A Lawsuit in Ecuador

In November, 2007 Fajardo served papers to the Superior Court of the region alleging that Chevron had damaged the image of the Cofanes, the indigenous group which lives in the region where much of the waste was left behind.
Ivan Kashinsky / Aurora

Wheels of Justice
Fajardo serves papers in the case to a local court.

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