Patton Boggs agrees to pay $15 million to Chevron in Ecuador litigation

FOLEY SQUARE, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Patton Boggs LLP has agreed to pay $15 million to Chevron Corporation in a lawsuit over the firm’s involvement in obtaining a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron in Ecuador.

Patton Boggs has agreed to pay Chevron $15 million, issue a statement of regret and withdraw from the Ecuador case, according to a settlement document filed May 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.