Attorney Says Donziger Case Is ‘Embarrassing Stain,’ Seeks His Immediate Release

Mealey's (July 13, 2021, 2:06 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The attorney 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 July 12 filed a letter with the judge presiding over Donziger’s criminal contempt case, arguing that “this case persists as an embarrassing stain on the integrity of the federal courts” and that Donziger should be released immediately....