In this post discussing a recent civil action filed by Harvest Natural Resources Inc. against various former high-ranking officials at Venezuela’s national oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (“PDVSA”) and others, Tom Fox (who calls himself the Compliance Evangelist) asserts “bribery and corruption are rarely used as the basis of civil actions between entities and individuals.”
Not true. Bribery and corruption allegations are frequently used as the basis for civil litigation and it would be nice if commentators engaged in a bit of research before hitting the publish button and polluting the internet with false and misleading information.
