2nd Circuit Panel Vacates Sanctions Award Against Donziger In Chevron Saga

Mealey's (March 5, 2021, 2:15 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A divided panel of the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 4 vacated $666,476.34 in sanctions against Steven R. Donziger, the attorney who won an $18.5 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. in a court in Ecuador for injuries only to have it reversed.  The sweeping opinion also addressed numerous other issues pertaining to contempt rulings in the ongoing battle between the company and Donziger....