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Nov. 14, 2007

Judge Will Rule on Punitives Against Dole

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury has paved the road to punitive damages against Dole Food Co. in the case of five Nicaraguan men who claim that exposure to a pesticide caused their sterility.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury has paved the road to punitive damages against Dole Food Co. in the case of five Nicaraguan men who claim that exposure to a pesticide caused their sterility.
      But Judge Victoria G. Chaney will be the first in a likely line of judges to decide whether that road will lead anywhere. Toda...

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