U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra of the Southern District of Florida ordered the banana company to stand trial in January 2024 for allegedly financing paramilitary death squads in Colombia.
March 17, 2023 at 11:23 AM
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Latin America Correspondent
The original version of this story was published on Law.com International
Seventeen families suing U.S.-based banana grower Chiquita Brands International for its alleged role in funding paramilitary death squads in Colombia will get their day in court next January.
EarthRights International, which represents several of the plaintiffs proceeding to trial, said on Thursday that U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra of the Southern District of Florida ordered Chiquita to stand trial.
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