Driftless Water Defenders sends notice letter ahead of possible suit to clean up Yellow River, Hecker Creek Driftless Water Defenders (DWD), an Iowa non-profit membership corporation focused on water issues in Iowa, has issued to Agri Star Meat & Poultry, LLC, and Agri Star General, Inc., (Agri Star) a Notice of Violations and Intent…
Following a successful appeal, the “John Doe” at the center of a lawsuit against North Carolina State University will see his Title IX case concerning sexual abuse of male student athletes at North Carolina State University move forward. The sex discrimination lawsuit — John Doe 2 v. North Carolina State University — is one of…
National non-profit legal advocacy organization Public Justice, along with the law firms Hutchinson Black and Cook LLC and Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP, has revived a sexual assault lawsuit under New York’s Child Victims Act brought by American model Carré Otis. Despite the defendant’s dogged attempts to get the case thrown out…
For Immediate Release: September 16, 2024 Media Contacts: Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist | nfunaro@publicjustice.net Megan Varvais, Access to Justice Communications Strategist | mvarvais@publicjustice.net WASHINGTON, D.C. — In light of the recent news of the Walt Disney Company’s attempted use of its terms and conditions to deny the legal rights of its patrons harmed at…
For Janet Varnell, serving as the new president of the Public Justice Board of Directors has nothing to do with her credentials or expertise. In fact, she doesn’t want any of the focus to be on her. She’d prefer all the attention to go to the staff attorneys and members doing the hard work of…
The Public Justice Foundation’s membership has announced the election of six prominent legal advocates from across the country to the organization’s Board of Directors. Founded in 1982, Public Justice takes on the biggest systemic threats to justice of our time – abusive corporate power and predatory practices, the assault on civil rights and liberties, and…
Each year, Public Justice is proud to present its Trial Lawyer of the Year Award to the trial attorney or legal team who made the greatest contribution to the public interest within the past year by trying or settling a socially significant case. This year’s winner is the legal team for John Doe I v.…
Each year, Public Justice is proud to present its Trial Lawyer of the Year Award to the trial attorney or legal team who made the greatest contribution to the public interest within the past year by trying or settling a socially significant case. This year’s finalists for Public Justice’s 2024 Trial Lawyer of the Year…
Public Justice Media Contact: Nicole Funaro nfunaro@publicjustice.net Public Justice Partner Media Contact: Chris Herring cherring@soc.ucla.edu 703-380-3870 Public Justice Joins Law Enforcement Associations, Faith-Based Organizations, Medical Professionals, Legal Experts, Academic Leaders, Advocates, and Members of Congress to Urge an End to the Criminalization of Homelessness Washington, D.C. , April 3, 2024 — Public Justice proudly…