Courthouse News – by Nicholas Iovino

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a lawsuit claiming Chevron funded deadly acts of terrorism through its illegal oil payments to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

Despite presenting “compelling evidence” that Chevron paid illegal kickbacks for cheap oil, the plaintiffs did not show a “direct connection” between those payments and acts of terrorism, U.S. District Judge James Donato concluded in his ruling Tuesday.   Continue reading “Chevron Defeats Terrorism Liability Lawsuit”