Legal Opinion
Osorio v. Dole Food Co.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided October 20, 2009No. Case No.: 07-22693-CIVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING RECOGNITION OF JUDGMENT
PAUL C. HUCK, District Judge.
This is an action to enforce a $97 million Nicaraguan judgment under the Florida Uniform Out-of-country Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act (Florida Recognition Act). Fla. Stat. §§ 55.601-55.607 (2009). Plaintiffs are 150 Nicaraguan citizens alleged to have worked on banana plantations in Nicaragua between 1970 and 1982, during which time they were exposed to the chemical compound dibromochloropropane (DBCP). DBCP is an agricultural pesticide that was banned in the United States after it was linked to sterility in factory…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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