Public Justice

June 10, 2014 In Updates

Public Justice to Honor Determined Litigation, Deserving Victim, at 2014 Gala

Public Justice staff and volunteers are preparing for the organization’s 32nd Annual Gala, a celebration of three decades of fighting injustice and righting wrongs, and an opportunity to reflect on important work in the public interest in the past year. This year’s event will be…

June 10, 2014 In Blog

Delaware Supreme Court Decision Slashing Investors’ Rights Based on Mistaken Notions of What a Contract Is

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June 9, 2014 In Blog

No Girls Allowed: How One Hard-Fought Victory Shows the Need to Keep Fighting

Image courtesy No Girls Allowed film By Arthur Bryant Chairman A wonderful new movie – Central High: No Girls Allowed – provides extraordinary insight into why litigation against sex discrimination is necessary and the difference it can make. It also allows us to appreciate…

June 2, 2014 In Blog

Access to Justice at Stake with Federal Rules Changes

Image via Touro Law Review By Arthur Bryant Public Justice Chairman The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure matter. They can determine who wins and who loses. And they have been changing in the wrong direction for some time. Now, proposed rule changes are moving forward and…

June 2, 2014 In Blog

Climate Change – We Need More than Obama’s Latest Initiative

photo credit: Jim.Richmond via photopin cc Obama initiative one arrow in the quiver needed to battle climate change and pollution By Richard Webster, Staff Attorney, Environmental Enforcement Project and Jim Hecker, Director, Environmental Enforcement Project The Obama Administration’s initiative on climate change, that was finally…

June 1, 2014 In Updates

Justice for Family of Florida Man Killed by Excessive Police Force

A federal jury has returned $2.3 Million in restitution to the family of Joshua Salvato, an unarmed man killed by members of the Marion County, Fla. Sheriff’s Department. The jury found that Deputy Lauren Miley used excessive force against Salvato, that Deputy Norman Brown willfully…

May 28, 2014 In Updates

Finalists Announced for Public Justice’s Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

WATCH: The team from People of California v. Atlantic Richfield won the 2014 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. Below are the finalists for the 2014 Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year award, along with a description of each case. The annual award, to…

May 20, 2014 In Blog

Collective Actions in Court: Exactly What the Financial Industry Asked For

photo credit: DragonFlyEye via photopin cc By Leah Nicholls Kazan-Budd Attorney Financial institutions have reaped enormous benefits from creating their own system of private law, and the least they can do is follow their rules and allow their employees to respond collectively when they have…

May 19, 2014 In Blog

Income Inequality and Access to Justice: Len Schroeter Got it Years Ago

By Arthur BryantChairman Justice lost a great advocate and friend late last month, Len Schroeter. Len was brilliant, passionate, warm, complex, constitutionally resistant to authority (in both senses of the word), and totally committed to justice for all. The Seattle Times obituary only begins to…

May 18, 2014 In Updates

Executive Director Paul Bland Talks to Media Matters for America about Class Actions and Justice

Watch Executive Director Paul Bland discuss his career defending cheated customers, the vital role of class actions in bringing about a just society, and the Roberts Court’s extreme attacks on consumer rights with Media Matters for America in the above video. Read more on the…