Judge Will Not Recuse Himself From Donziger Case, Says Bias Claim Not Supported

Mealey's (March 12, 2020, 1:50 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on March 11 denied a motion by Steven R. Donziger, the attorney who won an $18.5 billion judgment against Chevron in a court in Ecuador for residents’ injuries only to have it reversed, who sought to have the judge disqualified from hearing his case on grounds that he was not impartial.  The judge said Donziger cited “nothing whatsoever” in support of his contention that the judge had an allegiance with Chevron (Chevron Corporation v. Steven Donziger, No. 11-691, S.D. N.Y.)....