"THIS case is extraordinary. The facts are many and sometimes complex. They include things that normally come only out of Hollywood." Such was a US federal judge's description of the 20-year legal dispute over who bears ultimate responsibility for oil operations in Ecuador that spoiled a vast swathe of the Amazon, and exacted a heavy toll from its inhabitants. The Lago Agrio saga has seen twists and turns, larger-than-life characters, high drama from the courtroom to the jungle and an $18 billion judgment against Chevron. Bloomberg journalist Paul Barrett draws from this deep well of material to deliver a compelling account of the Lago Agrio case in his new book Law of the Jungle.
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