6th Circ. Probes $450K Award In Farmworker Trafficking Case

By Melanie Dorsey · June 3, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT

A Sixth Circuit panel on Wednesday examined whether a $450,000 punitive damages award in a farmworker trafficking case can stand when the jury awarded only economic damages, and whether a trial...

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Case Information

Case Title

Luis Gomez-Echeverria, et al v. Purpose Point Harvesting, LLC, et al

Case Number

25-2080

Court

Appellate - 6th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3470 RICO

Date Filed

November 25, 2025