CHIEF Judge Ramona V. Manglona of the District Court for the NMI has entered a $5,915,595.98 million default judgment in favor of seven construction workers who sued Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC over forced labor and human trafficking allegations.
 IPIâs mistreatment of the workers was âappalling,â Judge Manglona said in her 40-page order on Monday. âIPI was the driving forceâ behind the egregious conditions faced by the plaintiffs, she added, all the âwhile benefiting from that exploitation.
She awarded the plaintiffs a total of $2,957,797.79 in compensatory damages, and $2,957,797.79 in punitive damages. The judge also awarded the plaintiffs a total of $332,350 for emotional distress, $65,945.79 for lost income, $359,502 for future lost income, and $2,200,000 for pain and suffering.
DISTRICT Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona on Tuesday found Imperial Pacific International chairwoman Cui Li Jie in contempt of court again, this time in the lawsuit
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