A U.S. Supreme Court opinionis reverberating in two South Florida cases blaming Coca-Cola and Chiquita for brutal killings by Colombian paramilitary groups.
The high court’s Iqbal v. Ashcroft opinion in May has already worked in Coca-Cola’s favor. The 5-4 decision was read by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to mean judges must perform a sniff test on civil litigation, checking for specific allegations and not broad accusations.
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