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Chevron seeks to nullify $744M verdict over coastal damage

(The Center Square) — Chevron asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to move a Plaquemines Parish coastal damage case into federal court, a step the company says would erase a $744.6 million state jury verdict against it.

The lawsuit accuses Chevron’s predecessor of dumping billions of gallons of wastewater into Louisiana marshes during decades of oil production.

Wednesday’s arguments were not abou…

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