March 2022

Blocking and Tackling Human Trafficking In the Sports Industry—How the Sports Industry Can Proactively Address Human Trafficking and Avoid Becoming Civil Litigants

Entertainment and Sports Lawyer Winter 2022, Vol. 38, No. 1
American Bar Association
David J. Lisko | Amanda M. Naldjieff

Attorneys David Lisko and Amanda Naldjieff co-authored an article about human trafficking in the sports industry in issue 38:1 of Entertainment and Sports Lawyer published by the American Bar Association. The article gives an overview of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and Reauthorization Acts, explains the impacts of TVPRA on civil litigation and provides insight on the vulnerability of the sports industry as a whole. The article ends by listing specific measures sports organizations can take to avoid being a target of lawsuits from human trafficking victim plaintiffs.

READ: Blocking and Tackling Human Trafficking In the Sports Industry—How the Sports Industry Can Proactively Address Human Trafficking and Avoid Becoming Civil Litigants (subscription required) 

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