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
2003 Kenya Appeal Judges Tribunal Judges were to stand suspended from exercising the functions of their office.The decisions of the tribunal were later appealed and some of the judges reinstated. The tribunal was also sued by some of the judges who were being investigated. The tribunal consisted of: The tribunal was to be supported by Mbuthi Gathenji as Assisting Counsel and Margaret Nzioka As Secretary. Two Court clerks attached to the Tribunal were Michael Mkala Maghanga and Stephen Ngugi. 2003 Kenya Appeal Judges Tribunal The 2003 Kenya Appeal Judges Tribunal was a Tribunal set up on 15 October 2003 to investigate the Conduct Of appellate