Marquinez v. Dole Food Company Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE LUIS ANTONIO AGUILAR ) MARQUINEZ, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) Civil Action No. 12-695-RGA-SRF ) v. ) (Consolidated with Civil Action Nos. ) 12-696, 12-697, 12-698, 12-699, DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., et al., ) 12-700, 12-701, 12-702) ) Defendants. ) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION This civil action, brought pursuant to the court’s diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, was filed by workers on banana-growing plantations in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and other countries who suffered adverse health effects after their exposure to…