Law360, New York (June 03, 2011, 3:08 PM ET) -- More than 200 foreign banana farm workers hit Dole Food Co. Inc., Dow Chemical Co. and others with seven lawsuits in Louisiana federal court over the past week, claiming the companies exposed them to a pesticide that causes cancer, sterility and other illnesses.
The plaintiffs in the suits — citizens of Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica — say their exposure to dibromochloropropane, or DBCP, has resulted in cancer, sterility or abnormally low sperm counts, cornea damage, chronic skin disorders, compromised renal systems, and damage to their...
Banana Workers Sue Dole, Others Over DBCP Exposure
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