2nd Circuit Affirms Contempt Ruling Against Embattled Attorney Steven Donziger

Mealey's (June 23, 2022, 2:29 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A divided panel of the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 22 affirmed the conviction of Steven R. Donziger, the environmental attorney found in criminal contempt in connection with the Lago Agrio contamination lawsuit, ruling that the lower court did not abuse its discretion by initiating a prosecution against Donziger for repeatedly defying court orders for years....