On September 19th, the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals order brought the oil-ravaged indigenous and rural communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon a step closer to winning an $18 billion dollar suit against oil giant Chevron for contamination in the rainforest region.
Previously, U.S. District Court Judge Lewis A. Kaplan placed an injunction on collection of the $18 billion after Chevron provided evidence that lawyers manipulated the legal system in Ecuador.
However, Wikileaks cables have been revealed that Chevron lobbied the U.S. government to kill the case.
