Chevron Asks 9th Circuit To Dismiss Saudi Heirs’ Appeal Of $268,000 Sanction

(May 15, 2024, 2:28 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Chevron Corp. and Chevron U.S.A. (collectively, Chevron) filed motions in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals seeking summary disposition of an attorney’s appeal of a $268,000 sanction against him and asking the court to stay deadlines pending a decision on the motion, writing that the lawyer raises no valid arguments challenging the sanctions ordered against him for filing a fake news article during an appeal over an $18 billion award....