Our news releases keep the media, our members, the public interest community and the general public up to date on major developments in our cases. In addition to the releases below, you can read details about specific cases by visiting our Key Issues, Briefs and Documents archives. Also, our Case Highlights page provides summaries of landmark Public Justice cases over the years.

EPA Shuts Down Dangerous Asbestos Removal Method (12/15/2011)

BASF and Corporate Law Firm Claim They Can't Be Sued for Lying to Victims and Courts about Asbestos in Talc (11/30/2011)

Public Justice Wins Legal Fight Against Health Insurer's Attempt to Seize Benefits from Injury Victim (11/17/2011)

Report Cites Dangerous Coal Waste Pollution of W.Va. Stream; Notice Given of Possible Lawsuit (10/17/2011)

Florida School Board Settles With, Reinstates Female Coach Who Was Fired After Questioning School's Title IX Compliance (10/7/2011)

Public Justice and Center for Food Safety Join Texas Legal Battle to Protect Consumers from Salmonella Outbreaks (10/6/2011)

Public Justice Launches Food Safety and Health Project; Will Challenge Factory Farm Abuses, Other Threats to Public Health (10/4/2011)

Town of Ophir Joins Telluride in Challenging Newly Licensed Uranium Mill in Southwestern Colorado (9/26/2011)

Ninth Circuit Rules that Federal Banking Laws Do Not Preempt California Debt Collection Statute (8/2/2011)

New Mexico Supreme Court Preserves Consumer's Right to a Day in Court (7/29/2011)

Team in California Nursing Home Case Wins Trial Lawyer of the Year Award (7/14/2011)

Public Interest Attorneys Tapped for National Honor (6/15/2011)

United States to Pay $1.95 Million to Family of Medically Neglected Immigration Detainee (4/7/2011)

Nevada High Court Finds Car Dealership's Class Action Ban Unenforceable (4/1/2011)

Eminent Scientists Ask High Court to Allow Global Warming Restrictions on Power Plants (3/18/2011)

Louisiana Supreme Court Rules Debt Collector Can't Enforce Arbitration Award Agaisnt Consumer Who Did Not Agree to Arbitration (3/16/2011)

New Mexico Court Gives Go-Ahead for Group of Consumers to Challenge Lenders (3/4/2011)

Florida Appeals Court Rules that Payday Lender Can't Ban Class Actions and Deny Customers Their Day in Court (2/2/2011)

Man Charged $32,000 for Credit Card Account He Never Agreed to; Case Goes Before Louisiana Supreme Court (1/19/2011)

Payday Lenders Moving Online, Using Other Tactics to Evade Regulation; Case Goes to New Mexico Court of Appeals (1/18/2011)

EPA Vetoes Proposed Mountaintop Mine in West Virginia (1/13/2011)

New Mexico Supreme Court to Hear Wronged Consumer's Case; Woman Manipulated by Payday Lenders, Loses Job (1/11/2011)

Cooper Tire Wants to Keep Media and Consumers from Important Safety Information (12/15/2010)

Don't Seal Court Record About Deadly Crash Caused By Defective Tire, Brief Asks (11/12/2010)

Jury Finds State of California Responsible for Wrongful Death of Francisco Castaneda; Awards $1.73 Million (11/10/2010)

Public Justice Wins U.S. Appeals Court Decision Requiring Coal Mine Cleanups (11/8/2010) 

Denied Job Because of Sikh Identity, Beard and Turban, North Carolina Man Sues Convenience Store Chain (9/21/2010)

North Carolina Class Action Against Country's Largest Payday Lender Reaches $18.75 Million Settlement (9/17/10) 

Public Justice Urges West Virginia Supreme Court to Strike State Law that Caps Non-Economic Damages (9/13/2010)

Public Justice Joins Fight Against Health Insurer’s Attempt to Seize Benefits from Personal Injury Victim (9/09/2010)

Federal Court Orders Patriot Coal to Pay $45 Million to Treat Toxic Selenium from W. Va. Coal Mines, Holds Patriot in Contempt (9/03/2010)

Public Justice Brief Fights Preemption Claim in Vehicle Crash Case before Supreme Court (8/10/2 010)

Prominent W. Va. Lawyer to Lead Public Justice Foundation (07-14-10)

Laredo, Tex., Attorney Named 'Trial Lawyer of the Year' at Public Justice Foundation Event (07-14-10)

Renowned Attorney from Washington State Honored as  'Champion of Justice' (07-14-10)

Supreme Court Lets Companies Limit Court Scrutiny of Mandatory Arbitration (06/25/10)

Public Justice 2010 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award Finalists Selected (06/16/10)

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Immunity for Public Health Service Officials Involved in Detainee's Medical Neglect and Death (05/03/10)

Arbitrators, Civil Rights Groups Tell U.S. Supreme Court: Don't Erode Access to Courts (04/01/10)

EPA Releases Proposal to Veto Permit for Huge Mountaintop Removal Mine (03/29/10)

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Public Justice Challenge to Mandatory Arbitration for Wronged Rent-A-Center Employee (03/26/10)

Hotels.com, Expedia Implement Settlement and Launch New Website Features to Assist Disabled Travelers (03/15/10)

Public Justice Challenges California Desicion Immunizing Companies for Charging 'Sales Tax' on Tax-Exempt Items (02/12/10)

Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Prisoner's Lawsuit Against Guards for Beating at Infamous Jena Prison (02-09-10)

Public Justice Sues Company for Religious Discrimination against Sikh American Man Seeking Shuttle Driver's Job at Indianapolis Airport (12-01-09)

Federal Appeals Court Clears Way for Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Against DirecTV for Alleged 'Bait-and-Switch' Scheme (11-19-09)

Public Justice Launches Iqbal Project to Preserve Access to Courts (11-16-09)

Public Justice Joins Fight to Save Airline Passengers from Toxic 'Bleed Air' Exposure (9-21-09)

Dempsey, Gwilliam Honored as 'Champions of Justice' (8-10-2009)

Prominent NC Attorney to Lead Public Justice Foundation (7-30-2009)

Legal Teams Win 2009 Trial Lawyer of the Year Awards (7-29-2009)

Federal Court Grants Public Access to Evidence that Drug Company 'Ghostwrote' Medical Articles about Deadly Hormone Therapy Drug (7-24-2009)

NC Superior Court Sides with Consumers against Payday Lenders (7-13-2009)

Five 2009 Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalists to be Honored for Exceptional Socially Significant Public Interest Cases (7-02-09)

Proposed Settlement with CBS and Toy Retailers to Give Refunds for 'CSI' Toy Fingerprint Kits that May Contain Asbestos  (07-01-09)

Non-Profit Journal Opposes Wyeth Pharmaceutical's Efforts to Hide Evidence of Ghostwriting Medical Articles About Its Own Dangerous Drugs (06-11-09)

Nationwide Lawsuit Against Cingular/AT&T for Overcharges, Poor Cell Phone Service May Proceed, Federal Court Rules (05-27-09)

New Mexico Supreme Court Blasts World Finance's Arbitration Scheme (04-30-09)

Egregious Medical Neglect Leads to Another Detainee's Death; Public Justice Joins Lawsuit Battling 'Unconscionable System'  (02-05-2009)  

Public Justice Files Gender Discrimination Case against Indiana High School Athletic Association and Monroe County Community School Corporation (11-22-2008)

Former Head Coaches, FGCU Reach Landmark Settlement in Case Charging Retaliation and Defamation over Title IX Violations (10-15-2008)

NC WesleyanCollege Reinstates Women’s Lacrosse Team after Public Justice Threatens Title IX Sex Discrimination Lawsuit (10-9-2008)

U.S. Appellate Court in Castaneda Case Rejects Federal Officials’ Claimed Immunity from Constitutional Charges (10-2-2008)

Federal Court Cites City of St. Louis for Illegal Asbestos Removal (9-15-2008)

Washington Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Consumers to Sue AT&T (8-28-2008)

Public Justice Joins U.S. Supreme Court Battle against Pharmaceutical Companies’ Bid for Complete Immunity from Failure-to-Warn Lawsuits (8-15-2008)

Renowned Attorney Chosen to Lead Public Justice Foundation for 2008-09 (7-15-2008)

Lawyers for Abused Female Prisoners in Michigan Named Trial Lawyers of the Year (7-15-2008)

Public Justice Prevails in Case against Computer Giant (6-27-2008)

Colorado Appeals Court Revives Lawsuits by Abused Prisoners (6-1-2008)

Second Former Coach Sues Florida School for Retaliation (5-12-2008)

Public Justice Files Two Lawsuits Over CSI Toys Containing Asbestos (4-12-2008)

Court Denies Federal Officials’ Attempt to Evade Responsibility for Medical Neglect that Led to Immigrant’s Penile Amputation and Death (3-12-2008)

Public Justice’s Threat of Lawsuit Prompts Sports Association to Reverse Decision Preventing High School Girl from Playing Baseball (2-29-2008)

New Coal Plant Threatens Public Health, Shenandoah National Park, Environment; Conservation and Health Groups Take Protective Action (2-27-2008)

Immigration Detainee Succumbs to Cancer at Age 36 (2-21-2008)

NC Consumers Win Right to Their Day in Court (1-30-2008)

Public Justice Files Title IX Retaliation and Defamation Case against FGCU for Mistreatment of Head Volleyball Coach (1-18-2008)

CBS Orders CSI Toy Fingerprint and Field Kits Removed from Store Shelves (12-19-2007)

County Insurer to Pay $1.5 Million to Immigrant Detainee to Settle Medical Neglect Case (12-17-2007)

Fifth Circuit: Rollover Victim’s Claims against General Motors not Preempted by Federal Law (11-21-2007)

First Circuit Holds Employers Cannot Avoid Worker Protection Laws by Imposing Hidden Class Action Bans (11-20-2007)

Federal Court Strikes Down Proposed ‘Coupon’ Settlement Involving Sharper Image Air Purifiers (11-11-2007)

U.S. Government, State of California, Others Sued in Immigration Detainee Neglect Case (10-31-2007)

Public Justice Helps Prevent Further Environmental Damage in WV  (10-22-2007)

Consumer Advocates Oppose Allstate Insurance Company’s Efforts to Hide Its Post-Katrina Pay-Out Procedures (8-3-2007)

Washington State Supreme Court Strikes Down Cingular’s Class Action Ban as ‘Unconscionable’ (7-12-2007)

Hotels.Com Sued for Discrimination against Thousands of Disabled Travelers (5-22-2007)

Federal Court Settlement Will Repay Hundreds of Maryland Insured Double-Billed by Their HMO (5-18-2007)

Public Justice Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Alabama High Court’s Denial of Toxic Tort Claims (4-3-2007)

Public Justice Joins Suit against Guards at Infamous Prison (3-29-2007)

TLPJ Turns 25 and Becomes ‘Public Justice (2-5-2007)

Jury Finds City of Seattle Violated Constitutional Rights of WTO Protesters (1-30-2007)