Public Justice

40th Anniversary Kick-Off Dinner
2021-11-18 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

Symposium: Enhancing Anti-Discrimination Laws In Employment & Education
2021-11-12 10:00 - 11:00
The Institute is excited to partner with the American University Washington College of the Law Journal of Gender, Social Policy & Law for the upcoming virtual symposium “Enhancing Anti-Discrimination Laws In Employment & Education.”
The symposium’s central question will focus on: What changes are needed in the law to increase equity and diversity in our workplaces and educational institutions?
Leading legal thinkers will explore the key changes necessary for the law to be more responsive to those facing historical and structural subordination, current implicit biases, and other forms of oppression, both blatant and nuanced. These forces are obstacles to true equity. Despite decades of effort, anti-discrimination law as it currently functions does not serve the best interests of workers and students.

Enhancing Anti-Discrimination Laws In Employment & Education
Friday, November 12
10:00 a.m. Eastern

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There is no cost to attend this virtual event. Approval of continuing legal education credits are pending in CA, GA, IL, NC, NJ, NY, PA, TX, and VA.
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Program (all times Eastern)

10:00–11:15 a.m.
Towards Effective Governmental Intervention: Ending Discrimination in the Workplace
Moderator: Patrick O. Patterson
Panelists: Victoria A. Lipnic, Hnin Khaing, Carol R. Miaskoff

11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Unreported: Shortcomings of Title IX
Moderator: Dean Lisa Taylor
Panelists: Professor Natasha Martin, Leslie Annexstein, Elizabeth Kristen

1:30–2:15 p.m.
Symposium Keynote: Professor Vicki Schultz

2:45–4:00 p.m.
Severe or Pervasive: Towards Empowering Workers
Moderator: Allegra L. Fishel
Panelists: Bernice Yeung, Joseph M. Sellers, Lisa J. Banks, Professor Ann C. McGinley

4:30–5:45 p.m.
The Future of Employment Law
Moderator: Karla Gilbride
Panelists: Professor Michael Selmi, Professor Marcia L. McCormick, Geraldine Sumter, Professor Stephen M. Rich

5:45 p.m.
Closing

Food Transparency: What Is It and Who Defines It?
2021-10-27 10:00 - 13:00
Hear from experts in food sourcing, supply chain, manufacturing, and sustainability.
Online Event – 4 Panels
Food experts will discuss:

Consumers’ demand for increased transparency – what is driving it?
What is transparency?
Which aspects of transparency are most important to which stakeholders
Challenges and opportunities of increased transparency
Accuracy, commercial free speech, truthful label claims, litigation
How to create transparent policies that are compliant with existing laws/regulations

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Attendance Rates

$40 for visitors
$10 for Alumni
$0 for MHSL students, faculty, staff, and HLI Advisory Board members

Speakers:

Charlie Arnot, CEO, The Center for Food Integrity
Leah Nicholls, Senior Attorney, Public Justice
Shelly Becker, Assistant General Counsel, SunOpta, Inc.
Jeff Varcoe, Vice President, Manufacturing Technical Services, Schwan’s Company
David Graham, Partner, Dykema Gossett, PLLP
Shirley Boyd, retired VP and Associate General Counsel, Cargill, Incorporated; Adjunct Professor, Mitchell-Hamline School of Law and University of Minnesota

Schedule
9-9:05am: Welcome and Intro from David Graham, Partner, Dykema Law Firm
9:05-9:50am: Food Transparency: What is it?
Charlie Arnot, CEO, The Center for Food Integrity (30 min presentation, 15 min Q&A)
9:50-10:35am: AgGag, Whistleblowers and First Amendment – Leah Nicholls, Senior Attorney, Public Justice (30 min presentation, 15 min Q&A) – Staff – Public Justice Food Project
10:35-10:50am: BREAK
10:50-11:05am: Company Panel Introduction – Panel Facilitator, Shirley Boyd, former Assistant General Counsel, Cargill (retired); Adjunct Professor, Mitchell-Hamline School of Law.
11:05-11:45am: Panel: Company Responses to Consumer Desires for Transparency

SunOpta: Shelly Becker, Assistant General Counsel
Schwans: Jeff Varcoe, Vice President, Manufacturing Technical Services

11:45-12:00pm: Audience Q&A

Litigating Class Actions
2021-10-21 11:15 - 12:30
Public Justice Executive Director Paul Bland will be part of a panel discussion on “Mass Arbitrations as a Procedural Strategy in Consumer and Employment Class Actions”. The discussion will feature the plaintiff’s perspective on mass arbitrations as an alternative to class actions, emerging arbitrator mass arbitration protocols, defense perspective on the best deterrence approaches and response strategies, as well as the public interest NGO perspective on the use of mass arbitrations as a strategy.
The conference is a part of Law Seminars International’s Litigating Class Actions Conference on October 21st and 22nd and will be presented online through Interactive Broadcast. More information and registration at the link below.

The Future of Nonprofit Plaintiff Support
2021-08-25 14:00 - 15:00
SAVE THE DATE: Join us on Wednesday, August 25 at 2 PM ET, as our Executive Director Paul Bland will take part in Milestone Consulting, LLC‘s free panel webinar on “The Future of Nonprofit Plaintiff Support.”

Bland and other leaders in the nonprofit field will discuss the myriad of nonprofit resources available to assist plaintiffs and plaintiffs’ attorneys. Registration is required.

The 39th Annual Public Justice Virtual Gala & Awards Presentation
2021-07-21 19:00 - 22:00
Public Justice supporters from around the globe are invited to join us on Wednesday, July 21st at 7:00 PM ET, for a special virtual night of celebration, reflection and impact and change.
Join us as we bid farewell to Public Justice President Eric Cramer and introduce President-Elect Dan Bryson.
We’ll also be honoring this year’s Trial Lawyer of the Year finalists and our 2021 Champion of Justice Honoree Ben Crump.
For registration and sponsorship information, please click here or the link below.

Panel Discussion: Ag-Gag and the First Amendment
2021-06-18 11:45 - 15:00
Join Public Justice Food Project Litigation Director David Muraskin as he speaks as a panelist on the issue of Ag-Gag to the Arizona Bar Association. The event will feature a discussion on the fallout from the case of ALDF (Animal Legal Defense Fund) v. Herbert, on the world of undercover investigation and photography of industrial agriculture.
The presentation will be held on June 18th from 11:45 am ET – 3 pm ET. Please follow the link below to register.

Preemption & Daubert Webinar: 9th Circuit Upholds Access to Justice in Hardeman v. Monsanto
2021-06-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
Public Justice Senior Attorney Leslie Brueckner will be among the panelists in a webinar discussing our and our co-counsel’s landmark defense of Hardeman v. Monsanto in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
In the Spring of 2019, a unanimous jury awarded Edwin Hardeman an $80 million verdict, finding that his cancer was caused by Roundup and by Monsanto’s failure to warn of the known dangers of its product. Monsanto challenged this verdict on the grounds of preemption and Daubert, and the 9th Circuit rejected all of Monsanto’s arguments. The panel will discuss the details of Hardeman v. Monsanto, Monsanto’s appeal, and how this 9th Circuit ruling will affect future cases.
Registration is $99 for AAJ members. Click here or below to register.

2021 Spring Phonathon
2021-05-06
Join us for our Spring Phonathon on Thursday, May 6!

No matter your work-from-home dress of choice, all are welcome to join the friendly competition between Team Sweatpants and Team Pajamas, where we’ll all be raising funds and growing our network.

Please contact Membership Manager Megan Kyte at mkyte@publicjustice.net for more information.

Letting the Sunshine In: Fighting Unnecessary Secrecy in Mass Torts
2021-03-17 14:00 - 15:00
