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· 10/1/1915

Lankford v. Burton

Citations

  • 165 Ky. 835
  • 178 S.W. 1094
  • 1915 Ky. LEXIS 613

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that liability for trafficking is separate from liability for involuntary servitude
  • finding defendants liable under § 1590 where defendants fraudulently acquired visa to bring plaintiff to United States for purpose of forced labor
  • awarding $400 per day for emotional distress damages under the TVPRA for 565 days of forced labor
  • awarding $400 per day for 18 months of forced 15 labor
  • awarding $369,606 in compensatory damages and $369,606 in punitive damages
  • $400 per day for 18 months’ forced labor

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Judges: Turner

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