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

  1. January 01, 2024

    Trials To Watch In 2024

    Major trials coming down the pike in 2024 include a wealthy Russian art collector's suit against Sotheby's, first bellwethers in multidistrict litigation over allegations Chiquita funded a violent group in Colombia, and a criminal case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez. Here's a rundown.

  2. April 24, 2023

    Chiquita's Ex-President Beats Colombia Terror-Funding MDL

    A Florida federal judge handed a win to Chiquita Brands International Inc.'s former president and chief operating officer Monday in multidistrict litigation over the banana grower's financial support for a defunct Colombian paramilitary group, after finding no evidence he was involved in overseeing the company's payments to the group.

  3. January 12, 2023

    Chiquita Wants NJ Victims Dismissed In Terror-Funding MDL

    Several individuals in the Chiquita Brands International Inc. multidistrict litigation have asked a Florida federal judge to dismiss the third amended complaint brought by New Jersey victims under the Torture Victim Protection Act, arguing that the claims do not contain any specific facts of murder and torture by Colombian officials.

  4. December 15, 2022

    Chiquita Trims Terror-Funding MDL, Must Face Some Claims

    A Florida federal judge ruled Thursday that banana grower Chiquita Brands International Inc. need not face certain claims over its financial support for a defunct Colombian paramilitary group, finding no evidence that the relatives of some plaintiffs were killed by that organization.

  5. October 07, 2022

    Chiquita Opposes Boies Schiller Plan To Withdraw From MDL

    Chiquita Brands International is opposing an attempt by Boies Schiller Flexner LLP to end the law firm's representation of more than 1,400 Colombian plaintiffs in long-running multidistrict litigation against the banana company.

  6. August 24, 2022

    Tort, Torture Claims Against Chiquita Tossed In Terrorism MDL

    A Florida federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation against Chiquita Brands International has tossed numerous claims lodged by Colombian nationals who accused the banana company of funneling $1.7 million to a paramilitary group they said killed and tortured their relatives.

  7. September 20, 2021

    Attys Sort Out Duplicate Counsel In Chiquita Terror MDL

    Attorneys representing hundreds of plaintiffs seeking to hold Chiquita Brands International Inc. liable in multidistrict litigation for funding a right-wing Colombian paramilitary group they claim killed their relatives told a Florida federal court Monday that they had sorted out disputed overlapping representations on the eve of a scheduled hearing.

  8. September 10, 2021

    Chiquita Says Evidence Fails To Back Terror-Funding Claims

    Chiquita Brands International on Friday told a Florida federal judge overseeing expansive multidistrict litigation accusing the banana company of funding a right-wing Colombian paramilitary group that the failure of plaintiffs in 17 bellwether cases to tie the group to their loved ones' killings is "fatal" to their claims.

  9. August 17, 2021

    Hearing Ordered On Duplicate Counsel In Chiquita Terror MDL

    A Florida federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation against Chiquita Brands International for allegedly funding a right-wing Colombian paramilitary group on Tuesday set a hearing before a magistrate to address an attorney's bid to disqualify other counsel he says have overlapping representation claims.

  10. May 11, 2021

    Atty Says Girardi Was Part Of Chiquita Terror-Funding MDL

    An attorney representing families of banana farmers accusing Chiquita Brands International Inc. of funding terrorist groups in South America said Tuesday that lawyers for other plaintiffs have failed to disclose that embattled lawyer Thomas Girardi has been part of the case.