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January 22, 2015 In Blog

Rules Apply to Everyone: Even Zombies

Image via The Debt Settlement Agency. By Karla GilbrideStaff Attorney Imagine that you try to buy something using your debit card and the transaction is declined. You call your bank to find out what’s going on and are told that your account has been frozen…

January 21, 2015 In Blog

Judge Rules Dairy Manure Causes Imminent and Substantial Health Risk

An image from the Ericksen report, submitted by the plaintiffs in this case. By Jessica CulpepperFood Safety & Health Attorney The people of Yakima Valley, Wash., scored a major victory last Wednesday after more than two decades of fighting for their community and being ignored…

January 5, 2015 In Blog Court Secrecy

The Human Toll of Court Secrecy

photo credit: dharder9475 via photopin cc By Jennifer BennettBudd-Kazan Attorney It has not been a good year for auto safety. More than 60 million vehicles were recalled in 2014—that’s more than twice the previous record. And every day it seemed there was another story of…

January 5, 2015 In Blog

New Mexico Court Strikes Hypocritical Forced Arbitration Clause

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December 30, 2014 In Blog

USA Today Editorial: Court Secrecy Kills

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December 16, 2014 In Blog

A Victory Against Wage Theft and For Class Actions in Braun v. Walmart

photo credit: WisconsinJobsNow via photopin cc By Victoria NiManaging Attorney In a significant victory for workers who’ve suffered wage theft, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court yesterday upheld an almost $188 million jury verdict against retail behemoth Walmart for failing to pay a class of employees for…

December 10, 2014 In Blog

Port Truck Driver Arbitration Agreements Found to be Exempt from FAA Coverage and Unenforceable

photo credit: Alphast via photopin cc By Victoria NiManaging Attorney & Leah NichollsStaff Attorney More good news for port truck drivers fighting for their rights and fighting against arbitration clauses: another group of drivers has succeeded in striking down their company’s alleged arbitration clause. This preserves…

December 9, 2014 In Blog

Employers Can Make You Jump Through Hoops—And They Don’t Have to Pay You for It

photo credit: much ado about nothing via photopin cc By Leah NichollsStaff Attorney Today, the U.S. Supreme Court held 9-0 that employees who work at Amazon.com warehouses can’t get paid for the time they spend waiting in long security lines and going through security at…

December 5, 2014 In Blog Gender & Sexual Violence

Campus Sexual Assault Epidemic is Real, Even if the Rape Featured in Rolling Stone Turns Out Not to Be

photo credit: Tulane Publications via photopin cc By Adele Kimmel Senior Attorney I am pissed off. It’s now clear that Rolling Stone failed to vet the facts in its explosive article describing Jackie’s gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity, and the victim’s veracity is…

December 5, 2014 In Blog

Outrageous Forced Arbitration Decision: Consumer Has to Arbitrate Case Involving Home Invasion and Severe Beating

The house where the assault took place. Image via KSHB. By