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October 14, 2014 In Blog

Countering Nursing Homes’ Bogus Argument To Keep Negligence Hidden

photo credit: consumerfriendly via photopin cc AKA Why Arbitration Contracts are Not Medical Decisions By Jennifer BennettBudd-Kazan Attorney Arbitration is not health care. Seems obvious, right? “Just take two arbitration and call me in the morning,” said no doctor ever. And yet nursing homes across the…

October 6, 2014 In Blog

Lost in the Fine Print – New Documentary Blows Lid off Gross Unfairness of Forced Arbitration

October 3, 2014 In Blog

Federal Judge Dismisses Challenge to California Egg Law, Says Big Ag’s Interests Do Not Represent the Public

photo credit: sk8geek via photopin cc By Jessica CulpepperFood Safety & Health Attorney Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller dismissed a lawsuit brought against a California law prohibiting the sale of eggs from hens kept in battery cages where they can’t move around or spread…

September 29, 2014 In Updates

Student Raped After School Uses Her as “Bait” in Sting Operation

A 14-year-old was raped when an Alabama public school used her as bait in a botched plan to catch a boy “in the act” after she reported his sexual harassment. She believes the school bears responsibility for her suffering, and is seeking to hold it…

September 29, 2014 In Updates

Executive Director Paul Bland Featured in Alliance for Justice Forced Arbitration Film

Public Justice Executive Director Paul Bland is featured in the new Alliance for Justice short documentary Lost in the Fine Print, about the prevalence and impact of forced arbitraton clauses on consumers and workers. Watch the full film below, and read more at the Alliance for…

September 24, 2014 In Blog

Issue Resolved: Cy Pres Awards Are Not Unclaimed Property

photo credit: rcbodden via photopin cc By Arthur BryantChairman The Supreme Court of Texas recently issued an important decision properly viewing – and preserving – a valuable tool for doing justice: cy pres awards in class actions. The Court got it right. In many class…

September 23, 2014 In Blog

Saving Craft’s Run for a Cleaner Future

By Richard Webster Staff Attorney When I first visited the Coresco Coal Ash Dump near Morgantown, W.Va., I was shocked to find that Craft’s Run, the stream that drains the dump, ran orange in its lower reaches. It turned out this was due to a…

September 15, 2014 In Blog

It Takes a Lawsuit: Regulators Aren’t Doing Enough to Ensure Our Vehicles Are Safe

A video on Bookout v. Toyota, one of the finalists for the 2014 Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. By Leah M. NichollsStaff Attorney Today, The New York Times ran a front page article concluding that the National Highway Traffic Safety Association—the federal agency…

September 10, 2014 In Blog

CFPB Forced Arbitration Study to Go Forward as Consumer Survey Approved

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September 9, 2014 In Blog

“An Abundance of Caution” Doesn’t Trump the Public’s Right to Know

Image courtesy Jason Comely on Flickr. Main page image E. 38th St and Mass Ave. by stallio, CC by 2.0 By Sarah Belton Cartwright-Baron Attorney We’re emerging from a summer where payday lending was the topic of a terrific rant by John Oliver and a Shark…