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The Facts About the Dole Food Banana CaseWhat:

Closing Arguments in

Tellez v. Dole Food Co.,

Inc.

When:

Monday, July 12, 2010, 2 p.m.

Where:

Los Angeles Superior Court111 No. Hill Street, Los Angeles, Dept. 45

Who:

Judge Victory Chaney, Presiding

Attorney for Plaintiffs:

Steve Condie, California Sole Practitioner

Attorneys for Defendants:

Scott Edelman of Gibson Dunn, et al.

Why:

Attorneys will present their final arguments before Chaney’s anticipated rulingThursday, July 15 from the bench at 2 p.m.

Contact:

Mark Sparks, Provost & Umphrey LLP, (409) 409-5100 or msparks@pulf.comSteve Condie,rscondie@yahoo.comJason Glaser,laislafoundation@gmail.com

What is this Case About?

In the 1970s,a farm chemical called dibromochloropropane (DBCP) then used in theU.S. and elsewhere around the worldwas found to cause sterility among men. It wasbanned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the late 1970s and Dowstopped making the chemical.Dole Food Company, knowing full well its danger, continued to use the pesticide widelyin Central America countries, including Nicaragua. As a result, thousands of bananafarm workers and others who lived near the farms became sterile. This was a tragedy,particularly for those living in cultures in which the younger generation takes care of their elders. Workers who had expected children and grandchildren as their safety net intheir old age were denied that privilege by Dole.As a result, attorneys throughout the U.S. agreed to represent victims of Dole’s activitiesand one of those cases was

Tellez v. Dole

What’s Happening Now?

At first, this case settled and an award was declared in favor of the banana workers.After a four month trial the jury found in favor of six of the twelveplaintiffs in Tellez.Some of those who claimed they suffered had in fact lied about their claims. Most did