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  1. February 03, 2016

    Workers Settle Claims With Recruiter, Atty In Trafficking Suit

    A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday granted a request by Indian workers to withdraw their bid for $5.1 million in attorneys' fees from a recruiter and immigration attorney accused of breaking promises of green cards in a human trafficking scheme, a day after the workers said they reached a settlement.

  2. November 17, 2015

    Recruiter Urges Court To Nix Signal Claims In Trafficking Suits

    A recruiter implicated in a human trafficking scheme alongside Signal International LLC pressed a Louisiana federal judge Monday to dismiss fraud-related claims the shipbuilder has levied against him, arguing there is no reason to further delay a ruling.

  3. September 24, 2015

    Recruiter, Law Office Fight $915K Verdicts In Trafficking Case

    Recruiting company Dewan Consultants Pvt. Ltd. and a New Orleans attorney on Wednesday appealed to the Fifth Circuit two $915,000 verdicts entered against them in May in a case alleging they broke promises of green cards to Indian workers who accuse Signal International LLC of subjecting them to forced labor.

  4. September 09, 2015

    Lawyer Blasts Signal Plaintiffs' Bid For $5M In Fees

    A New Orleans attorney on Tuesday tore into the suggestion he and a labor recruiter pay almost $5.1 million in attorneys' fees to Indian workers who claim that Signal International LLC subjected them to forced labor, saying that the plaintiffs were trying to make a mockery of the system.

  5. August 17, 2015

    Signal Plaintiffs Seek $5M In Fees From Lawyer, Recruiter

    Indian workers who claim shipbuilder Signal International LLC subjected them to forced labor in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina asked a Louisiana federal court on Friday to approve roughly $5.1 million in attorneys' fees against a recruiting company and New Orleans attorney who allegedly took part in the scheme.

  6. June 22, 2015

    Signal Plaintiffs Fire Back At Co.'s Motion to Duck Verdict

    Five workers who were awarded $14 million in damages after accusing a shipbuilding company and other defendants of orchestrating an international human trafficking scheme asked a Louisiana federal judge on Friday not to nix the jury's verdict.

  7. June 11, 2015

    Signal Plaintiffs Fight For Judgment Against Atty, Recruiter

    Indian workers in one of the major trafficking suits against Signal International LLC asked a Louisiana federal court Thursday to alter its May judgments in favor of attorney Malvern C. Burnett and labor recruiter Sachin Dewan to reflect that judgment is entered for plaintiffs on several claims.

  8. June 09, 2015

    Signal Says Trafficking Verdict Not Supported By Evidence

    Signal International LLC on Monday said a jury's $14 million verdict in a human trafficking case was based on insufficient evidence and argued it is entitled to a favorable judgment on a slew of claims, including forced labor and fraud.

  9. May 19, 2015

    Signal Tries To Keep Cross-Claims Alive In Trafficking Suits

    A shipbuilding company implicated in an international human trafficking scheme on Monday opposed a summary judgment motion in Louisiana federal court by a law firm and a labor recruiter over fraud-related cross-claims it had levied against them in four related cases.

  10. May 04, 2015

    Atty Says Signal's Cross-Claims Barred In Trafficking Suits

    An immigration lawyer whose firm was implicated along with Signal International LLC in a human trafficking scheme asked a Louisiana federal judge Monday to dismiss fraud-related claims the shipbuilder has levied against him, arguing the allegations have already been decided.

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