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Articles and Speeches by Public Justice Staff & Board

11/23//2008	America's Access to Justice at Risk -- The Times of Trenton
9/2008	Banning Class Action Bans -- Trial
8/2008	Combating Abusive Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home Contracts - North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Magazine
May-June/2008	The Coming Storm: The United States Supreme Court Takes on Four Preemption Cases Affecting Consumer Rights - Forum
May-June/2008	The Rapidly Shifting Landscape in Challenges to Class Action Bans Embedded in Arbitration Clauses - NCLC Reports
07/08	Federal Preemption Endangers Consumers' Rights - Plaintiff
8/2008	Combating Abusive Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home Contracts - North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Magazine
9/2008	Banning Class Action Bans -- Trial
01/23/07	Judicial Trends in 2006: Consumers Winning More Battles Against Big Business -- Andrews Class Action Reporter
04/04/05	Letter to Editor re "How to Fix the Tort System" -- Business Week
03/28/05	Access to Justice at Risk -- National Law Journal
12/13/04	NPR's 'Justice Talking': A Nationally Broadcast Debate on Limiting Lawsuits, Featuring TLPJ's Arthur Bryant
07/16/03	Cy Pres Awards: Serving the Class and the Public Interest -- Public Justice (Summer 2003)
08/01/02	Fighting Unnecessary Court Secrecy -- Media Law and Defamation Torts Newsletter
07/01/02	Fighting to Stop Class Action Abuse --Tort Source
07/01/02	Is That Arbitration Clause Unconscionable? - Prove It! --The Consumer Advocate
06/28/02	Fighting Unnecessary Court Secrecy -- San Francisco Daily Journal
03/01/02	How We Can All Fight Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Contracts -- Trial News - Washington State TLA
02/01/02	The Sandoval Decision and Its Implications for Future Civil Rights Enforcement -- Trial Talk - Colorado TLA
02/01/02	TLPJ Joins Gender Discrimination Case against Lawrence Livermore Lab -- Trial Talk - Colorado TLA
02/01/02	Court Secrecy: A Continuing National Disgrace -- Litigation
01/01/02	Privatization and the Need for Creative Partnering -- Clearinghouse Review - Journal of Poverty Law and Policy
12/01/01	Epidemiology in the Legal Arena and the Search for Truth -- American Journal of Epidemiology

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

11/24/08	Indiana Girl Sues for Chance to Play Baseball -- AP
05/11/08	System of Neglect: As Tighter Immigration Policies Strain Federal Agencies, The Detainees in Their Care Often Pay a Heavy Cost -- Washington Post
03/13/08	Judge Calls Immigration Officials' Decision 'Beyond Cruel' -- Los Angeles Times
03/10/08	Threat of Lawsuit Prompts IHSAA to Reverse Decision -- Reporter Times
01/30/07	Seattle Violated Rights of 1999 WTO Protestors -- AFP
08/29/05	SRI Researcher Gets Help with Sex Discrimination Lawsuit -- Nuclear Fuel
06/25/05	Immigrant Adjusting to Life Without His Left Leg
06/24/05	County Denies Squalor at Jail: Former Inmate's Suit Says Conditions Cost Him His Leg
06/23/05	Welcome to America: He came looking for work. A week in the Park County Jail changed everything.
06/23/05	Former Inmate Sues Park County Over Loss of Leg
03/01/05	The Textbook Adoption Mess and What Reformers Are Doing to Fix It -- District Administration
02/13/05	Settlement of Suit Makes Them Full-Fledged Eagles: Lakeville Women Challenged Group -- Boston Globe
01/11/05	Bay State Eagles to Admit Women: Settlement Reached After 2-Year Battle -- The Standard-Times (New Bedford, Mass.)
01/11/05	Women Win Lawsuit to Join Lakeville Eagles Club -- The Enterprise (Brockton, Mass.)
01/11/05	Eagles Grant Women Full Club Membership -- Patriot Ledger
05/11/04	Fort Lewis Families Sue Over Housing -- Seattle Times
05/11/04	Army Housing Provider Sued for Discrimination -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
04/09/04	West Chester Gymnasts at USAGs After Court Battle -- Denton Record-Chronicle (TX)
02/28/04	Women at Lab Will See Payout from Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
01/24/04	Seattle to Pay Protestors $250,000 to Settle WTO Suit
12/31/03	Judge: WTO Arrests Lacked Cause: Ruling Involving Demonstrations at 1999 Conference Could Leave City Open to Damages from Class-Action Suit -- Seattle Times
11/20/03	Livermore Lab Settles in Discrimination Case -- Oakland Tribune
11/13/03	Judge Rules in Favor of Gymnasts: West Chester University was ordered to reinstate its women’s gymnastics team because of violations of Title IX -- Philadelphia Inquirer
11/12/03	Textbooks Held to Bogus Litmus Tests -- Denver Post
11/08/03	Board of Education Members Face Lawsuit -- The Facts (Brazoria County, TX)
11/06/03	Editorial: "Textbook Example: Latest Chapter in Ideological SBOE Textbook Fights" -- Houston Chronicle
11/05/03	They Ban Textbooks, Don't They? -- Salon.com
11/04/03	A Battle Over Books in Texas -- The Christian Science Monitor
11/02/03	Editorial: "Board Should Have Seen This Coming" -- The Daily News (Galveston County, TX)
11/02/03	Textbook Lawsuit 'Silly,' Board Member Says -- The Daily News (Galveston County, TX)
10/31/03	Board of Education Members Sued Over Science Textbook -- Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX)
10/30/03	Education Board Officials Sued Over Rejected Textbook -- Dallas Morning News
10/03/03	Taking It to the Courts -- Stafford County Sun
09/22/03	Letter to the Editor: A Misunderstanding of Title IX -- Daily Local News
09/05/03	University Faces Lawsuit for Cutting Women's Team -- Philadelphia Inquirer
09/05/03	Lawsuit Filed Against WCU Athletics -- Daily Local (West Chester, PA)
01/13/03	College Students Lobby for Birth Control Coverage -- Women's Enews
11/06/02	Passing on Test: Lawsuit's Effect Felt with NCAA's Change on SATs -- Philadelphia Daily News
10/24/02	GWU Agrees to Cover Birth Control in Response to TLPJ Suit -- American Constitution Society Bulletins
09/27/02	After Complaints, GW to Cover Birth Control -- The Hoya
09/12/02	GWU's Health Insurance Plan Covers Contraception for Women -- The Diamondback
09/03/02	GW Health Plan to Cover Birth Control - GW Hatchet
08/30/02	George Washington U. Includes Birth Control in Health-Care Coverage After Complaint -- Chronicle of Higher Education
08/29/02	GWU to Cover Birth Control In Student Health Plan: Change Follows Complaint Alleging Sex Discrimination -- Washington Post
07/08/02	Division I School Changes Course on Women's Sports Cuts -- NCAA News
07/02/02	Lawsuit Could Test Limits of Title IX -- Philadelphia Inquirer
07/01/02	Potential Title IX Suit Encourages University to Reinstate Two Women's Sports -- Andrews Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics
06/25/02	Title IX: Northern Iowa Reinstates Two Sports -- Honolulu Advertiser
06/25/02	UNI Restores Tennis, Swimming Programs for Women -- The Des Moines Register
06/24/02	Northern Iowa reinstates two women's programs -- USA Today
06/23/02	Title IX: A law giving women equal opportunities in sports is 30 years old - and still under fire -- The Des Moines Register
06/20/02	Title IX Advocates Speak Out -- ESPN.com
06/16/02	Anniversary puts spotlight on Title IX and Brown -- The Providence Journal
06/13/02	UNI Threatened With Lawsuit: University Could Face Gender Bias Lawsuit After Program Cuts. -- Des Moines Register
03/15/02	Livermore Lab Takes $1M Hit -- The Recorder
02/01/02	The Sandoval Decision and Its Implications for Future Civil Rights Enforcement -- Trial Talk - Colorado TLA
02/01/02	TLPJ Joins Gender Discrimination Case against Lawrence Livermore Lab -- Trial Talk - Colorado TLA

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Class Action Preservation Project (CAPP)

08/18/07	A Court Victory for Cell Users -- Los Angeles Times
12/21/06	Judge: Payday Loan Firms Must Submit to Class Action Arbitration -- Daily Business Review
12/19/06	Class Action Lawsuit Could Cost Lenders -- TC Palm
08/31/07	Cingular Faces Suit for Overcharging -- PC World
08/17/06	State Supreme Court: Don't Mess with Legal Rights of New Jersey Consumers -- New Jersey Lawyer
07/25/06	Trial Lawyers' Group Combats Effort To Curtail Class Actions -- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
04/07/05	California Justices to Consider Credit Card Holders' Ability to File Class Actions -- The Recorder (San Francisco)
12/10/04	The Picture of Class-Action Litigation -- Daily Record (Baltimore)
09/21/04	Judge Considers $76 Million SCI Settlement -- Associated Press Newswire
09/21/04	Cemetery Desecration Case Moves into the Final Stage: A Broward Judge Weighs a Settlement in the Menorah Gardens Grave Desecration Case -- Miami Herald
05/07/04	Class-Action Morass -- Rocky Mountain News
03/01/04	Defendant Is Not Entitled to Injunction to Bar Opt-Out Plaintiffs from Seeking Certain Discovery in State Court Action -- New Jersey Lawyers Weekly
12/31/03	'Opt-Out' Plaintiffs Win Discovery Rights -- The Legal Intelligencer (Philadelphia)
11/19/03	Fee Objections Scuttle Settlement -- Daily Record (Baltimore)
11/18/03	Md. Judge Cites Legal Fees in Rejecting Phone Accord -- Washington Post
08/31/02	Maryland Court of Appeals voids legislative fixes in 2 consumer cases -- The Baltimore Sun
08/09/02	Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On Proposed Class Action Legislation -- BNA Class Action Litigation
07/01/02	Fighting to Stop Class Action Abuse -- Tort Source
06/27/02	All Writs Act Alone Does Not Create Federal Jurisdiction, TLPJ Argues -- Andrews Toxic Chemicals Litigation Reporter
03/25/02	Class Action Crumbs - A con man’s deal with victims’ lawyers falls short -- U.S. News & World Report
03/08/02	Opt Outs Ask Federal Court to Reject Magistrate's Order Enjoining Their Suits -- BNA Class Action Litigation
02/28/02	MassMutual to settle class action lawsuit with $100 discounts -- insure.com
02/25/02	Opt-outs can’t seem to stay put - Will MetLife settlement limit plaintiffs’ rights? -- National Law Journal
02/11/02	Legally Speaking: Class action lawsuits can be an important legal tool -- St. Louis Dispatch
01/25/02	Witnesses Urge Reform of State Class Actions At Federal Civil Rules Committee Hearing -- Class Action Litigation
01/03/02	Fairness Settlement Does Not Bar Claims Where Illness Manifested After Fund Expired -- BNA Toxics Law Reporter
12/10/01	U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Vietnam Veterans’ Right to Sue for Injuries Caused by Agent Orange -- Corporate Crime Reporter

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Consumers' and Victims' Rights

10/27/06	$79.5M in Punitive Damages at Core of Supreme Court Case -- USA Today
08/07/06	Accidents Highlight Propeller Debate: Neither state nor federal laws require them, but prop guards appear to be catching on -- St. Paul Pioneer Press
07/27/06	Chevy Chase Bank Settles 7-Year Lawsuit Over Alleged Excessive Interest Rates -- Baltimore Sun
08/25/05	'What You Deserve': A lawsuit claims brutal treatment of prisoners after last year's riot -- Westword
08/25/05	Two Ex-Inmates Decry Post-Riot Treatment -- Denver Post
08/25/05	Inmates Detail Alleged Mistreatment: Attorneys Say That Warning Signs Were Ignored Prior to Riot -- Rocky Mountain News
08/24/05	Inmates Sue Over ’04 Riot at Crowley County Facility: Warning Signs Were Ignored, Prisoners Mistreated, Suit Says -- Rocky Mountain News
08/24/05	86 Inmates File Lawsuit Over Injuries in Prison Riot -- Pueblo Chieftain
04/28/05	Gunmaker Settles Suit with Former Wichita Family -- Wichita Eagle
12/03/04	Court Rules Firms May Have to Pay Lawyers in Dropped Suits -- San Francisco Chronicle
07/29/04	Payday Lenders Face Class-Action Suits: Groups Complain About a Loophole -- Raleigh News & Observer (NC)
12/14/03	Predatory Lending a Problem? -- Santa Cruz Sentinel (CA)
10/24/03	Maryland Judge Imposes Sanctions Over HMO's Subrogation Records -- Mealey's Managed Care Liability Report
10/06/03	Lawsuit vs. Chevy Chase Revived by Appeals Court -- American Banker
06/09/03	Maryland Circuit Judge Moves Suit Over HMO Billing Forward -- The Daily Record Baltimore Maryland
05/21/03	NRA Still Packing Heat on Gun Laws -- Gannett News Service
05/08/03	$50 Million Award in a California Gun Liability Case -- New York Times
05/07/03	Jury Awards Oakland Boy $51 Million in Handgun Case -- Associated Press
04/22/03	Jury Finds Gun Maker Liable in Shooting of 7-Year-Old Boy -- Oakland Tribune
03/11/03	High Court OKs Extra Damages for Cancer Fear: The 5-4 ruling in an asbestos case could have implications for a broad range of litigation -- Los Angeles Times
03/08/03	Consumer Watch: Still Getting Punished for Being Poor -- Capital Times (Madison, WI)
02/25/03	Apocalypse Again: U.S. Supreme Court Considers Veterans' Agent Orange Claims -- Forbes
12/05/02	Federal Boat Preemption Decision Overturned By U.S. Supreme Court -- Mealey's Product Liability & Risk
12/04/02	High Court Rules U.S. Law Can't Pre-Empt Suit -- Wall Street Journal
12/04/02	Power Boat Suits OK Under State Law: Justices -- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
12/04/02	High Court Rules Against Boating Industry in Propeller Case: Injured Now Can Sue Engine Makers in State Courts for Failing to Install Safety Standards -- Los Angeles Times
12/04/02	High Court OKs Dupage man's suit: Plaintiff blames boatmaker for death of wife -- Chicago Tribune
11/06/02	High court to hear asbestos case: Workers can't sue over caner fears, Norfolk & Western says -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
11/06/02	Litigating Over the Fear of Cancer: High Court Weighs Asbestos Issue -- National Law Journal
10/21/02	Justices Debate Boat Law's Preemptive Scope in Oral Argument to U.S. Supreme Court -- BNA Product Safety & Liability
10/21/02	Justices Hear Arguments on Boat Motor Regulations -- Andrews Products Liability
10/15/02	Family of boating accident victim appeal case to US Supreme Court -- Morning Edition, National Public Radio (transcript)
10/07/02	A key arbitration case before high court: Dean Witter argues over forum -- National Law Journal
09/18/02	Smoking Gun -- Philadelphia Weekly
09/01/02	TLPJ Joins Kansas Brain Injury Victim's Legal Team -- Andrews Gun Industry Litigation Reporter
08/11/02	Automobile dealers push to arbitrate: Buyer would give up right to file lawsuit -- Newhouse News Service: Times-Picayune
08/10/02	Consumer Watch: Beware of the Forced Arbitration Clause -- The Capital Times
08/09/02	Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On Proposed Class Action Legislation -- BNA Class Action Litigation
07/31/02	West Virginia Court finds lender's arbitration clause biased and unfair -- Consumer Financial Services Law Report
07/22/02	Judge Orders Goodyear to Release Sealed Papers -- Rubber & Plastics News
07/16/02	14 Goodyear Documents Unsealed by N.J. Judge -- Andrews Automotive Litigation Reporter
07/15/02	No 'Rubber Stamp' for Goodyear: Judge Modifies Protective Order in Faulty-Tire Wrongful Death Case -- New Jersey Law Journal
07/13/02	Goodyear fails to block court records release -- National Post (Ontario, Canada)
06/24/02	West Virginia's Supreme Court Holds That Arbitration Clauses Cannot Be Used to Eliminate Consumers' Rights -- Corporate Crime Reporter
06/17/02	Court Throws Out Arbitration Clause With Bar on Class Actions -- ADR World
05/31/02	Settlement Reached Between Farmworkers and Pesticide Maker -- Andrews Toxic Chemicals Litigation Reporter
05/17/02	Farm workers get $750,000 in pesticide case: Three men exposed to chemical settle out of court -- The Spokesman-Review
05/01/02	Alabama Decision Left Intact By U.S. Supreme Court -- Jere Beasley Report
04/29/02	Requiring Worker To Pay Fees Voids Arbitration Agreement -- Lawyers Weekly USA
03/21/02	Goodyear Recalls Tires Used on Large Passenger Vans -- Andrews Products Liability
03/05/02	Consumer groups are wary of secret deals -- Detroit News
02/26/02	TLPJ Questions Test Driver’s ‘Unreported’ Death -- Andrews Automotive
02/18/02	Goodyear to Recall Load Range E Tires -- Tire Business
02/12/02	Goodyear Recalls Tires Used on Large Passenger Vans -- Andrews Automotive
02/01/02	Federal Judge Strikes Down AT&T’s Mandatory Arbitration Provision -- Consumer Report

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Environmental Enforcement Project (EEP)

9/2008	Look What They're Doing to Our Mountains -- Washingtonian
07/20/07	Kauai Attorney Recognized for Taking on 'Goliath' in PILAA Pollution Case -- Hawaii Reporter
12/12/06	Settlement Entered in AEP's Sulfur Case -- The West Virginia Record
12/08/06	AEP Settlement Will Limit Gavin Sulfuric Acid Emissions -- Charleston Gazette (WV)
12/08/06	Citizens Group, AEP Settle Suit Over Gavin -- Gallipolis Daily Tribune
12/08/06	AEP Agrees to Limit Plant Emissions -- Akron Beacon Journal
08/15/06	PPG Plant Must Reduce Mercury Discharges into Ohio River -- Wheeling News-Register (WV)
05/01/06	The Rape of Appalachia: Appalachia's mountains are being blasted at a rate of several ridgetops every week. Parents fear for the health of their children. Article by Michael Shnayerson. -- Vanity Fair
09/26/05	Appeals Court Hears Arguments to Decide Validity of NWP 21 Process -- Platts Coal Outlook
05/05/05	Bridgeton Residents File Asbestos Lawsuit -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
05/05/05	St. Louis City, Airport Authority Sued Over Asbestos -- The Kansas City Star
03/15/05	Environmentalists Seek Ruling in Kentucky Fill Case -- Charleston Gazette (WV)
01/28/05	Suit Filed to Stop Mining Method -- Lexington Herald-Leader
01/14/05	St. Louis City, Airport Facing Lawsuit Over Asbestos Removal -- Charlotte Observer
01/14/05	City, Lambert Airport Are Sued Over Asbestos Work -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
08/27/04	Bridgeton Residents Challenge EPA on Asbestos -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
08/18/04	As Acid Plumes Reappear, US Utilities Struggle for Solution -- Dow Jones International News
08/09/04	Judge’s Mining Order Ignored? Permit Suspension Was Aimed at Mine sites Not Yet Started -- Charleston Gazette (WV)
07/23/04	Fort Worth Won't Test Asbestos Abatement: EPA Says City's 'Wet Method' of Abatement Can't Be Used with Inn -- Dallas Morning News
07/23/04	Safety Concerns Halt Old Inn's Demolition -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
07/23/04	EPA Decides to Move Asbestos Test to Less-Populated Area -- Denton Record-Chronicle (TX)
07/15/04	Asbestos Experiment Stirs Up Controversy -- The Examiner (Beaumont, TX)
07/08/04	U.S. Judge Curtails Valley Fills: Environmentalists See Big Win in Fight Against Mountaintop Removal -- Charleston Gazette
05/27/04	Experimental Demolition of Asbestos-Laced Motel Delayed: Test of Cheaper Fort Worth Method Awaits State, Federal Approval -- Dallas Morning News
05/29/04	Asbestos Removal for Airport Project Draws Fire -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
05/27/04	Some Doubt Safety of Fort Worth Demolition Plan -- Dallas Morning News
05/27/04	Federal Documents Show Asbestos Removal Method Unsafe -- Environment News Service
05/25/04	Demolition of Inn Raises Experts' Fears -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
05/25/04	Environmental Group Opposes City's Asbestos Removal Plan -- Denton Record-Chronicle (TX)
05/13/04	Ohio Residents Sue AEP: Group Wants to Stop Acid Emissions from Gavin Plant -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
05/13/04	AEP Pollution Doesn't Stop at Cheshire Line, Suit Says: Residents Outside Village Want Gavin Plant Cleanup -- Columbus Dispatch
04/06/04	Judge Denies Massey Valley Fill Permit: Full Hearing Scheduled -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
01/07/04	Federal Coal-Mining Policy Comes Under Fire: Fish and Wildlife Service says the administration ignored its protection plan
10/26/03	Mountaintop-Removal Report Avoids Details, Fish and Wildlife Says -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
10/24/03	Lawsuit Challenges Coal Mining Permits -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
10/09/03	Clean Streams: Lawmakers, Industry Should Support Policy to Protect State -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
09/05/03	EPA Review Finds 274 Valley Fill Violations -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
09/02/03	Mining Operations May Get Reduced Fines for Self-Reporting of Clean Water Violations -- BNA Class Action Litigation Report
05/30/03	Mountaintop removal damage proved: Bush proposes no concrete limits on new mining permits -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
04/01/03	Citizen Suit: Profile of TLPJ Staff Attorney Jim Hecker -- The Environmental Forum
01/27/03	For Environmentalists, Victories in the Courts -- Washington Post
12/05/02	Mine ruling under fire: Federal judges appear ready to overturn Judge Haden's decision -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
11/06/02	Arguments set for December 4 in Haden mine ruling appeal -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
10/25/02	Federal Court Fines Two Companies $750,000 for Violations of Clean Air Act -- Andrews Hazardous Waste Litigation Reporter
10/18/02	Appointment of Special Master to Monitor Compliance at Steel Mill Expected to Aid EPA -- BNA Environment Reporter
10/04/02	Gallatin Steel and Harsco Found Liable in Air Pollution Case -- AISE Steel News
09/25/02	Haden Fill Ruling Right, Group Says -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
09/22/02	Haden's 1999 coal ruling took many by surprise -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
08/02/02	"NOW with Bill Moyers" to Highlight TLPJ's Battle Against Mountaintop Mining on PBS: Broadcast Slated for Friday, August 2, at 9:00 p.m. EST/PST on PBS Stations Nationwide
05/28/02	Haden Won't Suspend Valley Fill Ruling -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
05/28/02	Saving Mountain Streams (Editorial) -- Washington Post
05/24/02	West Virginia Federal Court Bars Mountaintop Waste Removal, Finds Violation of CWA -- Andrews Hazardous Waste Litigation Reporter
05/19/02	Judge Takes on Bush on Mountaintop Mining -- New York Times
05/19/02	Haden Dug into History for Ruling on Valley Fills -- Charleston Gazette (W.Va.)
05/10/02	Court Blocks Mountaintop Waste Permits; House Bill Seeks to Restore 'Fill' Definition -- BNA Environment Reporter
05/10/02	Ruling on Dumping of Mine Waste Stuns Coal Industry -- Washington Post
03/01/02	Fat King Coal: Polluters Rewrite the Clean Water Act. -- In These Times
02/15/02	Corps To Add Staff To Review Mine Permits -- Charleston Gazette
02/15/02	Environmental Groups Object to Approved CWA Plan in West Virginia -- Andrews Hazardous Waste
02/04/02	EPA sued over W.Va.’s anti-degradation policy -- Platt’s Coal Outlook
02/04/02	Environmental Groups File Lawsuit Challenging New Water Quality Standards -- State Journal
02/04/02	Litigation Week: Anti-Degradation -- National Law Journal
01/30/02	Friends of the Cacapon River Join In Lawsuit Against EPA -- Morgan Messenger

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Federal Preemption Project

08/10/05	Maryland High Court Upholds State Limits on Loan Fees -- Baltimore Sun
04/28/05	Supreme Court Says Farmers May Sue in State Courts -- New York Times
12/05/02	Federal Boat Preemption Decision Overturned By U.S. Supreme Court -- Mealey's Product Liability & Risk
12/04/02	High Court Rules U.S. Law Can't Pre-Empt Suit -- Wall Street Journal
12/04/02	Power Boat Suits OK Under State Law: Justices -- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
12/04/02	High Court Rules Against Boating Industry in Propeller Case: Injured Now Can Sue Engine Makers in State Courts for Failing to Install Safety Standards -- Los Angeles Times
12/04/02	High Court OKs Dupage man's suit: Plaintiff blames boatmaker for death of wife -- Chicago Tribune
10/21/02	Justices Debate Boat Law's Preemptive Scope in Oral Argument to U.S. Supreme Court -- BNA Product Safety & Liability
10/21/02	Justices Hear Arguments on Boat Motor Regulations -- Andrews Products Liability
10/15/02	Family of boating accident victim appeal case to US Supreme Court -- Morning Edition, National Public Radio (transcript)
09/30/02	A high court docket of marquee cases - National Law Journal
06/04/02	Geier Does Not Affect Rollover or Lap Belt Claims, TLPJ Argues -- Andrews Automotive Litigation Reporter
05/01/02	Justice Department, ATLA Say Boat Motor Claim is not Preempted -- Andrews Products Liability
04/01/02	Boat Motor Design Defect Claims Not ‘Expressly Preempted,’ High Court Told -- Andrews Products Liability
01/28/02	U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Propeller Guard Case -- BNA Product Safety & Liability Reporter
01/24/02	Propeller Guard Suit Is ‘Quarrel’ over Settled Law Says Motor Maker -- Andrews Products Liability
12/10/01	U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Settle Propeller Guard Preemption Question -- BNA Product Safety & Liability Reporter

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Mandatory Arbitration Abuse Prevention Project (MAAPP)

4/21/2008	Arbitration Firm Faces Questions Over Neutrality -- The Wall Street Journal
03/2008	Have You Signed Away your right to Sue? -- Mother Jones
07/25/08	Congress Eyes Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Contracrts -- The Miami Herald
07/16/07	Consumer Advocates Slam Credit-Card Arbitration -- The Christian Science Monitor
01/07/06	Three Cases Cite Payday Lending -- The News & Observer
10/01/05	U.S. Supreme Court Faces Many Controversial Cases -- Lawyers Weekly USA
09/02/05	Top Court to Hear Two Big Cases for Industry -- American Banker
06/28/05	Supremes Nix Unfair Waivers of Class Actions -- The Recorder (San Francisco)
06/28/05	Consumers Get Class-Action Boost in California Lending Case: Firms Put Binding Terms in Contracts -- The Daily Journal (San Francisco)
04/07/05	California Justices to Consider Credit Card Holders' Ability to File Class Actions -- The Recorder (San Francisco)
03/14/05	JAMS Reverses Class Action Policy -- The Recorder
02/26/05	Naples Investor Wins Right to Bring Broker to Court -- Naples Daily News
02/24/05	Arbitration Left ID Theft Victim with $27,000 Bill -- Washington Post
02/17/05	National Newscast: New Report Warns That Arbitration Does Not Guarantee a Fair Resolution of Matters -- Marketplace (Minnesota Public Radio)
02/17/05	Consumers Should Be Suspicious of Arbitration Clause -- The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio)
02/01/05	Major Arbitration Firm Won't Enforce Clauses Barring Class Actions -- TRIAL Magazine
09/22/04	The Race for the White House: Texans Still at Odds Over Bush’s Legal Reforms -- Los Angeles Times
06/07/04	Dealers Push for Arbitration -- Automotive News
05/30/04	Arbitration Trend Fuels Consumer Lawsuits: Firms Put Binding Terms in Contracts -- Chicago Tribune
05/18/04	Corbett Sues NAF Over Arbitration Rules -- The Recorder (San Francisco)
05/18/04	Arbitration Company Sued Over State's Disclosure Law: Nonprofit, East Bay Lawmaker Say They Are Fighting for Consumers -- Oakland Tribune
10/08/03	Supreme Court Refuses to Hear AT&T Appeal of Ting Ruling -- ADRworld.com
10/07/03	AT&T Loses High Court Bid on Arbitration Rule -- Los Angeles Times
06/24/03	Lending Dispute Won't Be Heard; Supreme Court Returns Protracted Case to Arbitrator -- The Washington Post
06/17/03	Telephone Consumers Ask Supreme Court to Deny AT&T Petition -- Andrew's Telecommunications Industry Litigation Reporter
06/13/03	California Court of Appeal Rejects Lloyd's Effort to Force Arbitration -- Andrew's Automotive Litigation Reporter
05/26/03	Transcript, "Nightly Business Report"-- Federal Document Clearing House.
05/01/03	Arbitration Pendulum: Mandatory Arbitration Agreements, Once an Easy Pass, Come Under More Scrutiny -- ABA Journal
03/08/03	Consumer Watch: Still Getting Punished for Being Poor -- Capital Times (Madison, WI)
01/29/03	Fleet Tries to Pull a Fast One -- Jim Hightower, national radio commentary
01/20/03	Court Eyes Arbitration Class Actions: A Consumer Issue from S. Carolina -- National Law Journal
01/16/03	TLPJ Urges Ill. High Court to Reject State Farm Position on Non-OEM Parts -- Andrews Class Action Litigation
10/07/02	A key arbitration case before high court: Dean Witter argues over forum -- National Law Journal
08/11/02	Automobile dealers push to arbitrate: Buyer would give up right to file lawsuit -- Newhouse News Service: Times-Picayune
08/10/02	Consumer Watch: Beware of the Forced Arbitration Clause -- The Capital Times
07/01/02	Is That Arbitration Clause Unconscionable? - Prove It! -- The Consumer Advocate
08/03/02	Consumer Watch: Do You Really Want to Go to Arbitration? -- The Capital Times
07/31/02	West Virginia Court finds lender's arbitration clause biased and unfair -- Consumer Financial Services Law Report
07/01/02	Is That Arbitration Clause Unconscionable? - Prove It! -- The Consumer Advocate
06/22/02	Supreme Court Tosses Arbitration Clause: Home Equity Loan Provision Hurts Borrowers, Justice Rules -- Charleston Gazette
06/11/02	High Court Clears Credit Antitrust Suit: Class-action status OKd in case of debit card fees charged retailers -- San Francisco Chronicle
06/09/02	Arbitration Settling More Disputes: Some Companies Relying on Faraway Neutral Parties to Judge Complaints -- Delaware State News
05/01/02	Alabama Decision Left Intact By U.S. Supreme Court -- Jere Beasley Report
04/29/02	Requiring Worker To Pay Fees Voids Arbitration Agreement -- Lawyers Weekly USA
04/01/02	Arbitration Pact Requiring Worker To Split Cost May Be Void -- Lawyers Weekly USA
03/20/02	Panelists Say Ethics, Neutrality Challenges Create Vulnerability for Arbitration Providers -- BNA Employment Discrimination
03/01/02	How we can all fight Mandatory Arbitration clauses in contracts -- Trial News - Washington State TLA

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Project ACCESS (Fighting Unnecessary Court Secrecy)

09/29/05	Group Tries to Unseal Court Files -- Sacramento Bee
09/29/05	Plaintiffs Aim to Unseal Expert's Sanction -- The Recorder (San Francisco)
07/29/04	Court Lets Goodyear Documents Stay Secret: Papers on Tire Defect Never Filed in Court -- The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ)
01/24/04	State Justices to Tackle Tire Case Right-to-Know -- The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ)
10/19/03	The Dilemma of Secret Settlements -- The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ)
06/21/03	Sealed Case Will Get Another Hearing -- The Oregonian
04/27/03	Access Denied -- San Diego Union Tribune
10/01/02	We're All Crash Test Dummies -- The Hamilton Spectator (Ontario, Canada)
09/08/02	Courtroom Cover-Ups -- The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
08/09/02	South Carolina Moves Toward Squelching Secrecy -- ABA Journal eReport
08/01/02	Fighting Unnecessary Court Secrecy -- Media Law and Defamation Torts Newsletter
07/22/02	Judge Orders Goodyear to Release Sealed Papers -- Rubber & Plastics News
07/16/02	14 Goodyear Documents Unsealed by N.J. Judge -- Andrews Automotive Litigation Reporter
07/15/02	No 'Rubber Stamp' for Goodyear: Judge Modifies Protective Order in Faulty-Tire Wrongful Death Case -- New Jersey Law Journal
07/13/02	Goodyear fails to block court records release -- National Post (Ontario, Canada)
06/28/02	Fighting Unnecessary Court Secrecy -- San Francisco Daily Journal
03/21/02	Goodyear Recalls Tires Used on Large Passenger Vans -- Andrews Products Liability
03/05/02	Consumer groups are wary of secret deals -- Detroit News
02/26/02	TLPJ Questions Test Driver’s ‘Unreported’ Death -- Andrews Automotive Litigation Reporter
02/18/02	Goodyear to Recall Load Range E Tires -- Tire Business
02/12/02	Goodyear Recalls Tires Used on Large Passenger Vans -- Andrews Automotive Litigation Reporter
02/01/02	What's Past is Prologue -- Orange County Lawyer
02/01/02	Court Secrecy: A Continuing National Disgrace -- Litigation

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Recent News About TLPJ Foundation Leaders & Awards

10/01/06	Sandra Robinson Elected President-Elect of the TLPJ Foundation -- Washington Lawyer -- (DC)
07/27/06	Al Brayton To Lead Trial Lawyers' Foundation -- Novato Advance (CA)
01/03/05	Land Rights Battle Goes 23 Years -- And Counting -- Denver Post
10/10/03	Life on Trial -- The American Lawyer
08/05/03	Marin Lawyers Honored at Gala -- Marin Independent Journal
07/30/03	Woman Honored With Trial Lawyer Award -- Pacific Daily News (Guam)
07/24/03	Caring Intensively -- Daily Journal (San Francisco)
07/24/03	Public Interest Attorneys Honored for Cases -- Daily Journal (San Francisco)

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