Joseph et al v. Signal International, LLC et al

  1. June 01, 2015

    Workers Blast Signal Objections To Re-Deposition Denial

    The plaintiffs in the trafficking suit against Signal International LLC fired back at the company's objections to a judge's order denying its bid to re-depose certain witnesses in the case, saying its arguments are without merit and should be rejected. 

  2. March 31, 2015

    Signal Claims Trafficking Allegations Were Falsified

    Signal International LLC objected Monday to a magistrate judge's order denying its motion to re-depose plaintiffs in one of the trafficking cases unfolding against the company in Texas, arguing the trafficking allegations were falsified and that the decision was an abuse of discretion.

  3. March 24, 2015

    Judge Bumps Next Trafficking Trial Against Signal To July

    The Texas federal judge overseeing the next trafficking case to go to trial against Signal International LLC granted the company's bid Tuesday to delay the trial, citing the fact that a final judgment will likely be entered into the Louisiana case against the company during the previously scheduled April trial.

  4. March 20, 2015

    Workers In Texas Signal Case Fight To Use $14M Verdict

    The plaintiffs suing Signal over alleged trafficking of Indian workers, whose case is the next to go to trial in April, urged a Texas federal court Thursday to reject Signal's bid to exclude testimony and the $14 million verdict from a recent trial in a similar class action against the company in Louisiana.

  5. March 17, 2015

    Alleged Signal Agent Should Face Trafficking Suit, Judge Says

    A Texas magistrate judge on Tuesday recommended that an alleged recruiter for shipbuilder Signal International LLC face a human trafficking suit brought by a group of Indian workers who claim he helped broker a scheme to bring the workers to the U.S. with false promises of green cards.

  6. March 12, 2015

    Indian Workers Call Signal's Sanctions Bid 'Desperate'

    A group of Indian workers on Wednesday ripped Signal International LLC's bid for sanctions in a human trafficking suit over an alleged delay in handing over immigration-related documents that purportedly hindered its trial preparation, telling a Texas federal court the request is a "desperate attempt at a Hail Mary pass."

  7. March 10, 2015

    Workers In Trafficking Case Say Signal's Expert Rightly Curbed

    Foreign workers involved in a human trafficking suit against Signal International LLC said Tuesday that a Texas magistrate judge was right to limit testimony of Signal's human trafficking expert, calling the shipbuilder's objections a "jumble of vague grievances."

  8. March 03, 2015

    Signal Wants Sanctions Over Discovery In Trafficking Case

    Signal International LLC on Tuesday urged a Texas federal court to levy sanctions against a group of Indian workers in a human trafficking suit, saying their delay in handing over immigration-related documents is hampering the shipbuilder's ability to prepare for trial.

  9. February 27, 2015

    Signal Slams Court For Muzzling Expert In Trafficking Case

    Signal International LLC said Thursday a Texas magistrate judge was wrong to limit testimony from its human trafficking expert, arguing the professor's opinions can bring some context to accusations the shipbuilder coerced Indian citizens into U.S. work camps.

  10. February 19, 2015

    Signal Challenges US Link Finding In Human Trafficking Suit

    Signal International LLC objected Wednesday to a report by a Texas magistrate judge that rejected the company's argument that Indian citizens accusing the shipbuilder of coercing them into work camps in the U.S. can't bring human-trafficking claims because the law doesn't apply outside the country, saying the judge failed to properly analyze its allegedly domestic misconduct.

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