Supreme Court dismisses Chevron appeal in Ecuador case

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Ecuadorian villagers have the right to use an Ontario court to seek billions in environmental damages from oil giant Chevron.

The court has dismissed an appeal by Chevron to block the suit in Ontario.

The 7-0 ruling allows the case to proceed in Canada, but it makes no finding on the merits of the long-running legal saga that has played out in courtrooms across the Western Hemisphere.