October 2, 2007

Verdict In A Sterility Lawsuit Filed By 12 Foreign Banana Plantation Workers For Exposure to the Chemical Pesticide called DBCP. Closing Arguments Are Expected to Begin on October 11, 2007, in Los Angeles Superior Court Final closing arguments in Tellez, et al., v. Dole Food Company, et al, first sterility case amongst thousands of other similar sterility cases awaiting adjudication in the United States from foreign Plaintiffs plantation workers against Defendants U.S. multinational corporations, is set to begin on October 11, 2007. After final arguments, the case will be submitted to the jury for eliberation and decision. Several thousand more claims by foreign plantation workers with similar sterility complaints are pending before the same judge, Honorable Victoria G. Chaney of the Los Angeles Superior Court. Thousands more are awaiting their day in court in other countries.