Personal Injury & Torts
Jan. 22, 2011
Costa Ricans Suing Dole Barred from U.S.
The plaintiffs suing Dole Food Co. could see their toxic tort claims snuffed out as U.S. embassy officials have blocked initial attempts to travel to Los Angeles for medical testing.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
More than 500 Costa Rican plaintiffs suing Dole Food Co. could see their toxic tort claims snuffed out as U.S. embassy officials have blocked nearly all of their initial attempts to travel to Los Angeles for medical testing required by the court.
The episode is a new obstacle in the foreign-plaintiff litigation against the company and a solution may be outside the state judge's reach, according t...
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