A civil human trafficking lawsuit can recover compensation that provides crucial financial support to heal, as well as reparations, but it does much more. It holds those who were responsible for or profited from trafficking [...]

Thanks to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), individuals, organizations, and businesses may face civil sex trafficking lawsuits if they knowingly or unknowingly facilitated, enabled, and/or profited from it. Examples include hotels, brothels, spas, [...]

In 2000, a momentous piece of legislation was signed into federal law: the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Put simply, it established an important framework to significantly increase protections for victims of human trafficking, strengthen and [...]

Yes, it’s possible to recover compensation for being trafficked through a civil lawsuit. While perpetrators may also face criminal charges, a lawsuit can recover compensation for a wide range of damages, including pain and suffering.

The U.S. considers human trafficking to have two forms: forced labor and sex trafficking. Under federal law, sex trafficking is when force, fraud, or coercion is used to get an individual to perform commercial sex [...]