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February 18, 2013 In Blog

What does ‘consent’ even mean anymore?

By Paul Bland, Senior Attorney So HERE is an outrage. The case — Spring Lake v. Holloway — was decided early this month by a Florida District Court of Appeal. It involves a 92-year-old woman with a fourth grade education and memory problems. When she was admitted to…

February 15, 2013 In Updates

Groups File Lawsuits to Stop Groundwater Pollution from Industrial Dairies

UPDATE: Listen to NPR’s story on the lawsuits. The non-profit groups Community Association for Restoration of the Environment and the Center for Food Safety — represented by Public Justice’s Jessica Culpepper, Law Offices of Charlie Tebbutt and CFS attorneys — yesterday jointly filed lawsuits in…

February 12, 2013 In Blog

Excellent ruling for those who care about fighting gender discrimination in the workplace

By Amy Radon, Staff Attorney Some corporations said employment class actions were going to be nearly impossible to bring after the big Wal-Mart case fell through. Not so. Not in the least. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an…

February 7, 2013 In Updates

Groups File Notice Letter to Sue NRG Energy for Massive Pollution

In late January, three environmental groups represented by Public Justice and Columbia University School of Law Environmental Law Clinic announced the filing of a Clean Water Act notice of intent to sue NRG Energy for water pollution violations at three of its coal-fired power plants…

January 28, 2013 In News Release

Groups File Notice Letter to Sue NRG Energy for Massive Pollution

Contacts: Rich Bindell, Food & Water Watch, 202-683-2457; rbindell@fwwatch.org Robin Broder, Potomac Riverkeeper, robin@potomacriverkeeper.org; 202-222-0706 Fred Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeeper, fred@paxriverkeeper.org; 301-579-2073 Jessica Culpepper, Public Justice, jculpepper@publicjustice.net; 202-797-8600 Washington D.C. – Today Food & Water Watch, Patuxent Riverkeeper and Potomac Riverkeeper — represented…

January 10, 2013 In Updates

Public Justice Challenges NRC at Hearing Over Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant

Concern about nuclear plant safety has only gotten more intense due to Hurricane Sandy. Public Justice has been challenging the relicensing of Oyster Creek Nuclear Reactor since 2010. But, in the aftermath of Sandy, that challenge has taken on greater importance. Oyster Creek is a…

December 10, 2012 In News Release

Federal Court Rules Pine Bush Central School District Officials May be Sued for Failing to Protect Jewish Students from Severe Bullying

December 7, 2012 In Updates

Federal Court Rules Pine Bush Central School District Officials May be Sued for Failing to Protect Jewish Students from Severe Bullying

A federal magistrate judge ruled late last week that the Superintendent of New York’s Pine Bush Central School District, as well as a school principal and two assistant principals, may be sued for failing to protect five current and former students from pervasive anti-Semitic bullying…

November 30, 2012 In News Release

Groups Threaten to Sue PPG Industries for Polluting Ohio River and Violating Clean Water Act

November 30, 2012 In News Release