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Marquinez et al v. Dole Food Company Inc. et al
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December 12, 2022
Dole, Chiquita Again Try To Get Banana Pesticide Suit Tossed
Banana field laborers from Ecuador waited too long to file suit for exposure to toxic pesticides and cannot convert it into a constitutional issue, fruit companies Dole and Chiquita have told a Delaware federal court in the latest attempt to escape a decadelong case.
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February 01, 2021
Dow, Shell Want Banana Plantation Pesticide Claims Tossed
Chemical companies accused of supplying toxic pesticides to Chiquita banana plantations decades ago say a suit by former workers who allege their health was harmed as a result is time barred and must be tossed.
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September 18, 2020
Chiquita Worker's Claims Axed From Pesticide Injury Suit
A Delaware federal judge on Friday tossed the claims of a member of a group of Ecuadorian banana plantation workers pursuing a long-running pesticide injury suit against Chiquita and other companies, saying the man's repeated refusal to sign a required document warranted this "extreme" remedy.
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May 28, 2014
DBCP Claims Against Dole Tossed Over Class Action Tolling
A Delaware federal judge on Tuesday tossed nearly 3,000 plaintiffs' claims against Dole Food Co. Inc. alleging they were exposed to the pesticide dibromochloropropane while working on banana farms in Latin America, ruling the claims were filed too late despite related recent class action suits.