What is the basis for Chevron's $224 million claim against Ecuador?

Chevron's $224 million claim is based on an award issued by an international tribunal in The Hague late last year, which found the original $9.5 billion Ecuadorian court judgment against Chevron to be fraudulent and ordered Ecuador to reimburse Chevron’s costs incurred in defeating enforcement of that judgment worldwide; the $224 million includes the tribunal’s original award plus accrued interest—$33,700 per day—as stated in Chevron’s July 17 U.S. federal court filing.

Why did a U.S. judge overturn the original $9.5 billion Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron?

A U.S. judge overturned the $9.5 billion Ecuadorian judgment in 2014 after concluding that the plaintiffs’ legal team secured the ruling through fraud and bribery; as a result, the American lawyer who led the case was disbarred and sentenced to six months in jail.

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