Tremendous news! The federal court in San Francisco has just ruled that ChevronTexaco can be held responsible in U.S. courts for its involvement in military attacks on unarmed Nigerians. The court rejected ChevronTexaco's claims that only its Nigerian subsidiary could be held responsible, not the U.S. parent corporations. The court relied on the "extraordinarily close" relationship between the parent and the subsidiary in its ruling. The case, called Bowoto v. Chevron, is being handled by HRA Board member Cindy Cohn and HRA members Jose Luis Fuentes and Michael Sorgen. The decision can be found here: Order Denying Motion for Summary Judment posted by Cindy 8:14 AM . . .
