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Human Rights
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Case Details
Jury found Chiquita Brands International liable for financing a paramilitary death squad in Colombia, resulting in the deaths of nine victims.
Additional Notes
Historic ruling, first time an American jury held a major U.S. corporation liable for complicity in serious human rights abuses in another country. Awarded to 16 plaintiffs.