5th Circuit Upholds Denial Of Employer’s Cross-Claims In Work Visa Dispute

(May 9, 2016, 2:33 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 5 affirmed a trial court’s judgment against an employer, which was named a defendant in a lawsuit filed by foreign workers who were ultimately awarded more than $14 million for their claims related to their recruitment and alleged treatment, in cross-claims it filed against the company and attorney it contracted with to recruit workers from overseas (Kurian David, et al. v. World Marin, L.L.C. v. Malvern C. Burnett, et al., No. 15-30464, 5th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 8362)....

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