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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. March 28, 2018

    Chiquita MDL Plaintiffs Can Depose Colombian Witnesses

    A Florida federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation alleging Chiquita funded right-wing Colombian paramilitaries granted the plaintiffs’ request to depose 13 people in Colombia, including former paramilitary leaders and banana company executives.

  10. February 05, 2018

    Chiquita Settles With Families Before Terrorism Trial

    Ahead of trial on claims that it supported a Colombian terrorist organization that kidnapped and killed six Americans in the 1990s, Chiquita Brands International Inc. informed a Florida federal judge at a hearing Monday that the company reached settlements with the victims' families.