For Immediate Release: September 16, 2024 Media Contacts: Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist | nfunaro@publicjustice.net Megan Varvais, Access to Justice Communications Strategist | mvarvais@publicjustice.net WASHINGTON, D.C. — In light of the recent news of the Walt Disney Company’s attempted use of its terms and conditions to deny the legal rights of its patrons harmed at…
For Immediate Release: June 12, 2024 Media Contacts: (415) 621-2493; press@aclunc.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net SAN FRANCISCO — Today, Public Justice and the ACLU of Northern California filed a motion to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the class action lawsuit that survivors of sexual assault at…
CFPB Building in Washington DC by Nikhilesh De/Coindeskis licensed under CC by 2.0 DEED We strongly agree with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that the funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional. The practical implications of this decision are enormous: the CFPB has long protected American consumers, recovering many billions of dollars from…
“It’s kind of can’t stop won’t stop, and sometimes, everything’s on fire. But I wouldn’t trade it.” Meet Leah Nicholls, the Director of our Access to Justice Project. Since she joined Public Justice as a Kazan-Budd Attorney in 2012, Leah has litigated numerous cases involving access to courts, court secrecy, and consumer and worker…
By Tabitha Woodruff, Access to Justice Strategic Outreach Attorney Two societal values so intrinsic to humanity as to make them nearly universal across cultures are these: we care for our sick and we protect our elderly. The ways human societies bring these two values to life around the globe and throughout human history differ greatly,…
When some Florida restaurants discovered they were being overcharged for underweight poultry deliveries, they took their supplier to court, suspecting it was a systemic practice that potentially affected many other restaurants. They alleged the supplier, Sysco Systems, was violating Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA), as well its own contract with the restaurant.…
Thursday, December 21, 2023 Contact Towards Justice: press@towardsjustice.org | Public Justice: Megan Varvais, mvarvais@publicjustice.net Denver, CO — Yesterday, former Amazon delivery drivers gathered with their attorneys and other transportation and delivery workers in Denver to draw attention to Amazon’s efforts to squelch and delay their lawsuit against the company in which they allege that Amazon forces…
For Immediate Release: December 14, 2023 Contact: Megan Varvais mvarvais@publicjustice.net Letter Supports CFPB Rulemaking Reining in Big Banks’ Abuse of Forced Arbitration WASHINGTON — Today, a coalition of consumer advocacy organizations applauded Congressional efforts to restore consumer rights in financial products, following a letter led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representative Hank Johnson, and nearly 100…
“We’re beyond proud of our former Access to Justice Co-Director Karla Gilbride and former Board Member Kalpana Kotagal for being sworn in as the General Counsel and Commissioner, respectively, of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). For more than a decade, both Karla and Kalpana’s dedication to fighting on behalf of workers and consumers…