They say the damages would almost bankrupt El Universo.

他们表示这笔巨额的赔偿金足以令《宇宙报》破产。

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But he rejected an offer by El Universo to publish a rebuttal.

但他却拒绝了《宇宙报》提供给他的发表反驳声明的机会。

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Emilio Palacio, a well-known columnist for El Universo newspaper, said journalists in Ecuador worked under the permanent threat of going to jail.

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The parallels to the El Universo and Chevron cases are striking.

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The lessons of the El Universo debacle should help thwart the fraud underway against Chevron and bolster its ongoing international arbitration with the Republic of Ecuador over the case.

FORBES: President Correa's Libel Suit and the Fraud Against Chevron