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  • During another Cantaloupe Outbreak, what is Salmonella and what can be its Medical Complications

    According to the FDA Outbreak Table: The outbreak of Salmonella Newport (ref #1366) linked to cantaloupe has ended. Based on epidemiological information collected by CDC, a total of 70 people infected with the same strain of Salmonella Newport have been reported from 25 states. FDA’s traceback investigation identified Ayco Farms Inc. of Pompano Beach, Florida, as a common supplier...

  • Cantaloupe Outbreaks or Recalls in the U.S. (2011–2026) – A Deadly Fruit

    2011 — Salmonella Newport – Del Monte Fresh Recall – Guatemala 2011 — Salmonella – Eagle Produce Recall – Arizona 2011 — Listeria monocytogenes – Jensen Farms Outbreak – Colorado  2012 — Salmonella Typhimurium & Newport – Chamberlain Farms Outbreak – Indiana 2017 — Salmonella Newport – Pre-Cut Melon Outbreak – Washington/Oregon 2018 — Salmonella...

  • Guatemala president ends siege order but keeps military-police crackdown

    President Bernardo Arévalo ended the nationwide state of siege in Guatemala on Monday, while maintaining joint military and police operations to combat organized crime and gangs. The move comes after a 30-day emergency period imposed in response to deadly prison riots and attacks that left 11 National Civil Police officers dead. In a nationally broadcast...

  • Grupo Licores de Guatemala acquires Puerto de Indias: advisors

    Grupo Licores de Guatemala, an international group in the production and marketing of spirits, has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of Puerto de Indias, the Spanish gin brand, from H.I.G. Capital. In this transaction, Licores de Guatemala received legal support from Greenberg Traurig and Pérez-Llorca. H.I.G., for its part, was...

  • Guatemala’s Application to Intervene in the Sapodilla Cayes Case: An Impermissible Intervention by an Indispensable Party?

    The International Court of Justice recently heard oral arguments by Guatemala, Belize and Honduras on Guatemala’s application to intervene under Article 62 of the Statute in the case concerning Sovereignty over the Sapodilla Cayes (Belize v Honduras). Guatemala’s prima facie grounds for intervention are straightforward: it is one of the three parties (in addition to...

  • Cleary Discusses First Resolution of Criminal FCPA Case Since Enforcement Pause

    On November 10, 2025, Comunicaciones Celulares S.A. (“Comcel” d/b/a “TIGO Guatemala (“TIGO”)”), a subsidiary of Millicom International Cellular (“Millicom”), a Luxembourg company, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to resolve a criminal investigation related to conduct by employees and executives of TIGO Guatemala.  As part of the resolution,...

  • About The Individuals Mentioned In The Comcel Enforcement Action

    This prior post went in-depth into the recent $118.2 million FCPA enforcement action against Comcel (doing business as TIGO Guatemala – a mobile and fixed telecommunications service provider with its principal place of business in Guatemala). There are two specific individuals mentioned in the DOJ charging documents: Acisclo Valladares Urruela (“Valladares” pictured) (a citizen of...

  • Judge blocks the deportation of Guatemalan children already waiting on the tarmac to be sent back

    Judge blocks the deportation of Guatemalan children already waiting on the tarmac to be sent back Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons With migrant children waiting on tarmacs to be sent to their native Guatemala, a federal judge Sunday temporarily blocked the flights, siding with attorneys for the children who said the government was breaking laws...

  • Deportation American Style

      The Trump administration’s deportation flights are getting attention. Those on military aircraft come at high taxpayer expense — at least one flight, from El Paso, Texas, to Guatemala, “likely cost at least $4,675 per migrant,” reports Phil Stewart of Reuters. A publicly available first-class ticket was $853 at time. At least seven military flights...

  • LaVerne Justice and Immigration Clinic Helps Secure Asylum for Transgender Client

    Krystal Rodriguez-Campos Congratulations to the University of LaVerne’s Justice & Immigration Clinic for securing asylum for a transgender, HIV-positive woman from Guatemala, who fled from severe abuse.  Krystal Rodriguez-Campos directs the Clinic. According to the LaVerne Press release, “[d]espite facing numerous challenges, including a late asylum filing, a complex criminal history, and two interviews with...

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