Chiquita ordered to pay families victimized in Colombia Civil War

A federal jury in Florida has ordered Chiquita Brands International to pay $38.3 million to 16 family members of people killed during Colombia's long civil war. The jury found that Chiquita funded a violent right-wing paramilitary group responsible for the deaths.This ruling, delivered by a West Palm Beach jury on Monday, is the first time Chiquita has been found liable in numerous similar lawsuits pending in U.S. courts, the Associated Press reported.

"The 2016 peace deal calls for a tribunal to disclose judicial truths. Why don’t we have one?" Petro posted on social media.The AUC, a right-wing paramilitary group, was initially formed to protect landowners from leftist rebels but became notorious for human rights violations and drug trafficking. In 2001, the U.S. State Department designated the AUC as a foreign terrorist organization.The verdict follows a six-week trial and two days of deliberations.

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Florida jury finds Chiquita Brands liable for Colombia deaths, must pay $38.3M to family membersA federal jury in Florida has found that Banana giant Chiquita Brands must pay $38.3 million to 16 family members of people killed during Colombia’s long civil war by a violent right-wing paramilitary group funded by the company
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