Colombian state loses $551M through lawsuits in 2010
A report released by the General Accounting Office revealed that the state paid out COP1.1 trillion ($551 million) in 2010 as a result of court rulings against it, El Espectador…
A report released by the General Accounting Office revealed that the state paid out COP1.1 trillion ($551 million) in 2010 as a result of court rulings against it, El Espectador…
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) had filed a case against Colombia before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for failing to prosecute a journalist’s attackers. Colombian journalist Luis Gonzalo “Richard”…
Chiquita Brands International faces a lawsuit from the family of an American geologist murdered by the FARC in Colombia, who accuse the banana giant of supporting the country’s largest guerrilla group, Bloomberg…
Colombia’s finance minister expressed his concern Monday that suing the state is becoming “a national sport,” following a number of lawsuits resulting from the collapse of pyramid schemes, Caracol Radio reports. The…
The controversial Party for National Integration (PIN) is considering filing a lawsuit against the Green Party mayoral candidate for Bogota, Enrique Peñalosa for defamation. The lawsuit would be based Peñalosa’s comment which…
Honduras will ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to intervene in the legal battle over maritime borders between Colombia and Nicaragua. This appeal follows a prolonged…
A lawsuit brought by a group of 185 Colombians against food multinational Dole for allegedly funding paramilitary groups was dismissed by a Californian court, the company announced Friday. The suit…
Colombia has seen an outpouring of hatred following former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt’s attempt to claim damages from the Colombian government for the six years she spent in guerrilla captivity.…
In separate lawsuits, four former FARC political hostages seek damages from the Colombian state for its alleged failure to provide them with adequate security, to the combined value of almost…