Access to Justice Archives

June 7, 2021 Access to Justice Articles

Monsanto Asks 11th Circ. To Create Roundup Label Precedent

Law360

May 27, 2021 Access to Justice Articles

Failure-to-warn claims not preempted in Roundup case

American Association for Justice

May 18, 2021 In Blog Access to Justice

Ninth Circuit Upholds Roundup Verdict in Access to Justice Triumph

By Leslie Brueckner, Senior Attorney Throughout its nearly 40-year history, Public Justice has specialized in taking on corporate behemoths on behalf of consumers, workers, and others who are determined to fight back against dangerous products, dangerous workplaces and dangerous attempts to block the courthouse doors….

March 31, 2021 Access to Justice Cases / Briefs

Williams v. Boehringer (Zantac)

Public Justice is co-counsel in this 11th Circuit appeal of a decision in a federal MDL dismissing nationwide failure-to-warn and design defect claims against the manufacturers and sellers of the pharmaceutical product Zantac and its generic forms. The appeal raises an important issue of first…

March 24, 2021 In Updates Access to Justice, Class Action Preservation

Public Justice Joins Allies in Warning Against SCOTUS Ruling Unleashing Securities Fraud

Today, Public Justice joined three dozen groups and individuals in warning against a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. that would roll back investor rights and unleash corporate misconduct. Oral argument in the case is scheduled for…

February 12, 2021 Access to Justice, Food Project Articles

Court grants R-CALF motion in beef checkoff case for attorney fees, costs

Sidney Herald

February 10, 2021 In Blog Access to Justice, Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration, Workers' Rights

Put an End to Fine Print Bullying: Urge Congress to Pass the FAIR Act

By Karla Gilbride Cartwright-Baron Senior Attorney What Leo Tolstoy said in Anna Karenina about unhappy families could also be said about consumer transactions or employment relationships that turn sour: each one “is unhappy in its own way.” For some types of disputes, a worker or consumer may…

February 9, 2021 In PJ Action Access to Justice, Civil Rights & Liberties, Forced Arbitration, Workers' Rights

Join Us in Asking Congress to Pass the FAIR Act

Public Justice is proud to support the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 1374), which was reintroduced in February 2021. This Thursday, a hearing on the FAIR Act will be held, entitled “Justice is Restored: Ending Forced Arbitration and Protecting Fundamental Rights.” We’ve been…

February 5, 2021 In Blog Access to Justice, Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

Chamber Affiliate Recycles Flawed Methodology to Defend Forced Arbitration for Consumers

In 2019, Congress held hearings on the FAIR Act, a bill that would make it illegal to force employment, consumer, antitrust and civil rights disputes into arbitration. The Institute for Legal Reform, an affiliate of the nation’s chief big business lobby – the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – tried to influence that legislative debate with a report claiming that arbitration is actually better for workers than going to court.

January 6, 2021 Access to Justice Articles

McConnell ONLY Concerned With Immunity For Corporate Friends & Texas AG Under Criminal Investigation

The Ring of Fire Radio

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