Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial by 200 Colombian Plaintiffs in Jane Doe 8 et al. v. Chiquita Brands International, Inc in New Jersey District Court
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The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed additional evidence to be admitted in a case involving Chiquita's alleged backing of a Colombian terrorist organisation, Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC). Family members of victims allegedly murdered by the group seek to hold the banana company liable for financing the AUC, as the families argue that the murders would not have occurred without such support. The Court partially overturned the verdict of the lower court, which had excluded expert testimony and circumstantial evidence.
"The decision overturns a lower court ruling and reinstates claims against Chiquita in a historic lawsuit over the company’s role in funding paramilitary groups in Colombia."