GARCIA v. CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

No. 21-10211.

48 F.4th 1202 (2022)

Myriam Ramirez GARCIA, substituted in place of Antonio Gonzalez Carrizosa, et al., Plaintiffs, Jane Doe 8, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant-Appellee, Chiquita Fresh North America LLC, substituted in place of Antonio Gonzalez Carrizosa, et al., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Filed September 8, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marco Benjamin Simons , Richard L. Herz , Marissa Vahlsing , EarthRights International, Washington, DC, Benjamin D. Brown , Agnieszka M. Fryszman , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC, Washington, DC, Leslie M. Kroeger , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Arturo Carrillo , Colombian Institute of International Law, Washington, DC, Judith Brown Chomsky , Law Offices of Judith Brown Chomsky, Elkins Park, PA, Paul L. Hoffman , Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes, LLP, Hermosa Beach, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael L. Cioffi , Trial Attorney, Thomas H. Stewart , Blank Rome, LLP, Cincinnati, OH, Frank Anthony Dante , Melissa Fundora Murphy , Blank Rome, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Adam V. Orlacchio , Blank Rome, LLP, Wilmington, DE, James M. Garland , Covington & Burling, LLP, Washington, DC, Anthony R. Yanez , Wargo French & Singer, LLP, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before NEWSOM, MARCUS, Circuit Judges, and COVINGTON, District Judge.


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