Illuminating Injustice Award

Public Justice Illuminating Injustice Nominee Information Form

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Here are the criteria by which the Members of the Public Justice Foundation’s Communications & Marketing Committee will evaluate each nominated individual or group.
1. The magnitude or severity of harm suffered by the individual or group of individuals. This includes the degree of suffering or victimization of the plaintiff(s).
2. Whether the legal barrier to just compensation represents an access to justice issue that many individuals face. These issues include, but are not limited to, forced arbitration and federal preemption.
3. The harmfulness of the defendant’s conduct and likelihood that the defendant’s conduct would cause harm. This includes the enormity of the wrong committed by the defendant, and whether the defendant’s conduct was willful.
4. Whether the legal case concluded within the previous calendar year. This takes into account the date of the adverse court decision or verdict.
This form will likely take at least ten minutes to finish, please have information about the facts of the case, as well as contact information for the injured party or parties with you before beginning, as you will not have an opportunity to save your submission before submitting.

Please direct any questions about the award or the submission process to lsears@publicjustice.net.

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Your Name * Required
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Firm / Organization
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Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code
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Name of Case * Required
Name of Injured Parties * Required
Contact Info of Injured Parties

When within the previous calendar year was the trial/decision? * Required
Where was the trial/decision? What court? * Required
What was the injustice? What makes the case an outrage? * Required
Describe what prohibited a more favorable decision/settlement.
Describe the case – what are the pertinent points of the case? * Required
How would the injured party best be able to use the award? How would it improve their life or lives? Why is this client(s) deserving of the award? * Required