Doe I, et al., v. International Finance Corporation, et al
Civil Action No. 17-1494-SRF
United States District Court for the District of Delaware
DOCUMENTS
Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement - Panamá Class
This document provides formal notice to members of the Panamá Class that a proposed settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit Doe I, et al., v. International Finance Corporation, et al. The notice describes the lawsuit, the proposed settlement, and the rights and options of members of the Panamá Class moving forward, including how to assert rights and the deadlines for doing so. The Panamá Class includes:
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“All individuals who resided in the Community of Panamá located in the Bajo Aguán from November 5, 2009, through October 24, 2017.”
Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement - Farmers' Cooperative Class
This document provides formal notice to members of the Farmers’ Cooperative Class that a proposed settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit Doe I, et al., v. International Finance Corporation, et al. The notice describes the lawsuit, the proposed settlement, and the rights and options of members of the Farmers’ Cooperative Class moving forward, including how to assert rights and the deadlines for doing so. The Farmers’ Cooperative Class includes:
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“All individual persons residing in the Bajo Aguán who were members of farmers’ cooperatives in Honduras, from 1992 to the present, and whose land was at any point acquired or used for economic activity by Dinant, including but not limited to the palm oil plantations of 9 de Agosto, Concepción, Isla 1, Isla 2, Marañones, Lempira, Occidental, Paso Aguán, Laureles, San Isidro, Aurora, Confianza, Camarones, Chile, Tranvio, Brisas del Aguán, Panamá, Plantel, and Tumbador; to include members of cooperatives who have since re-acquired this land after its acquisition or use by Dinant.”
Class Action Settlement and Release (full text)
This document is the full text of the Class Action Settlement Agreement reached by the parties. It discusses in detail all the relevant terms of the settlement, including: the parties to the
Settlement, the amount of the settlement and its means of administration and distribution, and the rights that are released by agreeing to the settlement, among other terms.