CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERN. INC. v. S.E.C.

No. 14-5030.

805 F.3d 289 (2015)

CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC., Appellant v. SECURITIES and EXCHANGE COMMISSION and National Security Archive, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 17, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark H. Lynch argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were James M. Garland , Mark W. Mosier , Ashley M. Sprague , and Jaclyn E. Martínez Resly.

Sarah E. Hancur , Senior Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, argued the cause for appellee Securities and Exchange Commission. With her on the brief were Melinda Hardy and Thomas J. Karr , Assistants General Counsel.

Adina H. Rosenbaum argued the cause for appellee National Security Archive. With her on the brief was Michael T. Kirkpatrick . Jeffrey S. Gutman entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.


Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the National Security Archive requested investigative materials that the Securities and Exchange Commission had gathered involving payments made to paramilitary groups in Colombia by a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International. Chiquita requested that the Commission deny the...

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