April 07, 2017
Foreign workers who sued Signal International over alleged human trafficking have reached settlements with two law firms and an attorney who were also defendants in the litigation, leading a Louisiana federal judge to dismiss the cases Thursday.
December 03, 2015
A Louisiana federal judge on Tuesday dismissed most of the cross-claims Signal International filed against a recruiter named as a co-defendant in cases over an alleged human trafficking scheme, finding the claims had already been ruled on in a leading case but that indemnity claims had not been resolved.
October 05, 2015
Two law firms and a lawyer who are serving as defendants in several cases involving human trafficking allegations against Signal International LLC "unconditionally" agreed Friday to settle two of the suits, according to a filing in Louisiana federal court.
June 16, 2015
Both sides of a set of class actions that allege shipping company Signal International LLC participated in a human trafficking scheme asked a federal judge on Tuesday to exclude evidence and testimony that they deem irrelevant and inadmissible.
June 05, 2015
The laws of India and Mississippi should be applied to claims filed in several proposed class actions that implicate a shipbuilding company, a law firm and a labor recruiter in an international human trafficking scheme, a Louisiana federal judge ruled Thursday.
April 17, 2015
Plaintiffs in one of the trafficking suits against Signal International LLC moved for summary judgment Thursday on the company's liability for promises of green cards and collection of fees during the recruitment process, saying a jury in a related case found that Signal was liable for its agents' acts.
March 13, 2015
Dozens of Indian workers gearing up to square off against Signal International LLC in separate human-trafficking trials collectively blasted the shipbuilder's request for a stay to appeal a $14 million verdict, saying Signal can't make a case for holding up their suits.