Chiquita Brands was ordered Monday by a Florida jury to pay $38.3 million to the families of eight people killed by a right-wing paramilitary group in Colombia, which the banana grower had funded for ...

A landmark verdict orders Chiquita, one of the worlds largest banana companies, to pay millions of dollars in damages to the relatives of eight Colombian men murdered by a paramilitary death squad. In ...

Banana company Chiquita Brands International has been found liable for financing a far-right Colombian paramilitary group and ordered to pay $38.3 million in damages to the families of eight men ...

Los Angeles County is suing the owner of Chiquita Canyon Landfill for failing to control a high-temperature chemical reaction that is cooking garbage and sickening nearby residents. For nearly two ...

Unable to extinguish a smoldering chemical reaction that sent noxious odors into area neighborhoods and triggered legal action by Los Angeles County, the owners of Chiquita Canyon Landfill announced ...

Chiquita Brands International, the banana giant, has been found liable for funding a right-wing Colombian paramilitary organization, the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), that targeted ...

March 19, 2007 — -- Chiquita Brands International Inc., one of the world's largest banana producers, pleaded guilty this morning to a federal charge of paying terrorist groups to provide security ...

Panama's Mulino to Push for Chiquita's Return After Mass Layoffs, Blasts Lawsuit Threats By Sarah Morland PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday blasted reports of a ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama President José Raúl Mulino signed an agreement Friday with Chiquita Brands to resume work in Panama, months after the banana giant fired thousands of striking workers and ...

The sweet taste of bananas might become a little more complex for consumers as news emerges from Panama regarding a dramatic shift in operations for banana giant Chiquita. The company has confirmed ...