An unusual lawsuit accuses [Thomson Safaris (part of Wineland-Thomson Adventures)]…of illegally obtaining a large tract of land in Tanzania, beating villagers, and burning down their homes — all charges the tour operator maintains are outrageous lies by three Maasai village councils…The case, pending in the High Court of Tanzania…took its turn in Boston…when the US District Court ordered the local company, Thomson Safaris, to turn over testimony and documents related to the disputed land and alleged violence…[The owners say] Tanzania Conservation Ltd. [part of Wineland-Thomson Adventures], legally bought the 12,617 acres…in a public auction… The lawsuit asserts that in 2006 the government-owned Tanzania Breweries illegally sold a piece of land to Tanzania Conservation… [and] never honored its agreement to compensate and relocate the Maasai clans living there…