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  "id": 7293579,
  "title": "Appeal Court upholds class action tilapia damages suit against CPF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/appeal-court-upholds-class-action-tilapia-damages-suit-against-cpf",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T09:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bangkok Post",
    "slug": "bangkok-post",
    "url": "https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3319434/appeal-court-upholds-class-action-tilapia-damages-suit-against-cpf"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Appeal Court has upheld the Bangkok South Civil Court’s decision last year to accept a class action lawsuit against Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) seeking 2.4-billion-baht compensation for damage to the livelihoods of farmers and to the environment from the spread of invasive blackchin tilapia fish.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/court-of-appeal-slashes-muhammad-shafees-damages-in-malaysian-bar",
        "published": "2026-09-14T08:20:35.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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