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…
Both during her tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court, and in her earlier career as a litigator and advocate, Ruth Bader Ginsburg changed our country for the better. She was a powerful, and tireless, voice for equality and an inspiration to all of us who…
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…
In a unanimous 45-page ruling issued today, the California Supreme Court struck a major blow in favor of class actions and against big corporations who lie, cheat, and steal money from their customers and mistreat their employees. In Noel v. Thrifty, a consumer class action,…
By Paul Bland Executive Director After years of battling, an enormous victory for cheated Oregon consumers was finally brought to a conclusion last week. The case demonstrates the vital importance of class actions in achieving justice when consumers are ripped off. A team led by…
by Michael Quinn Communications Intern As the Los Angeles Rams enter the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots this season, many Missourians are feeling pained by the newfound success of their departed team. Former Senator Claire McCaskill went so far as to suggest that…
On Tuesday, Public Justice—along with its wonderful co-counsel, Andrew Schmidt Law and Fair Work Law—won a major victory for workers in the U.S. Supreme Court! The Court issued a unanimous decision for our client in Oliveira v. New Prime, a case about whether transportation companies,…
We’re proud to be representing George Jackson at the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that began when Jackson fought back – on behalf of himself and other cheated consumers against two huge companies that were in cahoots with each other and trying to rip off North Carolina residents.
This case began when George Jackson, a North Carolina resident, was approached outside of his local Home Depot and told that tap water in his neighborhood had tested unsafe and that he might want to get his water tested, too.
Unhappy with the power of the class-action device, corporate America is doing everything it can to take that power away from consumers. But Public Justice is committed to protecting consumer rights. The class-action device is the single most important tool for consumers to make sure that companies don’t lie, cheat, or steal.