Crude Awakening: Chevron in Ecuador (Kindle Single)

Crude Awakening: Chevron in Ecuador (Kindle Single)

A behind-the-scenes look at the worldâ€™s biggest and most tangled legal case.

On their way to winning a $19 billion verdict against Chevron in Ecuador, lawyers for the Amazonian plaintiffs invite a documentary film crew to record their every move. Unfortunately, their every move includes fraud. Chevron subpoenas the outtakes, and follows the clues from one improbable fraud to another. In time, the oil company turns the tables, and sues the plaintiffs for racketeering. The drama culminates in a classic New York â€œcounter-trial,â€ where itâ€™s the testimony of one corrupt ex-judge against another.

A detective story and courtroom drama, with an epilogue of keen commentary, Crude Awakening is the definitive account of Chevronâ€™s struggle to prove that the truth is the truthâ€”even when the truth is on the side of the big bad oil company, and not on the side of the charismatic little guy fighting for the indigenous people of the Amazon rain forest. Crude Awakening will captivate both students of law and students of human nature.

About the Author

Michael D. Goldhaber is â€œThe Global Lawyerâ€ columnist for The American Lawyer, and senior international correspondent for American Lawyer Media. He is a graduate of Harvard College, Columbia Journalism School, and Yale Law School. His previous book, A Peopleâ€™s History of the European Court of Human Rights, tells the story of landmark European cases from the perspective of heroic human rights plaintiffs.

All author royalties will be donated to indigenous causes in Ecuador.

Country	USA
Author	Michael D. Goldhaber
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780795343452
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct	0
Label	RosettaBooks
Manufacturer	RosettaBooks
NumberOfPages	85
PublicationDate	2014-08-20
Publisher	RosettaBooks
ReleaseDate	2014-08-20
Studio	RosettaBooks

Crude Awakening: Chevron in Ecuador (Kindle Single)

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