US: Chiquita fails to halt torture lawsuit
By: Katy Askew | 6 June 2011
Chiquita Brands International has failed to halt a civil lawsuit brought by around 4,000 Colombian citizens alleging that they or their relatives were tortured or killed by local militias funded by the company.
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Chiquita Brands International has failed to halt a civil lawsuit brought by around 4,000 Colombian citizens alleging that they or their relatives were tortured or killed by local militias funded by the company.
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