The slaughter has been going on since the heyday of the United fruit Company.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_massacre
Actually this has been going on since the heyday of Mesopotamia, Sumeria, Assyria, Babylon, Egypt, etc.
(The slaughter that is, not the so-called "lawsuits" which are just another wagering Game of Chance to benefit "LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW©" Tory Loyalist BAR Association bastard attorneys.)