CBC News has filed a motion to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to force Chevron Corp. to unseal court records in a decades-long environmental battle with approximately 30,000 Indigenous Ecuadorian villagers. An Ecuadorian court awarded them $18.2 billion after 18 years; that amount was later reduced to $9.5 billion. He hopes the court will be "open" and the Ecuadorian Indigenous people will finally feel "empowered by the decision." (Karen Hinton/Submitted)The plaintiffs argue Chevron Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation. Chevron, Canada and the CBCChevron is arguing that Chevron Canada is a distinct entity and not an asset of the parent company and is neither responsible for their debts nor liable to have its assets taken to satisfy such debts.

Source: CBC News April 16, 2018 14:26 UTC