Peregrina et al v. SL Alabama, LLC et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:23-cv-00206

Court:

Georgia Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Timothy C. Batten, Sr

Firms

  1. September 09, 2024

    Engineers' Counsel Requests $220K In Forced Labor Suit

    Attorneys representing a class of Mexican engineers who claimed they were lured to the U.S. with false promises of high-paying jobs asked a Georgia federal court to greenlight their request for $220,000 for their work securing a $1.2 million settlement to resolve the dispute.

  2. July 26, 2024

    Ga. Judge Gives Initial OK To $1.2M Forced Labor Suit Deal

    A Georgia federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $1.2 million deal to settle allegations from Mexican engineers who claimed they were lured to the U.S. with false promises of high-paying jobs and then forced to do manual labor for low wages.

  3. July 22, 2024

    Approval Sought For $1.2M Deal In Labor Trafficking Suit

    A car parts manufacturer, two recruiting agencies and a group of Mexican engineers who alleged the companies lured them to the U.S. with false promises of high-paying jobs before forcing them to work manual labor for long hours and low wages have reached a tentative $1.2 million settlement.

  4. October 26, 2023

    Engineers Say Auto Parts Maker Traffics Mexican Labor

    A group of Mexican engineers accused a car parts manufacturer and two recruiting agencies of luring them to the U.S. with false promises of high-paying engineering jobs, only to force them to perform manual labor for long hours and substandard wages.