We just blew open sealed court records in a Washington federal court case involving DirecTV, the national cable provider that has become a poster child for consumer ripoffs and worker abuse. Public Justice had asked the court to unseal the records and expose the full evidence of DirecTV’s wrongdoing to the light of day.
The next 1361 days will be just as important as the last 100, and maybe more so. That’s why we’re gearing up to be even more visible, active and outspoken over the next four years. Here are just a few of the things Public Justice will be tackling in the weeks and months ahead.
By Leslie Brueckner Senior Attorney The following is cross-posted from Legal Examiner. After years of being relegated to the dusty tomes of law school libraries, personal jurisdiction has recently become a red hot topic, particularly in the area of mass torts. In the past few years,…
In 2009, my father, Rafael Solis, Sr., died at the hands and feet of jailers in Webb County, Texas who were entrusted with his care. For the past 8 years, my family has waited for justice, and for those on whose watch my father died to be held accountable.
A group of lawmakers wants to hand the nursing home industry a get-out-of-jail free card, in the form of HR 1215. The bill, which is deceptively titled the “Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017,” would cap the amount of “non-economic” damages a victim could obtain from a nursing home in a lawsuit at just $250,000 per case, no matter how many victims were hurt or how many people (or corporations) are responsible.
Companies, like DirecTV, that outsource labor try to avoid responsibility by saying “hey—those weren’t our workers, so it’s not our fault they were underpaid” – even though, in reality, the companies effectively control the subcontractors’ operations and profit from their workers’ (underpaid) labor.
By Paul Bland Executive Director Lawmakers in Congress are about to vote on a bill that would seriously jeopardize Americans’ right to their day in court. We need your help to stop this dangerous legislation which will make it easier for corporations to break the…
By Leah Nicholls Staff Attorney Nowadays, we take for granted that when we receive a blood transfusion or other human blood product, it won’t come with HIV. But that wasn’t always the case. Even after it became known that HIV/AIDS could be transmitted via blood,…
For many families who are struggling, the real state of our union is precarious. President Trump can help turn that around by being the champion he promised them he would be. That starts with understanding that big banks and corporate lobbyists aren’t what will make America great again.
President Trump, who appointed Jeff Sessions to lead the Justice Department, once famously said that Caitlyn Jenner – the Olympic gold medalist who recently came out as transgender – is welcome to use the women’s restroom at Trump Tower. That same standard of acceptance should apply to all transgender people, whether they are an Olympic champion, like Jenner, or a transgender student, like Gavin Grimm. Every person in this country should be able to live their lives, without fear of discrimination.