Donziger Says He Was ‘Impermissibly Charged’ With Criminal Contempt

(December 17, 2020, 11:40 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — 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 Dec. 16 moved in New York federal court to dismiss criminal contempt claims brought against him by the U.S. government, arguing that he was “impermissibly charged” while he was properly appealing the civil case Chevron brought against him (United States v. Steven Donziger, Nos. 19-cr-561 and 11-691, S.D. N.Y.)....

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