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November 21, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

Appellate Court Confirms: You Can’t Send Disputes Against a Predatory Lender to an Arbitrator Who Doesn’t Exist

By Leah Nicholls Staff Attorney Today, in Parnell v. CashCall, Inc., the Eleventh Circuit federal court of appeals affirmed what should be obvious: An arbitration agreement that purports to require that the arbitration be conducted by an arbitrator who does not exist can’t be enforced,…

November 18, 2016 In Blog Class Action Preservation, Workers' Rights

Will Workers’ Class Actions Survive or Be Gone?

While everyone waits to see how the election changes the Supreme Court, one thing is clear: workers’ rights hang in the balance. The Court is soon going to have to decide whether employers can use mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts to ban—and eliminate—workers’ collective and class actions.

November 15, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights, Court Secrecy

Unsealed Remington Documents Posted by Public Justice Show Defective Triggers in Millions of Rifles Could Fire on Their Own

Public Justice has made over 133,000 previously-sealed Remington documents available to the public on a new website, www.remingtondocuments.com. The documents show the company knew for decades the trigger in the Remington Model 700—the most popular bolt-action rifle in America—and a dozen other Remington models could fire when no one pulled it.

November 9, 2016 In Blog

This is a Time to Look Forward and Fight, Not a Time to Despair

We, and many others who work for justice, have won some great victories in recent years to begin to make America fairer. But as Roger Baldwin famously stated, no civil rights victory ever stays won. And so it is today – we cannot take any recent steps forward for granted.

November 3, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights

Public Justice Fights Big Banks’ Efforts to Kick Plaintiffs Out of Court

Image via Ning Ham on Flickr By Jennifer Bennett Attorney Last week, we filed an amicus brief in Visa v. Osborn, an important antitrust case pending before the Supreme Court. The story of the case—as alleged in the plaintiffs’ complaints—goes something like this: Long ago…

October 21, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

How One Consumer Beat Back the Zombie Debt Horde

Image by Adam Fuller via Flickr By Karla Gilbride Staff Attorney Last year, I blogged about how the zombie debt industry preys on consumers by buying up old debts from hospitals and credit card companies for pennies on the dollar, with very little information about whether those…

October 13, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights

FTC Wins Record Judgment Against Payday Lender Notorious For Hiding Behind Tribal Immunity

By Kyra Taylor Fellow On September 30, a federal court in Nevada ordered payday lending mogul Scott Tucker and his affiliated companies to pay $1.3 Billion to the FTC for deceiving consumers about the costs associated with their loans and unlawfully charging them enormous hidden…

October 12, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights

Public Justice Fights for Prescription Drug Victims in California Supreme Court

Generic drugs, anyone? If you care about access to justice, you might want to just say no. In a suit we’ve filed on behalf of twin boys, the California Supreme Court case will determine whether victims of inadequately labeled generic drugs can seek compensation for their injuries from brand-name drug manufacturers. The stakes couldn’t be higher: over 80 percent of all drugs consumed in this country are generic.

October 3, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration, Workers' Rights

Hillary Clinton Calls for an End to Forced Arbitration Clauses

In a speech in Toledo, Ohio, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called for an end to forced arbitration clauses that are increasingly used by corporations to keep consumers, and workers, out of court.

September 16, 2016 In Updates Civil Rights & Liberties

Teaching Schools About Title IX

Public Justice client Kamaria Downs ensured pregnant students’ rights were respected at her college In an NBC News story today, former Claflin University student Kamaria Downs tells her story of being kicked off campus for being pregnant while attending Claflin University, a South Carolina college…