- Plaintiff
- Mejia, Rodolfo
- Represented By:
- Axline, Michael (Miller, Axline & Sawyer)
- Defense
- Dole Fresh Fruit Company
- Represented By:
- Edelman, Scott (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP)
Mejia et al v Dole Food et al
CONCLUDED
Hearing
05/08/09 – 05/08/09
Summary
6-17 contempt hearing.
From "The American Lawyer" - "At the hearing Thursday, Chaney dismissed from the bench two tort cases against Dole and Dow Chemical, ruling that Los Angeles plaintiffs lawyer Juan Dominguez and co-counsel in Nicaragua committed a "fraud on the court" and a "blatant extortion" of the defendants. In the hottest water is Dominguez, counsel to thousands of Nicaraguan men who won judgments against Dole Foods in Nicaraguan courts after claiming they were made sterile by the chemical DBCP, which is used on banana plantations."
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Judge
- Victoria Chaney
- Jurisdiction
- Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
- Court
- Central Civil West Courthouse
- Case Number
- BC340049
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Practice Area
- Professional Responsibility, Agriculture Law, Mass Torts, Tort Law, Toxic Torts
- Expert Witnesses
- Lay Witnesses
Sessions
PM Session
Other
4 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 00:00:06 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 01:44:24 | Break | ||||
| 01:50:11 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 01:55:36 | End of Session |