Appeal, new suit planned in Ecuador battle

摘要

Quito-Plaintiffs in a long-running lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador, despite calling a judge's ruling that the oil major pay more than $9 billion to fix environmental damages an "initial triumph," said February 15 they will appeal the penalty as insufficient. The plaintiffs, at a press conference in Quito, said they will file their appeal February 17, before a three-day deadline runs out (ON 1/15).