By Paul M. Barrett
ISBN-10: 0770436358
ISBN-13: 9780770436353
The gripping tale of 1 American lawyer's obsessive crusade--waged at any cost--against gigantic Oil on behalf of the negative farmers and indigenous tribes of the Amazon rainforest.
Steven Donziger, a self-styled social activist and Harvard expert legal professional, signed directly to a budding type motion lawsuit opposed to multinational Texaco (which later merged with Chevron to turn into the third-largest company in America). The go well with sought reparations for the Ecuadorian peasants and tribes humans whose lives have been laid low with a long time of oil creation close to their villages and fields. in the course of two decades of felony hostilities in federal courts in long island and distant provincial tribunals within the Ecuadorian jungle, Donziger and Chevron's legal professionals fierce no-holds-barred principles. Donziger, a larger-than-life, loud-mouthed showman, proved himself a grasp orchestrator of the media, Hollywood, and public opinion. He cajoled and coerced Ecuadorian judges at the concept that his noble ends justified any technique of persuasion. And in any case, he received an not going victory, a $19 billion judgment opposed to Chevron--the largest environmental damages award in historical past. however the corporation refused to give up or compromise. as an alternative, Chevron exact Donziger for my part, and its counter-attack printed damning proof of his politicking and manipulation of proof. unexpectedly the decision, and many years of Donziger's single-minded pursuit of the case, started to get to the bottom of.
Written with the feel and aptitude of the easiest narrative nonfiction, Law of the Jungle is an unputdownable tale within which there are numerous sufferers, an enormous quarter of ruined rivers and polluted rainforest, yet only a few heroes.
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Thanks to them, I learned that what I knew about this subject would fill a thimble—and there are great oceans of information out there. Media outlets tell these stories on a selective basis, using what they think will grab the most headlines; law enforcement either works these cases with great passion or not at all; dedicated agencies and nonprofits devote themselves to the cause or don’t exist where they’re needed; and civilians volunteer to fill in some of the gaps. The reactions, the resources, and the manpower are all over the map when it comes to missing persons investigations, but things are improving.
48-1992. Printed in the United States of America To Ernie Acknowledgments I would like to thank my editor, Suzanne Staszak-Silva, as well as my agent, Jennifer Lawler. Their belief in this project has provided me with priceless inspiration. I am also grateful to Rowman & Littlefield’s Melissa McNitt and Evan Wiig for their patience in answering my endless questions and to Erin McGarvey, whose sharp eyes made this a much better book. Eileen Brady and my sister, Elaine Sioufi Maxwell, were invaluable as readers and sounding boards.
There are many who work to help guide families of the missing through the maze in which they’ve been thrust. Kelly Jolkowski, whose son Jason’s story is told in chapter 11, has opened many doors for me and offered guidance born of her painful personal journey. It’s something she does for many families of the missing, but there are others who are in it for a much different reason. For families working their way through this uncharted territory, there are many pitfalls to avoid and very few maps.