5/17/2023 0 Comments Coblyn v kennedyThe workers were also directly confined by the trailer where they were detained after voicing their concerns and complaints. o Confinement: In being employed by the defendant and having their finances depend on that relationship the workers were confined by several factors such as their immigrant status, and access to resources. o Intent: Here the intent element was fulfilled because the company actively lured the workers to a foreign country under false pretenses and with no means of return, and then actively locked the workers in a trailer in a response to their complaints. under the false pretenses of attaining residency, and then, after the workers spoke up about their poor working conditions, locked the workers in a trailer and threatened them with deportation. (FI - yes case)in which it was held that a company was liable for false imprisonment after improperly bringing a group of immigrants to the U.S. o Escape: Here there it was unreasonable for the workers to escape since they were at the mercy of the company as their source of income and main liaison to the U.S., were far away from their home and had no means of returning, had questionable immigration status, and had various aspects of their general autonomy restricted. The workers were both aware of and harmed by these restrictions. o Confinement: Here the workers were confined since they were at the mercy of the company as their source of income and main liaison to the U.S., were far away from their home and had no means of returning, had questionable immigration status, and had various aspects of their general autonomy restricted. o Intent: Here the intent element was fulfilled since the company actively participated in bringing the workers to the U.S., and then subsequently restricted various aspects of the workers' autonomy, such as their movement, health, and worship abilities. (FI - yes case) In which a company was held liable for false imprisonment after restricting the movement, communications, privacy, worship, and access to health care of immigrant workers that they had brought to the U.S.
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