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Litigation

Apr. 23, 2009

Dole Case Fraught With Alleged Fraud

A Superior Court judge on Tuesday signaled she would dismiss two high-profile damage cases lodged against Dole Food Co. Inc., following allegations that plaintiffs' lawyers recruited hundreds of men to falsely join their lawsuits and threatened anyone who revealed the alleged ruse to investigators.

By Cortney Fielding
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - A Superior Court judge on Tuesday signaled she would dismiss two high profile damage cases lodged against Dole Food Co. Inc., following explosive allegations that plaintiffs' lawyers recruited and trained hundreds of men to falsely join their lawsuits and threatened violence against anyone who revealed the alleged ruse to investigators.

The claims against Dole involve charges that pestic...

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