What’s at Stake People who bring legal cases or appeal court decisions “pro se” (without an attorney) face arcane procedural processes that can result in their cases being dismissed on technicalities. This is especially true for people who are working on their own appeals while they are incarcerated. In this case—which was initiated by a…
What’s at Stake Standing is the legal principle that decides who gets to bring a lawsuit. Traditionally, a person who experienced the violation of a statute has standing to bring a claim for that violation. For example, the federal Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) says that consumers can bring claims when a merchant…
What’s at Stake Some states have passed “tort reform” laws designed to make it harder to bring certain kinds of state law claims. Delaware is one of those states. This U.S. Supreme Court case is about whether a federal court hearing a case about violations of Delaware law has to follow the procedural “tort reform”…
What’s at Stake Many companies now require their customers and workers to accept non-negotiable terms that mandate all disputes with the company must be resolved out of court in private arbitration. Arbitrators are not paid the same way as judges, and their hourly rates and other fees must be paid upfront. In recent years, many…
What’s at Stake Standing is the legal principle that decides who gets to bring a lawsuit. Traditionally, a person who has experienced the violation of a statute has standing to bring a claim for that violation. For example, the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act says that when a debt collector violates the Act by…
What’s at Stake Corporations should not be allowed to use fine print in contracts to immunize themselves from lawsuits that have nothing to do with the contract, and they definitely shouldn’t be allowed to use a contract they weren’t a part of to do it. Summary This case is a class action filed in Florida…
What’s at Stake Corporations should not be allowed to use a contract about one thing to get out of lawsuits about a totally different thing, especially if the contract is expired. Summary In May 2020, Kristi VonDeylen hired Aptive to provide quarterly pest control services at her home for twelve months. They entered into a…
What’s at stake In its attempt to shroud its actions in secrecy, the Trump administration has invoked state-secrecy or national-security concerns in many of its ongoing lawsuits. Public Justice is representing Fix the Court as a proposed intervenor in Abrego-Garcia v. Noem to demand that the hearings concerning the administration’s decision-making around ICE’s troubling abductions…
What’s at Stake Corporations should not be allowed to use contracts about one thing to prevent lawsuits about a totally different thing, nor should they be allowed to use contracts they were never part of in the first place to avoid consequences for breaking the law. Background Ramona Milam was threatened by her mortgage servicer,…