US lawyer who sued Chevron sentenced to 6 months in contempt case

Steven Danziger has spent more than two decades battling oil giant over pollution in the Ecuadorian rainforest.

Disbarred American lawyer Steven Donziger, who spent more than two decades battling Chevron Corp over pollution in the Ecuadorian rainforest, has been sentenced to six months in prison on contempt charges.

United States District Judge Loretta Preska sentenced Donziger on Friday after finding him guilty in May of “willfully” defying court orders, including by refusing to turn over his computer and other electronic devices.

The charges stem from a lawsuit brought against Donziger by the oil giant.