Legal Opinion
In Re Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Alien Tort Statute & Shareholders Derivative Litigation
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided February 20, 2008No. MDL 1916PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRANSFER ORDER
JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.
Before the entire Panel: Defendants Chiquita Brands International, Inc., and Chiquita Fresh North America LLC (collectively Chiquita) have moved, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, to centralize this litigation in the District of District of Columbia. This litigation currently consists of the six actions listed on Schedule A, which can be further described as follows: two shareholder derivative actions pending in the District of District of Columbia and the Southern District of Ohio, respectively, and four actions involving alleged violations of the Alien…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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