A US court has thrown out a landmark lawsuit brought against US multinational Chiquita by the families of 900 Colombians killed by paramilitaries, alleging that the banana corporation made payments to the…
The multinational fruit and vegetable company, Chiquita Brands International, has asked a US Federal Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by families of victims of paramilitary violence in…
Chiquita Brands International has lost a suitcase aimed at preventing the US Securities and Exchange Commission from releasing documents related to the banana giant’s payments to now-defunct Colombian paramilitary umbrella…
U.S. banana company Chiquita Brands International claimed press, individuals and organizations “seek to distort the facts” surrounding payments made by to Colombian paramilitary organization AUC.
Colombia’s Supreme Court said assets owned by Chiquita Brand International should be allocated to families of children recruited by the defunct paramilitary group, AUC, local media reported on Monday. The…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General will reopen the case against Chiquita Brands International for alleged payments to the former paramilitary group, AUC, local media reported Saturday. “It is necessary to establish the…
Authorities ordered the release of the father of Medellin’s current mayor, who is under investigation for paramilitary links, on Thursday. Local media said a delegate for the prosecution ordered a…
A former commander of the umbrella paramilitary organization AUC and the alleged mediator between the AUC and Chiquita was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for aggravated homicide and…
A Federal judge in Florida said Friday that a lawsuit filed against banana company Chiquita by 4,000 family members of Colombians killed by paramilitaries is allowed to move forward. U.S.…