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Guatemala

Claims of Procedural Abuse

3 lawsuits

Defending against abuse-of-right suits that recast Lisa's access to the courts as bad-faith harm — two of three already dismissed.

Since 2021, after Lisa filed criminal complaints, amparos, and foreign lawsuits to uncover the Grupo Avícola Villalobos companies' conduct, those companies responded with abuse-of-right claims, alleging Lisa exercised its right of action with "excess and bad faith" to harm them commercially and reputationally. Lisa has argued these claims are vexatious, intended to punish a minority shareholder for accessing the courts, drain its resources, and manufacture liabilities to offset the dividends owed. Two of three have been definitively dismissed on prerequisite and standing grounds; the third remains pending.

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Exp. 01048-2024-00297Avícola Villalobos' abuse-of-right claim against Lisa over her 2013 criminal complaint2024
Exp. 01044-2022-00409Court dismisses Avícola Las Margaritas' abuse-of-right claim against Lisa, upheld on cassation2022
Exp. 01165-2021-01490Court dismisses Alimentos para Animales' abuse-of-right damages claim against Lisa on appeal2021