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Less than a year after fleeing California’s extreme environmental laws, Chevron now finds itself in a Louisiana courthouse defending itself against a $3 billion claim that World War II-era oil ...

April 4 (Reuters) - Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab was ordered to pay $740 million to restore damages the oil and gas major caused to southeast Louisiana's coastal wetlands, the Associated Press ...

POINTE A LA HACHE, La. — Oil giant Chevron must pay $744.6 million to restore damage caused to southeast Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, a jury decided Friday after a landmark trial more than a ...

The case, Plaquemines Parish v. Chevron USA, Inc., is the first of its kind to go before a jury. Chevron was sued as the successor to Texaco, whose operations in the parish date back decades.