A federal jury in Florida has found that Banana giant Chiquita Brands must pay $38.3 million to 16 family members of people killed during Colombia’s long civil war by a violent right-wing paramilitary group funded by the company.
I heard this before and was worried this was like 38 million for the whole thing. It’s for only 16 families. I’m just a simple country non-lawyer, but to my knowledge a limited ruling like this could be used by other families and other courts to make it easier to sue Chiquita for a lot more money. Sort of opening the floodgates.
I heard this before and was worried this was like 38 million for the whole thing. It’s for only 16 families. I’m just a simple country non-lawyer, but to my knowledge a limited ruling like this could be used by other families and other courts to make it easier to sue Chiquita for a lot more money. Sort of opening the floodgates.