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Dec. 16, 2010
Dole to Deal Directly with Honduran Plaintiffs
A judge will allow Dole Food Co., to engage in party-to-party settlements with Honduran banana farm workers who allege they were injured by pesticides, potentially cutting a class action off at the knees.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A judge ruled Tuesday to allow Dole Food Co. to engage in party-to-party settlements with Honduran banana farm workers who allege Dole's use of pesticides injured them, potentially cutting a class action off at the knees.
Plaintiffs' lawyers, including the Beaumont, Texas-based Provost Umphrey, had threatened to sue Dole to prevent the company from talking to their clients. In ...
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