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Dole "pleased" despite US$2.5m damages verdict
United States
Wednesday 21 November 2007
Dole is preparing to launch an appeal following the verdict in the Nicaraguan pesticide case.
Fruit and vegetable producer-marketer Dole Food Company has announced that it is "pleased" at the conclusion of the punitive damages phase of a pesticide-related legal case in the US, despite the awarding of US$2.5m in damages to five former banana workers.
The jury in the case made the decision after the Nicaraguan-based plaintiffs claimed they were left sterile by the spraying of the pesticide Nemagon (DBCP) on independent farms in the 1970s.
C. Michael Carter, executive vice-president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Dole, said: "Dole appreciates the dedication, commitment and professionalism of the jury and the court in what was a long and complex trial."
Dole has confirmed that it will appeal legal and constitutional issues pertaining to the verdicts, claiming that there is "no scientific basis" for the injuries allegedly sustained.
Fruit and vegetable producer-marketer Dole Food Company has announced that it is "pleased" at the conclusion of the punitive damages phase of a pesticide-related legal case in the US, despite the awarding of US$2.5m in damages to five former banana workers.
The jury in the case made the decision after the Nicaraguan-based plaintiffs claimed they were left sterile by the spraying of the pesticide Nemagon (DBCP) on independent farms in the 1970s.
C. Michael Carter, executive vice-president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Dole, said: "Dole appreciates the dedication, commitment and professionalism of the jury and the court in what was a long and complex trial."
Dole has confirmed that it will appeal legal and constitutional issues pertaining to the verdicts, claiming that there is "no scientific basis" for the injuries allegedly sustained.
