Litigation
Apr. 28, 2009
Dole Hopes to Block More Damage Claims
A Superior Court judge's stinging dismissal of two high-stakes damages suits lodged against Dole Food Co. and Dow Chemical could be used to block other judgments issued by Nicaraguan judges.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - A Superior Court judge's stinging dismissal of two high-stakes damages suits lodged against Dole Food Co. and Dow Chemical will permanently end the quest of 11 Nicaraguan plaintiffs to collect hundreds of millions of dollars. But defense attorneys involved in the cases say they believe Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Victoria Chaney's rebuke of all Nicaraguan DBCP pesticide litig...
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