Public Justice
Groups Poised to Sue Yakima Valley Farms Responsible for Public Hazards
The Center for Food Safety and the Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE) — both represented by Public Justice — warned four major Yakima Valley (Ore.) factory farms that they will take them to federal court unless, in the next 90 days, the…
A consumer reporter who really gets it
By Paul Bland, Senior Attorney This weekend we wrapped up our fall board meetings in Cleveland, the home city of board president Jack Landskroner. While in Cleveland, Jack and I spent some very worthwhile time talking arbitration and consumers’ rights issues with Sheryl Harris, a…
Citizens Group in Puerto Rico Poised to Sue Energy Giant AES Corp. for Illegal Coal Ash Dumping
A group of Puerto Rican citizens says it will take AES Corporation to federal court for illegally dumping highly toxic waste from its Guayama coal-fired power plant unless the energy giant meets the group’s demands, which include a call for an end to AES’ illicit…
Federal Court Unseals Remington Rifle Court Documents
A federal district court in Montana has ruled that the public should have access to court documents that had been sealed 17 years ago in Aleksich v. Remington, a case charging that defects in a popular Remington rifle caused the rifle to fire without anyone…
Positive ruling late last week from New Mexico Supreme Court
By Amy Radon, Goldberg Attorney By now you’ve probably seen the decision that was handed down last week in the Felts case. The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that two Internet payday lenders can’t force our client into arbitration. Andrea Felts, a high school administrator,…
Fort Valley State University Reinstates Women’s Volleyball Team to Avoid Title IX Suit
Fort Valley State University has agreed to reinstate its women’s volleyball team to avoid a threatened sex discrimination lawsuit by Public Justice. The lawsuit would have charged FVSU with violating Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination by educational institutions that receive federal…