Filmmaker Says He Was Working Undercover for Plaintiffs Firm Suing Dole
A filmmaker who went to Nicaragua to film a documentary says he went to work for a Texas law firm suing Dole Foods on behalf of banana workers.
Filmmaker Jason Glaser testified on behalf of six men who say they became sterile because of pesticide exposure, the Associated Press reports. The men are seeking to keep a $2.3 million award against Dole despite evidence that some Nicaraguans suing the company lied about their sterility and about working on banana farms.
Glaser said the Beaumont, Texas, law firm Provost-Umphrey paid him and his film crew $17,000 a month, the story says. He said the lawyers were aware he was using hidden tape recorders to secretly record interviews.
The six plaintiffs are now represented by lawyer Steve Condie, who turned the tables on Dole on Wednesday by arguing the company bribed workers to testify about fraud by plaintiffs, the Associated Press reported in a separate story. Condie said two Dole witnesses lived “high on the hog” after they were relocated to Costa Rica and paid $1,500 a month for living expenses.
Prior coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “Dole Gets Legal Fees as Calif. Judge Details Attorneys’ Fraud on Court”
ABAJournal.com: “Judge Tosses Dole Pesticide Suits Due to Fraud and Lawyer Misconduct”
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