Patton Boggs ended its role in the environmental litigation Ecuadorian plaintiffs brought against Chevron, agreeing to pay $15 million to the energy firm and expressing regret for its role in the case, the New York Law Journal reports. An Ecuadorian court rendered a $9.5 billion verdict against Chevron for pollution left in the Amazon, but an American federal judge ruled that plaintiffs attorney Steven Donziger corrupted the Ecuadorian judiciary in an effort to win his case, the Law Journal further reports. Patton Boggs' role included seeking to enforce the judgment around the world.
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