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May 1, 2012 In Updates

Federal Court Rules Nationwide Lawsuit against Cingular/AT&T for Overcharges, Poor Cell Phone Service May Proceed

A class action lawsuit charging that millions of cell phone users were misled and overcharged when Cingular merged with AT&T Wireless in 2004 may go forward, a federal court ruled on May 26. In a victory for consumers nationwide, the U.S. District Court for the District…

May 1, 2012 In Updates

Proposed Settlement with CBS and Toy Retailers to Give Refunds for ‘CSI’ Toy Fingerprint Kits That May Contain Asbestos

Public Justice and the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization announced on July 1 that a proposed settlement of a nationwide class action against CBS Broadcasting, Inc. and major toy retailers, if approved, will give cash refunds to consumers and effectively implement a nationwide recall of toy…

May 1, 2012 In Updates

NC Superior Court Sides with Consumers

Three rulings could pave the way for North Carolinians to recoup the illegally high fees paid to payday lendersA North Carolina Superior Court judge has ruled that the mandatory arbitration agreements in three payday lenders’ consumer contracts are unenforceable, effectively giving the go-ahead to class…

May 1, 2012 In Updates

HONORS FOR PUBLIC JUSTICE

Sierra Club to Honor Public Justice Attorney and Co-Counsel for Years of Outstanding Environmental Litigation in AppalachiaJim Hecker, Public Justice’s Environmental Enforcement Project Director, has been named a recipient of the Sierra Club’s 2009 William O. Douglas Award, which recognizes those who have made outstanding…

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Federal Court Grants Public Access to Evidence that Drug Company ‘Ghostwrote’ Medical Articles About Deadly Hormone Therapy Drug

Evidence of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ Ghostwriting Campaign for Prempro UnsealedA federal judge in Arkansas granted public access today to evidence that Wyeth Pharmaceuticals “ghostwrote” medical articles regarding its hormone therapy drug Prempro, which a national study has shown increase a woman’s risk of stroke, heart attack,…

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Legal Teams Win 2009 Trial Lawyer of the Year Awards

Attorneys in Rocky Flats, Pan Am 103 Litigation Take Public Justice Foundation Honors Two legal teams that each prevailed in long and hard-fought cases against formidable corporate and government defendants were named co-winners of the Public Justice Foundation’s 2009 Trial Lawyer of the Year…

May 1, 2012 In Updates

Another Federal Court Orders West Virginia to Clean Up Toxic Drainage from Abandoned Coal Mines

For the second time this year, Public Justice has won major decision, requiring West Virginia to clean up toxic acid mine drainage from abandoned coal mines so that discharges comply with water pollution limits. The Aug. 24, ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Southern…

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Public Justice Joins Lawsuit Over Airline Crew Member’s Exposure to Toxic ‘Bleed Air’

Public Justice has joined a lawsuit in Washington state on behalf of a flight attendant who suffered serious permanent injuries from breathing toxic “bleed air” – engine oil fumes emitted from a defectively designed aircraft. The lawsuit was filed in April on behalf of former flight…

May 1, 2012 In Updates

Public Justice Launches Iqbal Project to Help Preserve Access to the Courts

Public Justice has launched a new initiative — the Iqbal Project — to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal from being misused to preclude access to justice in cases throughout the country. In Iqbal, the U.S. Supreme Court held in…

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Federal Appeals Court Clears Way for Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit against DirecTV for Alleged ‘Bait-and-Switch’ Scheme

In a major victory for consumers throughout the nation, the Ninth Circuit U.S Court of Appeals held today that DirecTV’s contractual ban on customers bringing class actions against it violates a “fundamental policy” of California. The Court also ruled that, because DirecTV is headquartered in California…