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Billion Dollar Lawsuit Against Chiquita Brands International Survives Motion to Dismiss

Sigrid McCawley
Sigrid S. McCawley, Managing Partner
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June 3, 2011

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BSF filed a complaint on April 14, 2010, against Chiquita Brands International, Inc. on behalf of victims of terrorist acts in Colombia. The acts were committed by a foreign terrorist organization, United Self-Defense Groups of Colombia (Autodefensorias Unidas de Colombia or “AUC”) to which Chiquita made regular financial payments over a number of years. The complaint, filed in US District Court in the Southern District of Florida, seeks in excess of $1 billion in compensatory damages and unspecified punitive damages.

On June 3, Chiquita's motion to dismiss the case was largely denied; our main claims on behalf of over 1300 plaintiffs will now proceed.

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