In the fraudulent legal action by Ecuadorean plantiffs against Chevron, the plaintiffs argue that fraud is simply the way things are done. Fortunately for Chevron, they have no assets in Ecuador, so the plaintiffs have to seek damages in US court, which does not agree:
While this court is unfamiliar with the practices of the Ecuadorian judicial system, the court must believe that the concept of fraud is universal, and that what has blatantly occurred in this matter would in fact be considered fraud by any court. If such conduct does not amount to fraud in a particular country, then that country has larger problems than an oil spill.
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