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...auditors to determine the truth of the Indian pesticide and Colombian labor accusations. The DRB rejected the bio-solids and groundwater depletion accusations. Coke dragged its feet on appointing independent auditors to investigate its Colombian operations, citing the fact that evidence uncovered could be shunted into an ongoing Miami lawsuit between the ILRF and two of Coke’s bottlers. The ILRF would not agree to allow evidence uncovered by the investigation to be excluded from the trial proceedings. In response, the DRB cited Coke for its slowness in responding to requests for a third-party investigation and recommended...
...soft drink giant agreed to the assessment in principle, but in a letter dated Dec. 16, 2005, Coca-Cola said that a legal impasse regarding a pending lawsuit against its Colombian bottling partners would prevent the company from selecting an auditor by the board’s Dec. 31 deadline...
Coca-Cola spokeswoman Kari Bjorhus said the “sticking point” came when the plaintiffs in the lawsuit refused to grant an “inadmissibility agreement,” which would have prevented them from using any materials that surfaced in an audit that could not be obtained through other channels...
Four years ago, when a group of Americans who had been injured in a terrorist bombing filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Islamic Republic of Iran for its role in the attack, the nation failed to show up for the trial.After being found liable for $71.5 million in compensatory damages, Iran failed to pay.So in an effort to procure some of the millions owed to them by Iran, the victims filed suit against a new target: Harvard University.The plaintiffs are attempting to take custody of a number of antiquities held in the University’s museums...
...Michigan, Nestl is facing environmental challenges. Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation has filed a civil lawsuit to stop Nestl from withdrawing 210 million gallons of water a year near the small town of Stanwood, arguing that groundwater levels are dropping dangerously; Nestl says they are healthy. The state legislature is considering 16 bills to set limits on withdrawals of groundwater. In a similar battle over Florida's springs, Nestl has so far prevailed...