Chiquita found liable will pay $38 million to victims families
The Florida-based company was ordered to pay more than $38 million to families of the victims
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The Florida-based company was ordered to pay more than $38 million to families of the victims
A Florida jury ordered Chiquita to pay damages to 16 family members of people killed by paramilitaries during Colombia's long civil war.
A jury ruled that Chiquita must pay $38.3 million to families of eight victims who were killed by a paramilitary group funded by the company.
Chiquita funded a paramilitary group during Columbia's civil war. That group is believed to have killed thousands of people.
Chiquita is ordered to pay $38.3 million to the family members of people killed by a Colombian militia it funded in the 90s.