Matter
In re Chiquita Brands International, Inc. Alien Tort Statute and Shareholders Derivative Litigation (Eleventh Circuit No. 24-14039)
This Chiquita multidistrict litigation appeal concerns Conrad & Scherer’s charging lien against settlement proceeds and was dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.
Procedural record
- 26 August 2026United States
26 August 2026United States
Opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in case No. 24-14039 dated 26 August 2026
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Decision summary
- The court dismissed the interlocutory appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction, holding that orders enforcing attorney charging liens are not appealable under the collateral-order doctrine.
Supporting details
Myriam Ramirez Garcia
All Does (1–144)
Paul David Wolf
Conrad & Scherer, LLP
Chiquita Brands International, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Judge
- Jill Pryor
- Judge
- Adalbertus Luck
- Judge
- Andrew L. Brasher
- Date not availableUnited States
Date not availableUnited States
Order Enforcing Conrad & Scherer, LLP’s Charging Lien
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Decision summary
- The district court adopted a magistrate judge’s recommendation and enforced Conrad & Scherer, LLP’s charging lien against Paul David Wolf’s share of the settlement, directing the disputed amount into the court registry pending appeal.