Dentons, working pro bono alongside lawyers from the Center for Justice & Accountability and Morrison & Foerster LLP, helped secure a victory for three Haitian plaintiffs who had filed suit under the Torture Victim Protection Act. 

A federal jury found former Haitian mayor Jean Morose Viliena, who was living in Massachusetts when the suit was filed in 2017, liable for a campaign of violence against his political rivals between 2007 and 2009. The jury awarded the victims and relatives US$4.5 million to compensate for the violence and US$11 million in punitive damages. Boston partner Phil O’Connell and senior managing associate Tony Lu led Dentons’ representation, and retired partner Ivor Samson also contributed substantially during his time with the Firm.

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