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Several individuals in the Chiquita Brands International Inc. multidistrict litigation have asked a Florida federal judge to dismiss the third amended complaint brought by New Jersey victims under the Torture Victim Protection Act, arguing that the claims do not contain any specific facts of murder and torture by Colombian officials.
Several individuals in the Chiquita Brands International Inc. multidistrict litigation have asked a Florida federal judge to dismiss the third amended complaint brought by New Jersey victims under the Torture Victim Protection Act, arguing that the claims do not contain any specific facts of murder and torture by Colombian officials.
A Florida state court judge on Friday declined to rule in favor of an attorney who was sued over alleged malpractice for setting up a trust that benefited the oldest son of a doctor rather than his other four children, finding there's a "reasonable evidentiary basis" to support a punitive damages claim and move the case toward a retrial.
Hyundai Motor America Corp. on Wednesday said during its opening statements in a federal civil racketeering trial that a Florida dealership intentionally damaged hundreds of engines and submitted the same photos of oil pans across multiple fraudulent claims in an effort to collect warranty funds from the carmaker in connection to a recall involving Sonata and Santa Fe vehicles.
Nine people were selected Tuesday to serve as the jury in a federal racketeering trial of a Florida dealership that's accused by Hyundai of intentionally damaging engines and fraudulently collecting warranty funds connected to a recall of Sonata vehicles starting in 2015.