ELR Citation: 40 ELR 20009
No(s). 10 MC 00002 (S.D.N.Y. Nov 4, 2010)

A district court, in a $113 billion lawsuit against an oil company concerning environmental pollution in the Amazon, granted the oil company's motion to depose Ecuadorian villagers' attorney concerning possible fraud and misconduct. One party to a litigation should not easily be permitted to tak...