Litigation
Oct. 27, 2011
Dole sees objection to pesticide settlement
Occidental Chemical Corp. has objected to a global settlement between Dole Food Co. Inc. and plaintiffs who claim they were injured by a pesticide Dole used on its Central America banana farms in the 1970s.
By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Occidental Chemical Corp. has objected to a global settlement between Dole Food Co. Inc. and plaintiffs who claim they were injured by a pesticide Dole used on its Central America banana farms in the 1970s.
Occidental filed its objection motion last week, because Dole's "good faith" settlement, if approved, would bar Occidental from seeking Dole's financial contribution or indemnity elsewhere in the world. A hearing on t...
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