Crowley Sex Trafficking And Forced Labor Lawsuit: Vanessa Treminio vs. Crowley Maritime Corp. et. al.

The amended complaint [MIGRATION FAILED] alleges that Crowley Maritime Corporation and its former employee Juan Blanco engaged in sex trafficking and violated the federal anti-sex trafficking statute known as the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA/TVPRA) when they transported plaintiff Vanessa Treminio from San Salvador, El Salvador to Jacksonville, Florida where, the complaint alleges, Treminio was sexually assaulted by Blanco in a hotel.

The amended complaint further alleges that Crowley engaged in Forced Labor in violation of the TVPA with respect to Mrs. Teminio, that Blanco subjected Mrs. Treminio and other female Crowley employees to a hostile work environment, that the alleged sexual assault endured by Mrs. Treminio was part of a pattern of behavior by Blanco, and that Crowley knew or should have known that Blanco would violate the TVPA with respect to Mrs. Treminio during the trip to Jacksonville.

• June 27, 2024: PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
• March 29, 2024: Notice of Resolution [MIGRATION FAILED] filed by parties.
• December 13, 2023: Judge Claire R. Kelly issues Order Denying in Full Motions for Summary Judgment Filed by Crowley and Blanco.
• November 17, 2023: Judge Claire R. Kelly issues Decision and Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony of Crowley Expert Dr. Roy Lubit.
• August 23, 2023: Justice4Mariners and Notari Law, P.A. file Plaintiff’s Response in Opposition to Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Motion for Summary Judgment [MIGRATION FAILED].
• August 2, 2023: Justice4Mariners and Notari Law, P.A. file Plaintiff’s Motion to Exclude Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Expert Witness, Dr. Roy Lubit
• June 16, 2023: Justice4Mariners and Notari Law, P.A. file Plaintiff's Response in Opposition to Defendant Crowley Maritime's Motion for Protective Order to Prevent the Deposition of CEO Tom Crowley, Jr.
• January 5, 2023: Judge Marsha Morales Howard issues Order Denying Motions by Crowley and Blanco to Dismiss Treminio’s TVPA Claims For Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor.
• May 4, 2022: Justice4Mariners and Notari Law, P.A. file Plaintiff’s Response in Opposition to Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Motion to Dismis [MIGRATION FAILED].
• March 30, 2022: Amended Complaint filed by Justice4Mariners and Notari Law, P.A. against Crowley Maritime Corporation and Juan Blanco alleging violations of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA).

• Jacksonville Business Journal: One sex trafficking lawsuit settled, another goes forward against Crowley
• Wavelength Podcast: US-based conglomerate Crowley has come to a settlement agreement over alleged sex trafficking. Eric Priante Martin looks at what this means and the larger picture in the US.
• Lloyd’s List: Crowley resolves sex trafficking lawsuit
• Tradewinds: Crowley strikes deal to end lawsuit over alleged sex trafficking
• ShippingWatch: Esvagt partner Crowley settles harassment case in the US
• Tradewinds: Crowley Maritime faces fresh legal claim over office ‘sexual predator’
• Lloyd’s List: Judge rules sex trafficking case against Crowley can proceed
• First Coast News: Sex trafficking, forced labor lawsuit against Crowley Maritime will move forward
• EnergyWatch: Esvagt's US partner Crowley met with sexual assault and forced labor charges
• gCaptain: Judge Rules Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Crowley Can Move Forward
• Lloyd’s List: Second sex trafficking lawsuit filed against Crowley
• First Coast News: Second woman files federal sex trafficking lawsuit against Crowley Maritime
• Times Standard: Crowley, the offshore wind terminal operator, accused of sex trafficking
• Tradewinds: ‘Troubling’: Crowley wind executive exits company after sexual harassment complaint
• ShippingWatch: Crowley Maritime charged in new case of sex trafficking