Al-Qarqani, et. al. v. Chevron Corporation et al

  1. June 24, 2024

    9th Circ. Upholds Fine For Fake News In $18B Chevron Case

    The Ninth Circuit has affirmed a $268,000 fine against a Seattle attorney for filing a fake newspaper article as a court exhibit in an attempt to bolster his clients' efforts to enforce a nearly $18 billion arbitral award against Chevron.

  2. May 13, 2024

    Chevron Says $268K Fine For Fake News Clips Must Stand

    Chevron on Friday urged the Ninth Circuit to summarily toss a Seattle attorney's appeal challenging an order that he pay $268,000 for filing a fake newspaper article as a court exhibit, saying the attorney is raising arguments that have already been rejected.

  3. April 16, 2024

    Atty Fights $268K Sanction Over Fake Newspaper Filing

    A Seattle attorney ordered to pay $268,000 after being accused of filing a fake newspaper called the "The Saudi Sun" as a court exhibit wants the Ninth Circuit to overturn the sanction, arguing that it resulted from judicial misconduct and corruption.

  4. January 08, 2024

    Atty Accused Of Filing Fake News Must Pay Chevron $250K

    An attorney representing Saudi oil heirs against Chevron Corp. must pay a quarter-million dollars in sanctions for manufacturing a news article in an attempt to sway the Ninth Circuit, a California federal judge determined, denying the lawyer's request for a hearing.

  5. December 05, 2023

    Atty Says Fake News Sanctions Deserve Due Process Hearing

    An attorney who was hit with nearly $270,000 in sanctions after he was found to have manufactured fake news articles in a bid to influence an arbitration between Chevron and Saudi oil heirs told a federal judge this week he should have received a due process hearing before being slapped with the penalties.

  6. October 25, 2023

    Small-Firm Atty Sanctioned Over Fake 'Saudi Sun' Newspaper

    A California federal judge has ordered an attorney to pay $268,000 in sanctions related to accusations of creating fake news articles to influence a case, and the sanctioned lawyer responded by filing a letter saying he doubts the judge signed the order.

  7. September 29, 2023

    Chevron's Sanctions Bid Steps Into 'Legal Fantasy,' Atty Says

    A Seattle lawyer told a California federal court that it can't order him to pay Chevron more than a quarter-million dollars in attorney fees for concocting a fake news article during an $18 billion arbitration fight, saying the case is already closed, among other reasons.

  8. September 15, 2023

    Chevron Wants $250K Fees For Atty's Fake News Article

    Chevron wants a California federal court to order a Seattle lawyer to reimburse it more than a quarter-million dollars in attorney fees for concocting a fake news article during an $18 billion arbitration fight between the oil company and the heirs of a Saudi family.

  9. October 23, 2019

    Saudi Heirs Take $18B Chevron Award Fight To 9th Circ.

    Saudi families whose bid to confirm a $17.9 billion arbitral award against Chevron was denied by a California federal judge have appealed the ruling to the Ninth Circuit.

  10. September 24, 2019

    Chevron Beats Saudis' 'Sham' $18B Arbitration Award

    A California federal judge on Tuesday declined to confirm a $17.9 billion arbitration award against Chevron Corp. that the oil company has slammed as a "sham," ruling that the Saudi families that sought confirmation haven't proven the existence of an agreement to arbitrate and that, in any case, the court lacks jurisdiction in the matter.