“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…
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited (CFPB v. CFSA), a challenge to the CFPB’s funding structure. Public Justice Executive Director Paul Bland released the following statement on behalf of the organization: “For more than a decade, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)…
By Tabitha Woodruff, A2J Project Outreach Attorney Imagine being caught violating the civil rights of more than 20,000 Americans and their families, and then the court system HELPS you hide the evidence and avoid facing trial. If you were a person who had broken the law, this would be unthinkable. But if you are a…
In July of 2023, Public Justice welcomed Tabitha Woodruff to the team as the organization’s first-ever outreach attorney for the Access to Justice Project! Learn more about Tabitha and her background in her open letter below. Hello! My name is Tabitha Woodruff, and I am the new Outreach Attorney for the Access to Justice project.…