In Re: Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Alien Tort Statute and Shareholders Derivative Litigation
Case Number:
0:08-md-01916
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Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Derivative Litigation, Multi-district Litigation
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Firms
- Arnold & Porter
- Berger Singerman
- Blank Rome
- Boies Schiller
- Brown Raysman
- Buckley LLP
- Cadwalader Wickersham
- Cavanagh & O'Hara
- Cohen Milstein
- Cohen Placitella
- Conrad & Scherer
- Covington & Burling
- Cuneo Gilbert
- Day Pitney
- Dinsmore & Shohl
- DLA Piper
- Engstrom Lipscomb
- Fowler White Burnett
- Fox Rothschild
- Frevola Law Firm
- Fried Frank
- Goede DeBoest
- Hagens Berman
- Heise Suarez
- Hodgson Russ
- Jonathan C. Reiter Law Firm
- Jones Foster
- Karon LLC
- Kessler Topaz
- K&L Gates
- Kohn Swift
- Lite DePalma
- Marcus Neiman
- McCarter & English
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Milberg Coleman
- Morgan & Morgan
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Orrick Herrington
- Osen LLC
- Pashman Stein
- Pierce Law Group
- Podhurst Orseck
- Porter & Korvick
- Poulin Willey
- Preti Flaherty
- Reid Burman
- Rigrodsky Law
- Robbins Geller
- Robbins Kelly
- Sanford Heisler
- Searcy Denney
- Sperling Kenny
- Squire Patton
- Strauss Troy
- Varnell & Warwick
- von Briesen & Roper
- Weil Gotshal
- Willkie Farr
Companies
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March 25, 2019
Chiquita Terror Victims Say They Can Prove Murder Claims
The families of banana farmers allegedly murdered by South American paramilitaries funded by Chiquita Brands International Inc. shot back at the food powerhouse's bid to toss the multidistrict litigation, telling a Florida federal judge Saturday that the suits offer ample evidence that it was the terrorists who killed their relatives.
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March 15, 2019
Chiquita Fights Class Cert. In Terror-Funding MDL
Chiquita Brands International Inc. urged a Florida federal judge to reject a class certification bid by New Jersey litigants alleging the company funded Colombian paramilitaries who murdered banana plantation workers, arguing Friday in multidistrict litigation that the claims are individual in nature.
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February 21, 2019
Banana Workers Fight Cert. In Chiquita Terror-Funding MDL
An attorney representing families of banana plantation workers allegedly murdered by Colombian paramilitaries funded by Chiquita International Brands Inc. urged a Florida federal judge to reject a class certification bid by New Jersey litigants lodging the same allegations, arguing Thursday that the claims are individual in nature.
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February 19, 2019
NJ Plaintiffs Seek Cert. In Chiquita Terror-Funding MDL
New Jersey plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation against Chiquita Brands International Inc. have urged a Florida federal court to certify a class of victims who they say were "brutalized" by Colombian paramilitaries that allegedly received more than $1.7 million from the business, citing that financing as the common thread running through individual claims.
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November 19, 2018
Former Chiquita Exec Looks To Exit Terror-Funding MDL
A former executive at produce distributor Chiquita International Brands Inc. has urged a Florida federal court presiding over multidistrict litigation to toss tort claims that he was involved in a scheme to fund a Colombian terrorist group, asserting he had no knowledge of any such alleged payments.
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August 14, 2018
Chiquita MDL Judge Narrows Claims Against Executives
A Florida federal court presiding over multidistrict litigation alleging Chiquita funded a right-wing Colombian terrorist organization trimmed claims Monday against several defendants in two cases but declined to fully dismiss either one.
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June 06, 2018
Conrad & Scherer Says Atty Perjured Himself In Chiquita MDL
Conrad & Scherer LLP slammed an independent attorney's effort to get the firm thrown from multidistrict litigation alleging Chiquita funded Colombian paramilitaries, telling a Florida federal court Wednesday that the solo practitioner doesn't have the ability to represent the clients and had committed perjury.
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May 29, 2018
Atty Wants Conrad & Scherer Barred From Chiquita MDL
An attorney representing Colombian nationals in multidistrict litigation alleging Chiquita funded Colombian paramilitaries urged a Florida federal court on Saturday to bar Conrad & Scherer LLP from representing some of the individuals, arguing the firm does not have the power to represent them.
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May 14, 2018
Attys Clash Over Plaintiffs In Chiquita Terrorism Suit
Attorneys representing Colombian nationals in multidistrict litigation alleging Chiquita funded Colombian paramilitaries clashed Monday, with three lawyers seeking sanctions against one other for wrongly asserting they have never met anyone from a group of 144 plaintiffs they represent, but the targeted attorney decried the motion as an intimidation tactic.
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May 08, 2018
Chiquita Can't Escape Claims Under Anti-Terrorism Act
A Florida federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation alleging Chiquita funded right-wing Colombian paramilitaries on Tuesday denied the company's bid to escape Anti-Terrorism Act claims from the family of a man who was kidnapped for ransom and eventually killed by a paramilitary group.