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March 25, 2020 In Blog Civil Rights & Liberties, Consumers' Rights

Launching a New Challenge to Texas’ Unconstitutional Drone Statute

By Leah Nicholls Senior Attorney On Friday, Public Justice client the National Press Photographers Association filed an amicus brief in a case in Victoria, Texas, urging the local district court to hold that the Texas statute governing use of drones violates the First Amendment of…

March 24, 2020 In Blog Consumers' Rights

Being Arrested Doesn’t Take Away Your Consumer Rights

Appeals Court Deals a Blow to the Prison-Industrial Complex By Karla Gilbride Cartwright-Baron Staff Attorney On any given day in the United States, some 2.3 million people are locked up between state and federal prisons, local and county jails, and immigration detention centers. That’s more…

February 19, 2020 In PJ Action Consumers' Rights

Call Congress: Protect Wronged Consumers from Ending Up in the Red

Congress has repeatedly recognized that some laws depend on everyday people being able to enforce them in court, but doing so would often be impossible without the assistance of a qualified and knowledgeable attorney. That’s why in many cases – from discrimination, labor abuses, environmental…

July 29, 2019 In Blog Class Action Preservation, Consumers' Rights

California Supreme Court Strikes Blow for Consumers and Employees By Rejecting Class-Action-Killing Ascertainability Rule

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,…

June 6, 2019 In Blog Access to Justice, Consumers' Rights

Public Justice Fights For Your Right To Stop Credit Agencies From Lying About You

Public Justice, as part of our Access to Justice Campaign, has filed a petition asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a dangerous decision that makes it nearly impossible for people to hold credit reporting agencies accountable and fix damaging errors in their credit reports.

January 25, 2019 In Blog Class Action Preservation, Consumers' Rights

Victory for Missouri Sports Fans, In Spite of the Wishes of Their Elected Representatives

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…

January 15, 2019 In Blog Class Action Preservation, Consumers' Rights

Fighting for the Little Guy at the Highest Court in the Land

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.

January 7, 2019 In Blog Class Action Preservation, Consumers' Rights

Home Depot Asks Supreme Court to Rewrite the Law of Jurisdiction to Get a Perceived Advantage

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.

December 18, 2018 In Blog Consumers' Rights, The Environment, Workers' Rights

UPDATED: Using Bankruptcy to Eliminate Tort Liability for Future Asbestos Claims? That Would Be Unconstitutional

Resolving asbestos liability can be challenging. The time between exposure to asbestos and the onset of the most deadly asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma, can be decades, and there’s no way for someone who was exposed to know whether they will fall ill in the future. And there are plenty of folks—many of whom were exposed indirectly, through asbestos on a family member’s clothing, for example—who may not even know that they were exposed in the first place. As such, it’s impossible for anyone—including companies responsible for asbestos exposure—to know who will fall ill and be entitled to compensation in the future.

November 24, 2018 In Updates Consumers' Rights

Full Senate to Vote on CFPB Director Nominee This Week

Kraninger remains wildly unqualified; Public Justice urges Senators oppose her nomination Kathy Kraninger’s nomination to be permanent director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is due for a vote next week, and Public Justice remains firmly opposed. Kraninger is not only unqualified for the job,…

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