Farmers slam America's largest trucking brokerage with a $1.1 billion lawsuit
MIAMI, FL - NOVEMBER 29: Tractor trailers roll along the highway on November 29, 2017 in Miami, Florida.Farmers in North and South America sued C.H. Robinson, the world's third-largest logistics company, alleging illegal business practices they say defrauded them,Dozens of farmers claim the company overcharged for shipping costs of produce, illegitimately held onto additional profits, and underpaid farmers for many types of products including melons and asparagus.
counterclaims against the growers," Michael Castagnetto, President of Robinson Fresh, told Business Insider in a statement.in U.S. District Court in Minnesota mid-January seeking $1.1 billion over claims of concealed and unpaid profits as well as punitive damages. The suit against C.H. Robinson accuses the company of tracking the profits from freight topping in an internal accounting system while presenting incomplete invoices from a separate system to farmers and grocers.
Farmers are dependent on C.H. Robinson during the growing season because it is difficult to market their crops to or find loans elsewhere, Thomasson said. He claimed that farmers are afraid that if they make waves, C.H. Robinson would harm them with financial repercussions.
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