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Top Canada court: Ecuador villagers can sue Chevron in Ontario

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s top court ruled on Friday that a group of Ecuadorean villagers could pursue a multi-billion pollution lawsuit against Chevron Corp  in the Canadian province of Ontario. Chevron is contesting a ruling by Ecuador’s highest court, which said the firm had to pay $9.5 billion to clean up contamination at a site it once owned. The villagers are now going after Chevron assets for countries