Judge Rules Ecuadorean Law Governs Banana Plantation Workers' Injury Lawsuit

Mealey's (September 22, 2020, 10:32 AM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge in Delaware on Sept. 18 ruled that other than claims of negligence, the allegations brought by banana plantation workers in their injury class action against Dole Food Co. Inc. are governed by Ecuadorean law (Luis Antonio Aguilar Marquinez, et al. v. Dole Food Company Inc., et al., No. 12-695, D. Del.)....