Public Justice

August 12, 2016 In Blog

New 2016-2017 Public Justice Board Members

Public Justice’s Board of Directors is charged with helping to guide the organization’s litigation, advocacy, fundraising, communications, and operations. It is composed largely of litigators from across the United States who serve the public interest through their own innovative and diverse practices. In addition to…

July 29, 2016 In Updates Civil Rights & Liberties, Class Action Preservation, Forced Arbitration

Public Justice’s 10th Appellate Victory of 2016 Helps Employees Fight Racial Discrimination Case Together

In a case with important impacts for employees who are battling racial discrimination at their job site, the California Supreme Court has ruled that an employer’s arbitration clause does not prevent employees from seeking to arbitrate their case together as a class.

July 27, 2016 In Blog The Environment

Change Maker: Public Justice’s “Yakima Dairy” Cases

Public Justice’s 2016 Change Maker award was presented to the team behind our “Yakima Dairy” dairy cases, which resulted in a landmark settlement announced in May 2015. As part of the settlement, four Washington State dairies agreed to implement sweeping changes in their operations following…

July 25, 2016 In Updates

Cases Regarding American Money Bail System and Financing of Terrorism Awarded Public Justice’s 2016 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

Public Justice’s 2016 Trial Lawyer of the Year award was awarded to two legal teams: one that won a historic settlement regarding financial institution funding of terrorism, and the other that ended the use of unconstitutional money bail systems in four cities. The award was…

July 21, 2016 In Updates The Environment, Workers' Rights

Public Justice Files Motion to Protect Workers at Hanford Nuclear Site from Serious Illness

Public Justice, on behalf of Hanford Challenge, UA Local 598 Plumbers and Steamfitters, and alongside WA Attorney General Bob Ferguson, has asked a federal court to compel the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions, to provide vapor monitoring, supplied air, and other enhanced safety measures in order to protect the health of workers at the Hanford Nuclear Site in southern Washington State.

July 20, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights

Public Justice Defends Rights of Generic Drug Victims in California Supreme Court

This case is a vivid example of why it’s important to allow lawsuits against brand-name drug companies for injuries caused by generic drugs. If the California Supreme Court lets Novartis off the hook, then the world will be a much more dangerous place.

July 14, 2016 In Updates Consumers' Rights

Paul Bland Comments on Takata Airbag Recall

Paul Bland recently spoke to the Sinclair Broadcasting Group about the Takata airbag recall, which affects over 17 million cars. In some airbags, the device becomes defective and causes sharp shards to explode in the face of the passenger during a crash. These airbags have been linked to 13 deaths and more than 100 injuries.

July 6, 2016 In Blog Class Action Preservation, Forced Arbitration

Don’t Mess with Texas Homeowners

By Gabriel Hopkins Thornton-Robb Attorney Photo by Mike Rastiello on Flickr Arbitration is nearly everywhere. For the millions of Texas residents who own a home, one of the few places that they don’t encounter forced arbitration clauses is in their homeowner’s insurance policies. But now, Texas…

June 30, 2016 In Blog

Breaking Through Power: Public Justice & What We Do

Last month, Executive Director Paul Bland spoke at Breaking Through Power, a conference organized by consumer advocate Ralph Nader that brought together dozens of voices in the movement to improve civic mobilization and democratic integrity. Paul speaks about our work fighting injustices like forced arbitration…

June 13, 2016 In Blog Civil Rights & Liberties, Class Action Preservation, Court Secrecy, Federal Preemption, Workers' Rights

This Year’s Top Five Reasons They’re Attacking “Greedy” Trial Lawyers and “Frivolous” Lawsuits

By Arthur Bryant Chairman When corporations or the government value money over lives and safety, injure people, or discriminate against them, the courts are where they can be held accountable. But corporate and government wrongdoers don’t want to be held accountable. That’s why, for decades,…