Dive Brief:

• The Oregon Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling against Del Monte Fresh Produce. At issue are allegations the company violated the state's wage and hour laws. 
• The decision leaves Del Monte Fresh without additional avenues for appeal outside of the U.S. Supreme Court.
• In 2007, law-enforcement officers arrested 167 people for immigration law violations at the company's Portland plant -- and also documented what they said were poor working conditions and violations of state work rules. The suit was filed by workers against Del Monte a few months after the raid. 

Dive Insight:

Should Del Monte Fresh throw in the towel on this one, it will cost the company about $1.4 million, including legal fees. The court has ordered the company to pay $800,000 to the 330 plaintiffs in the case, who will collect more than $2,000 each. 

That seems likely, given that the company recently settled a similar case involving the alleged exploitation of foreign workers in another state for roughly that same amount of money.