Lago Agrio oil field US attorney, Steven Donziger, had used "corrupt means," including payment of almost US$300,000 in bribes, to obtain the 2011 court verdict in Ecuador. The judge did not rule on the underlying issue of environmental damages. While the US ruling does not affect the decision of the court in Ecuador, it has blocked efforts to collect damages from Chevron in US courts. Donziger and the two Ecuadorian defendants appealed, and on August 8, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment against them in all respects. In September 2018, the District of Columbia
Us Against Them Us Against Them Us Against Them is the debut studio album by American rapper Jake Miller. It was released on November 5, 2013, through Entertainment One Music. It debuted and peaked at number 26 on the US "Billboard" 200. Gregory Heaney of AllMusic said "While the album would never be accused of being edgy, it has a catchy streak a mile long. Breezy, laid-back, and effervescent, "Us Against Them" is a rap album built more for summer drives than dancefloor-busting house parties, and its pulsing beats and wistful lyricism make this an album destined for road trip mixes." Credits for