Chevron can be sued for attacks on Nigerians, U.S. judge rules

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 8/15/7 | Bob Egelko

[SmithL]

Illston, Susan Yvonne

Born 1948 in Tokyo, Japan

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of California
Nominated by William J. Clinton on January 23, 1995, to a seat vacated by Barbara A. Caulfield; Confirmed by the Senate on May 25, 1995, and received commission on May 26, 1995.

Education:
Duke University, B.A., 1970

Stanford Law School, J.D., 1973

Professional Career:
Private practice, Burlingame, California, 1973-1995

Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Female

[rabscuttle385]

Duke University, B.A., 1970

That says it all right there...

[Dilbert San Diego]

I’ve seen some of these biographical sketches that have “sexual orientation” on them. Whatever site this came from must be homophobic to ignore that info.

sarcasm off.

Not surprising she’s appointed by B.J. Clinton.

[Jaysun]

This looks like more insanity from some out of control “judge”.

[mnehring]

Apparently, the accusers have offered to extend a deal to Chevron. All they need is their bank account number, name, and a photo.

[Brujo]

So if I'm being threatened on my property and I call the cops and the cops injure the threatening individuals then it's my fault? Wow.

[A_Tradition_Continues]

I wasn’t aware that Chevron had a military. Do they denote military rank with chevrons?

[Dr._Joseph_Warren]

The suit was filed by nine Nigerians on behalf of themselves or their relatives who were shot during the protests.

This is a major victory,'' plaintiffs' lawyer Barbara Hadsell said today.

I wouldn't have guessed that 'Hadsell' was a Nigerian name.

/sarcasm

I guess Edwards was too busy to hop on this gravy train.

[SolidWood]

LOL!

[SirJohnBarleycorn]

I doubt it ever occurred to these “Nigerian villagers” injured by the Nigerian forces to sue Chevron Corp in the United States.

Without a doubt, leftwing American lawyers concocted the whole idea of the lawsuit and then went to Nigeria to locate some potential plaintiffs.

The idiot left always is on a jihad to strike a blow against the big American oil companies, but they have little idea how relatively marginalized the publicly-owned US oil companies have become over the years in the world hydrocarbon market now dominated by foreign government-controlled oil companies.

[untrained skeptic]

Who to trust less. Chevron or people protesting oil companies?

Neither party has much credibility in my opinion.

[VaRepublican]

Man u are right down the middle. good thing all your bases are covered.

[nyyankeefan]

another lib/dem clinton appointee judge stinking up the courts with a shi-ite for brains lawsuit!!!

[topher]

That would make Susan Yvonne Illston a Bill Clinton appointee...

[JCG]

Chevron said in a statement that it is confident a jury will "reject this ultimate Nigerian scam.''

That's tellin' it.

Send treats to the troops...
Great because you did it!
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[2111USMC]

I’m not an attorney. Therefore I don’t see how a U.S. Court, or U.S law for that matter, has anything to do with something that occurred in a foreign sovereign country.

[Nervous Tick]

I simply can’t imagine why they chose to file in a federal court in the ninth circuit...

;-)

[skinkinthegrass]

Hmmm....an updated version, of the "Nigerian Scam Letter"....no doubt.

[ought-six]

I don’t think people realize the irreparable harm the Clinton administration did to this country. His first offical act was to fire all of the US attorneys and put in their place his hand-picked minions. Then, his judicial appointments (not the least of which were the two far-left moonbats Ginsburg and Breyer to the Supreme Court), almost fatally damaged the federal judiciary. Then, his selling top-secret military technology to the ChiComs for campaign contributions so severely compromised our national security as to put us in a precarious position that will require untold blood and treasure to remedy the situation, if it can even be remedied before something drastic happens.