Florida jury: Chiquita must pay Colombian families $38.3 million

FILE - U.S. lawyer Jonathan Reiter addresses a press conference next to newspaper clippings and photos displaying stories of alleged torture and killing by Colombian paramilitaries on the payroll of banana giant Chiquita Brands International in New York, Nov. 14, 2007.

Chiquita Brands International must pay $38.3 million in damages to the families of eight Colombian men killed by a paramilitary group in that country, a Florida jury said on Monday.