Category: Human Trafficking

A Federal appeals court victory gives a human trafficking victim the right to sue Salesforce for facilitating human trafficking.  The law firm of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs recently won a case involving sex trafficking The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that an Illinois federal judge wrongly dismissed a civil claim…

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State Law Regarding the Trafficking of Persons It is believed that thousands of men, women, and children are trafficked in and out of Texas each year. As one of the largest border states, Texas has become a trafficking hotspot. In an effort to combat the crisis, the state attorney general has formed a “Human Trafficking…

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Labor and Sex Trafficking Continues To Spread in Houston According to Can You See Me? human trafficking is the fastest-growing crime in the world. Human trafficking can affect men, women, and children from any demographic or socioeconomic background. There are 25 million people enslaved worldwide, as reported by Global Estimates of Modern Slavery. In Texas, the Attorney General estimates that…