In Re: Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Alien Tort Statute and Shareholders Derivative Litigation

  1. May 23, 2017

    Class Makes Emergency Bid To Muzzle Atty In Chiquita MDL

    Counsel representing relatives of torture victims who allege that Chiquita Brands International Inc. paid off a Colombian paramilitary group sought an order on Monday in Florida federal court to stop a colleague from allegedly copying the company's attorneys on privileged communications concerning unnamed clients.

  2. May 11, 2017

    Florida Judge Consolidates 4 More Suits In Chiquita MDL

    A Florida federal court on Wednesday consolidated four additional suits from Ohio in sprawling multidistrict litigation that has relatives of people allegedly tortured and killed by a Colombian paramilitary group saying Chiquita Brands International Inc. paid off the terrorist group.

  3. May 02, 2017

    Another Chiquita Case Gets Moved To Growing Florida MDL

    Another suit against Chiquita Brands International Inc. was moved Monday to Florida federal court in sprawling multidistrict litigation that has relatives of people allegedly tortured and killed by a Colombian paramilitary group saying Chiquita paid off the terrorist group.

  4. April 03, 2017

    Families Attack Chiquita Defenses In Colombia Torture Suit

    Relatives of people allegedly tortured and killed by a Colombian paramilitary group urged a Florida court on Friday to toss Chiquita Brands International Inc.'s defenses that it paid off the terrorist group under duress and that the payments were made by its former Colombian subsidiary and not the parent firm.

  5. November 29, 2016

    Chiquita Denied Forum Dismissal Bid In Colombia TVPA Suit

    Chiquita Brands International Inc. and individual executives failed to persuade a Florida federal judge to dismiss a long-running multidistrict litigation involving Torture Victim Protection Act claims based on forum non conveniens after he ruled Monday the proposed alternative forum of Colombia posed security risks.

  6. November 14, 2016

    Chiquita Execs Denied Reconsideration Bid In Torture Suit

    A Florida federal judge on Monday refused to reconsider a ruling that Chiquita Brands International Inc. and its executives will have to face Torture Victim Protection Act claims in multidistrict litigation brought by relatives of people allegedly tortured and killed by a Colombian paramilitary group.

  7. October 03, 2016

    Chiquita Emails Not Privileged, Says Atty Facing Sanctions

    A Washington, D.C., attorney on Friday blasted efforts by plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation against Chiquita Brands International over alleged payoffs to murderous Colombian paramilitary groups to sanction him for purported disclosures to the fruit distributor, telling a Florida federal court that an email at issue was not privileged.

  8. September 30, 2016

    DC Atty Again Targeted For Sanctions In Chiquita MDL

    Plaintiffs' counsel in multidistrict litigation against Chiquita Brands International over alleged payoffs to murderous Colombian paramilitary groups on Thursday again asked for sanctions against one of their attorneys for intentionally divulging the group's work product to Chiquita, saying his pattern of improper disclosures is delaying the case.

  9. June 02, 2016

    Chiquita Can't Ditch Colombia Paramilitary Torture Claims

    A Florida federal judge ruled Thursday that Chiquita Brands International Inc. will have to face Torture Victim Protection Act claims in multidistrict litigation brought by relatives of people allegedly tortured and killed by a Colombian paramilitary group.

  10. May 31, 2016

    Chiquita Blasts Law Firm's Bid To Split From Colombia Suit

    Chiquita Brands International Inc. has shot back against Conrad & Scherer LLP's bid to withdraw as counsel for plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation accusing the company of paying off murderous Colombian paramilitary groups, saying the proposed substitute attorney allegedly committed "substantial misconduct."