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States or abroad, including any attempt to attach or seize any Chevron or Chevron subsidiary's or<br />

co-venturer's assets, whether pre-judgment or otherwise, until this Court determines the merits<br />

and enters judgment on Chevron's claims against the Defendants in this action.<br />

WHEREFORE, Chevron prays for judgment as set forth below.<br />

THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF<br />

(Fraud)<br />

(Against All Defendants)<br />

388. Chevron realleges and incorporates herein by reference each and every foregoing<br />

paragraph of this Amended Complaint as if set forth in full.<br />

389. Defendants and their agents have knowingly misrepresented, omitted, and/or<br />

concealed material facts in their pleadings and representations before U.S. courts and before the<br />

Lago Agrio court, in their communications to federal and state government agencies and<br />

officials, and in their communications to Chevron, Chevron's shareholders, investors, analysts,<br />

and the media. Each and every Defendant has personally engaged in this conduct, or knew or<br />

should have known that other Defendants were engaged in it on his or her behalf. These false<br />

representations are detailed throughout this Amended Complaint and include the falsified<br />

Calmbacher reports, the true authorship of the Cabrera Report, the denial of any improper<br />

contact with Cabrera, the supposed independence and neutral ity of Cabrera and his liability and<br />

damages assessment, the submission of new "expert" reports based on the fraudulent Cabrera<br />

Report, and the fraudulent endorsements of the Cabrera Report.<br />

390. Defendants made these false representations while knowing that their<br />

misrepresentations were materially false and/or that their omissions were material.<br />

391. Defendants further made these misrepresentations and/or omissions with the<br />

intent of obtaining favorable rulings from the U.S. and Lago Agrio courts, pressuring U.S. state<br />

and federal agencies to pursue investigations of Chevron, and propagating false information<br />

about Chevron to shareholders, investors, analysts, and the media.<br />

392. These material misrepresentations and/or omissions have been reasonably and<br />

justifiably relied upon by Chevron, the U.S. courts, state and federal government agencies and<br />

153

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