PRESS RELEASE – LEVI STRAUSS MALICIOUSLY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST DISABLED WORKERS Levi Strauss’ human rights image was shattered when an El Paso, Texas jury found that Levi Strauss discriminated against its disabled...

On April 5, 1997, the El Paso Herald-Post reported that Continental Sprayers, a subsidiary of Contico International Inc., settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the parents of a Mexican maquiladora bookkeeper. Attorney James...

El Paso, TX – April 4, 1997 – The Mendoza vs. Contico International Lawsuit broke new ground for the legal community. It represented the first case in which a Mexican national succeeded in suing the U.S....

Jim Scherr made history when he was elected as the youngest person ever to serve on the El Paso City Government. At the age of 24, Scherr was elected to the City Council. Jim Scherr’s journey to becoming the youngest...

Attorney James Scherr was recognized for spearheading a fundraiser to save the Sun Parade. More than $32,000 was raised on the first full day of fundraising. Here is an excerpt from the article: “We decided it was our...