corporation 2017 ONCA 827, less than a month ago, I reported that Justice Gloria J. Epstein of the Ontario Court of Appeal had ordered that the Ecuadorian plaintiffs post security for costs of more than $942,000 in order to continue with an appeal from a summary judgment order dismissing their against Chevron Canada.  In a decision released on October 31, 2017, a three judge panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously reversed Justice Epstein’s decision and vacated her order.  The panel (Justices Hoy, Cronk and Hourigan) held that the unique factual circumstances of this case compelled the conclusion that the interests of justice required that no order for security for costs be made.  Unlike their colleague, Justice Epstein, the panel concluded that the motion for security for costs was simply a tactical move made by Chevron to end the litigation.

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October 6, 2017

Ecuadorian Villagers Ordered to Post Security for Chevron’s Legal Costs

By Blair Bowen of Foglers Rubinoff

This is yet another chapter in the long-running saga in the case of Yaiguaje v. Chevron Corporation (2017 ONCA 741).  It is also the seventh time that this case has been a subject of a blog post by me.

In this instalment, Justice Gloria J. Epstein, of the Ontario Court of Appeal, ordered that the Ecuadorian plaintiffs post security for costs of over $940,000  –  approximately $591,000 for Chevron Canada and $352,000 for Chevron Corporation – in order to continue with an appeal from a summary judgment order dismissing the plaintiffs’ action against Chevron Canada. 

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