Tag: Nicaragua
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Ninth Circuit Disciplines Lawyers Who Tried to Enforce Nicaraguan Pesticide Exposure Judgment in U.S. Courts
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has imposed a suspension, a formal reprimand and fines on several attorneys who attempted to enforce in U.S. courts a $489 million default judgment entered by a Nicaraguan court against a business entity that did not exist for allegedly exposing hundreds of banana plantation workers to pesticides. In re:…