That is what giant corporations do and the flirt the laws while buying the court systems. I truly hope they can collect but I have serious reservations that any money will ever get to those effected because of sleazy lawyers.

I see this as the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the environmental damage caused by corporations trying to maximize profits at the expense of the people and the earth.

Thanks for posting this S&F

LOL!!!! 19 billion...
For how many years of pollution?
Chevron will make all of that back in one year, maybe two.
Now where is justice?
Corporations are said to be people too, I'll believe it when they execute the first one.
Sorry friend, I see no win here.

If "Chevron" was a person
they'd have that 19 billion in their front pocket
as walking around money.

This is TERRIBLE. The damage to those poor folks must be more than ANY AMOUNT of money could cover!!

Before long this may be happening in America on a frequent basis if we ever have a Right winger Conservatives majority. Seems like them good 'ol boys have wet dreams about America having unrestrictive, unregulated, oil flowing everywhere in the country with ZERO EPA power or oversight to protect our environment.

And to make it worst, if republicans had the majority, they would surely sign into law a bill that would make it illegal for anyone to sue an oil company. Oil companies and the super wealthy have those republicans doing their dirty work for them. Those bastards are supposed to be working for the American citizens but clearly they are NOT!!

The Right-wing CONservatives wet dream for America involves nothing but DIRTY PROFITS from environmentally DISASTROUS ENERGY sources, and tax breaks for the super wealthy. Thats their wet dream for America.

The thing is I feel sick because I have been co opted into participating in this horror without an alternative by the way corporations have pushed our oil based economy.

I feel bad for using approx 1700 litres of oils a year including car and heating.Maybe double with food packing and delivery of food to shops.

Mega corps use that in seconds,24/7,every day forever.And they don't feel bad.They just get more profit.
And we get made to feel guilty for using a tiny bit.

The world is upside down I tell you.

It's just too bad that a "measly" 19 Billion is nothing for these oil crooks.
Pocket change to these greedy P.O.S. ...

The more I read about Ecuador,the more I would like to emigrate to the country.
It sounds like a good place,pretty easy going.
And they have seriously gorgeous girls.