Litigation
Mar. 15, 2017
Judge dismisses international child labor claims against Nestle
A judge Friday dismissed with prejudice a class action alleging child slaves in Cote D'Ivoire harvested cocoa for Nestle, S.A.,finding inconsistencies in an appellate reversal that sent the case back to him.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A judge has dismissed with prejudice a class action alleging child slaves in Ivory Coast harvested cocoa for Nestle S.A., finding inconsistencies in an appellate reversal that sent the case back to him.
U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson tossed the complaint on Friday. He found that the named plaintiffs, six citizens of Ivory Coast, did not meet their burden of demons...
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