Jury rules against ex-Haitian mayor living in Mass., orders $15M in damages

Jury rules against ex-Haitian mayor, orders $15M in damages

A federal jury on Tuesday ruled in favor of three men who said in a lawsuit that the former mayor of their small town in...

Jury rules against ex-Haitian mayor living in Mass., orders $15M in damages

Jean Morose Viliena, now a Massachusetts resident, was sued in 2017 by three Haitian citizens who say they or their relatives were persecuted by him and his political allies.

Jury rules against ex-Haitian mayor, orders $15M in damages

By MARK PRATT Associated Press A federal jury has ruled in favor of three men who said in a lawsuit that the former mayor of their small town in Haiti subjected them or their relatives to a campaign of political persecution that included a killing, attempted killings and torture. The jury in U.S. District Court in Boston on Tuesday also awarded the plaintiffs more than $15 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Jean Morose Viliena, a lawf…

Jury rules against ex-Haitian mayor, orders $15M in damages

A federal jury has ruled in favor of three men who said in a lawsuit that the former mayor of their small town in Haiti subjected them or their relatives

Jury rules against ex-Haitian mayor, orders $15M in damages

Three men who said they or their families were subjected to political persecution that included a killing, attempted killings and torture in their hometown in Haiti finally got justice after about 15 years on Tuesday when an American jury ruled in their favor and awarded them $15.5 million in damages. David Boniface, Juders Ysemé and Nissage Martyr filed the civil suit against Jean Morose Viliena in in U.S. District Court in Boston in 2017 after…

Jury rules against ex-Haitian mayor, orders $15M in damages

Three men who said they or their families were subjected to political persecution that included a killing, attempted killings and torture in their hometown in Haiti finally got justice after […]