Plaintiffs in the Ecuadorian case against Chevron have filed a lawsuit in Brazil, seeking to enforce an $18 billion court ruling against the oil giant. The initial case concerned pollution from Texaco, which was later acquired by Chevron, in the 1970s and 1980s, when the company, working with Ecuador's state-owned oil company, dumped drilling waste into unlined pits that is alleged to have caused illnesses among indigenous people. The plaintiffs sought a judgment that would force Chevron to pay both the cost of cleanup and damages to injured groups. Since Chevron no longer has assets in Ecuador, plaintiffs have also filed charges in Canada to enforce the January 3 ruling. Brazil's courts will not review the case until the Superior Tribunal of Justice determines whether the suit filed meets the requirements of Brazilian law for enforcement of foreign judgment. Ecuador's case in Brazil follows Brazil's own $20 billion case against the oil company for pollution from an offshore drilling spill. For the full story, see http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/28/us-ecuador-chevron-idUSBRE85R01I20120628.