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Hundreds of guestworkers from India, lured by false promises of permanent U.S. residency, paid tens of thousands of dollars each to obtain temporary jobs at Gulf Coast shipyards only to find themselves forced into involuntary servitude and living in overcrowded, guarded labor camps, according to a class action lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Attorney(s):
Tracie L. Washington (firm of Louisiana Justice Institute)
Kristi L. Graunke (firm of Southern Poverty Law Center)
Jennifer J. Rosenbaum (firm of Southern Poverty Law Center)
Mary C. Bauer (firm of Southern Poverty Law Center)
Daniel Werner (firm of Southern Poverty Law Center)
Morris S. Dees (firm of Southern Poverty Law Center)
Tushar J. Sheth (firm of Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Tushar J. Sheth (firm of Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
Defendant(s):
Signal International
State(s):
Mississippi, Texas
Court:
District Court - Eastern District of Louisiana
Official Case Website or Complaint:
http://www.splcenter.org/legal/docket/files.jsp?cdrID=72
