Flavia Sparacino

JACOBS SOLUTIONS, JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, AND CH2M HILL COMPANIES SUED FOR ALLEGED FORCED LABOR AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR WORLD CUP CONSTRUCTION IN QATAR

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, 38 construction workers from the Philippines filed a complaint against the U.S. companies Jacobs Solutions and CH2M Hill and their subsidiaries (collectively, "Defendants") for allegedly managing construction projects that used trafficked and forced labor.  The Plaintiffs worked on stadiums built for the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where they were Plaintiffs allege they were trafficked and then forced to work.  Defendants allegedly participated in the venture that exploited Plaintiffs, because they managed and oversaw the entirety of the construction efforts in preparation for the World Cup.  The complaint, captioned F.C., et al. v. Jacobs Solutions Inc., et al., Case No. 23-cv-2660 (District Court for the District of Colorado, filed October 12, 2023), follows an extensive investigation by the Washington, D.C.-based law firms Sparacino PLLC and Global Rights, PLLC, as well as the Colorado-based law firm Olson Grimsley Kawanabe Hinchcliff & Murray LLC.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, 38 construction workers from the Philippines filed a complaint against the U.S. companies Jacobs Solutions and CH2M Hill and their subsidiaries (collectively, "Defendants") for allegedly managing construction projects that used trafficked and forced labor.
  • The Plaintiffs worked on stadiums built for the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where they were Plaintiffs allege they were trafficked and then forced to work.
  • Defendants allegedly participated in the venture that exploited Plaintiffs, because they managed and oversaw the entirety of the construction efforts in preparation for the World Cup.
  • We look forward to securing justice for our clients," said Sean Grimsley, Partner at Olson Grimsley.

U.S. FEDERAL COURT ISSUES HISTORIC RULING PERMITTING ANTI-TERRORISM CLAIMS AGAINST MTN GROUP TO MOVE TO DISCOVERY

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Friday, September 29, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, 67 American Gold Star family members, servicemembers, and their families, prevailed in a high-profile Anti-Terrorism Act lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York against MTN Group, South Africa's largest telecom company, and others.  The court ruled that the plaintiffs stated a claim against MTN Group under the Anti-Terrorism Act. 

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  • The court ruled that the plaintiffs stated a claim against MTN Group under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
  • The plaintiffs or their family members were injured in a series of terrorist attacks that took place in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  • They allege that MTN Group did business with Iranian entities that served as fronts for the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (the "IRGC").
  • MTN allegedly provided these Iranian entities with funding, embargoed American technology and equipment, and logistical support.

SWEDISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS GIANT LM ERICSSON AND ITS U.S. DIVISION ERICSSON INC. SUED BY 528 AMERICANS FOR ALLEGED PROTECTION MONEY PAYMENTS TO AL-QAEDA, AL-QAEDA-IN-IRAQ, AND ISLAMIC STATE

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Friday, August 5, 2022
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filed Aug. 5, 2022) follows an exhaustive investigation by the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Sparacino PLLC after Ericsson's Iraq disclosures in 2022.

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  • filed Aug. 5, 2022) follows an exhaustive investigation by the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Sparacino PLLC after Ericsson's Iraq disclosures in 2022.
  • Plaintiffs are 528 Americans, comprised of 165 Gold Star families and numerous former hostages, families of hostages, and severely injured service members.
  • Indeed, Plaintiffs say that Ericsson explicitly chose illegal options over legal alternatives while knowing that their money was flowing to terrorists.
  • For example, when Ericsson was presented with a 'Speedway' (unlawful) and a 'legal way' (lawful), Plaintiffs allege Ericsson chose the low road.