Attorney Calls For Judge's Recusal In Donziger Contempt Case For 'Flagrant Bias'

Mealey's (September 16, 2020, 1:58 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — One of the attorneys on the defense team for 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, on Sept. 14 sent a letter to the New York federal judge presiding over Donziger's criminal contempt trial calling on her to recuse herself for "flagrant bias" and violations of judicial ethics (United States v. Donziger, Nos. 19-561 and 11-691, S.D. N.Y.)....