For Immediate Release October 18, 2022 Contact: Lucy Sears (240) 676-4499 | lsears@publicjustice.net Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals revived Amazon workers’ COVID-19 safety claims at its JFK8 facility in Staten Island. Derrick Palmer, a plaintiff in the case, released the following statement: “I’m thrilled the Court agreed that I and other Amazon workers…
For Immediate Release July 27, 2022 Contact: Lucy Sears (240) 676-4499 | lsears@publicjustice.net On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned a district court’s ruling and held there is evidence that a private, for-profit prison in Louisiana regularly beat detainees in a camera-free hallway and used chemical spray on them while…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2022 Contact: Lucy Sears, Communications Director lsears@publicjustice.net SB 1149 Will Protect Californians From Life-Threatening Dangers Hidden By Secret Settlements and Other Legal Maneuvers SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, the California State Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 1149 authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva, which would protect the public’s right to…
For immediate release: May 23, 2022 Contact: Lucy Sears, Communications Director lsears@publicjustice.net Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in our case, Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., ruling unanimously in favor of our client Robyn Morgan. Public Justice Access to Justice Co-Director Karla Gilbride issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision: “We are…
In June 2021, Public Justice Executive Director Paul Bland & Staff Attorney Ellen Noble spoke on the latest developments in court secrecy, in a webinar presented free to Public Justice Members as a part of the Justice Talks Series sponsored by Western Alliance Bank. If you are unable to view the above video, either allow the…
In February 2022, former Public Justice Richard Zitrin Anti-Court Secrecy Attorney Craig Briskin & Budd Attorney Ellen Noble spoke on fighting court secrecy in civil litigation, in a webinar presented free to Public Justice Members as a part of the Justice Talks Series sponsored by Western Alliance Bank. If you are unable to view the…
(Pictured above: Amy Cooper testifies before the California Senate Judiciary Committee on 4/5/22 about the preventable OxyContin overdose death of her son) By Karen Ocamb, Director of Media Relations On Tuesday afternoon, California’s Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance SB 1149, the ‘Public Right to Know Act,’ a bill introduced by California Senator Connie M.…
By Karen Ocamb, Director of Media Relations Due to COVID-19 restrictions, former Taco Bell employee Robyn Morgan wasn’t in the courtroom as Public Justice Senior Attorney Karla Gilbride argued her case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, March 21. But her presence was intensely felt, as Karla argued on her behalf in Morgan v…
In response to the House of Representatives’ passage of the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 963) today, Public Justice released the following statement: Today’s bipartisan vote by the House to end forced arbitration reflects a growing realization among voters that these agreements are not just harmless fine print in some consumer contracts, but…