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access to justice
America’s Access to Justice at Risk. By Arthur H. Bryant, Executive Director of Public Justice. The Times of Trenton (NJ). November 2008.
CIVIL RIGHTS & LIBERTIES
Hotels.com, Expedia to Now Offer Amenities for Disabled Travelers. By Joe D'Aquisto. Tuscon World Travel Examiner. August 2009.
Litigating Medical Neglect Cases on Behalf of Immigrant Detainees: The Impact of the Ninth Circuit’s Decision in Castaneda v. Henneford. By Adele P. Kimmel, Public Justice Managing Attorney; Conal Doyle of Oakland, California; and Thomas M. Dempsey of Los Angeles, California. Presented at the Western Trial Lawyers Association. February 2009.
Hotel Booking Sites Settle Civil Rights Case Filed by Disabled. By Pamela A. MacLean. Law.Com. January 2009.
Go Directly to Jail … and Die. By Thomas Larson. San Diego Weekly Reader. December 2008
Public Justice Prevails in Key California Court Decisions. Medical Neglect of Immigration Detainees Spurs Landmark Civil Rights Decision. By Arthur Bryant, Executive Director of Public Justice, and Sarah Dean, Public Justice Communications Coordinator. Plaintiff Magazine. November 2008.
CLASS ACTION PRESERVATION
Third Circuit Deals Blow to Class-Arbitration Waivers. The Legal Intelligencer. February 2009.
Banning Class Action Bans. By F. Paul Bland, Jr., Public Justice Staff Attorney, and Tami Alpert, Power-Cotchett Fellow at Public Justice. Trial Magazine. September 2008.
The Rapidly Shifting Landscape in Class Action Bans Embedded in Mandatory Arbitration Clauses. By F. Paul Bland, Public Justice Staff Attorney. NCLC Reports. May/June 2008.
Class Actions Evolving to Survive, Conference Concludes. Trial Magazine. May 2008.
CONSUMERS’ RIGHTS
Customers Get Refunded for Tainted Toys. By Rachel Feintzeig. The WallStreetJournal.Com. July 2009.
Public Justice and Consumer Watchdog Force Cingular/AT&T to Face Consumer Claims for Overcharges and Bad Cell Phone Service in Federal Court. InjuryBoard.Com. June 2009.
Justices Reject Deals You Should Refuse. Editorial, the Albuquerque Journal. May 2009.
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Extinguish Light-Cigarette Fraud Claims Against Tobacco Companies. High Court clarifies role of federal preemption to protect victims’ rights. By Leslie Brueckner, Public Justice Staff Attorney. Plaintiff Magazine. February 2009.
Proving Unconscionability: Recent Developments in California Law. By Claire Prestel, Public Justice Staff Attorney. Forum Magazine. January/February 2009.
Drug Label, Maimed Patient and Test for Court. By Adam Liptak. The New York Times. September 2008.
Trust in Medications is Matter for Justice. By Jack Landskroner, a Member of the Public Justice Foundation Executive Committee. Chagrin Valley Times. September 2008.
Rhode Island High Court Overturns Lead Paint Verdict. By Eric Tucker. The Associated Press. July 2008.
court secrecy
Senator Moves to Block Medical Ghostwriting. By Natasha Singer. New York Times. August 2009.
NY Times Joins Bid for Wyeth Case Files. By Linda Satter. Arkansas Democrat Gazette/NWAnews.com. June 2009.
Do Courts Sanction Suit Secrets? By Lee Davidson. Deseret News. June 2009.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WVDEP Loses Another Coal Mine Pollution Case. By Ken Ward Jr. Charleston Gazette. August 2009.
Corps of Engineers Suspends Mine Permit in Southwestern Virginia after EPA Request. Bureau of National Affairs (BNA). May 2009.
DEP Helping PPG Out of Citizen Mercury Suit. By Ken Ward Jr. Charleston Gazette. May 2009.
Tensions High as EPA Reasserts Mining Authority: EPA Ceded Permitting Process to Army Corps Under Bush. By Mike Lillis. The Washington Independent. March 2009.
Judge Orders West Virginia to Explain How It Will Control Avid Mine Drainage. Bureau of National Affairs. January 2009.
Ruling Requires DEP to Improve Mine Treatment. By Ken Ward Jr. West Virginia Gazette. January 2009.
Look What They’re Doing to Our Mountains. By Brooke Lea Foster and Cindy Rich. Washingtonian Magazine. September 2008.
FEDERAL PREEMPTION
Impact of Wyeth v. Levine: High Court Refused to Wipe Out Consumers’ Rights. By Leslie Brueckner. American Constitution Society Blog. March 2009.
Wyeth vs. Levine Sets Up A Showdown In The Preemption Corral. Trial Magazine. October 2008.
In the Eye of the Storm: The United States Supreme Court Takes on Four Preemption Cases Affecting Consumers’ Rights. By Leslie Brueckner, Public Justice Staff Attorney. Toxics Law Reporter. November 2008.
Federal Preemption: Ignoring Congress’ Intent. By Arthur H. Bryant Executive Director of Public Justice. The National Law Journal. October 2008.
Wyeth v. Levine: The Mother of All Preemption Cases. By Jacob Goldstein. Wall Street Journal Health Blog. September 2008.
MANDATORY ARBITRATION
Arbitration Awards Across the Country May be Set Aside. By Sylvia Hsieh. Lawyers USA. July 2009.
Can Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home Contracts be Waived? By Emily Sachar. AARP Bulletin. June 2009.
Combating Abusive Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home Contracts. By Public Justice's Leslie A. Bailey, Matthew S. Melamed, and F. Paul Bland, Jr. Trial Trends. Spring 2009.
On Arbitration Fairness: Stop the ABA from Taking the Corporate Side against Civil Rights and Consumer. By Paul Bland. Public Citizen's CL&P Blog. May 2009.
Study Finds that Arbitration Process Yields Benefits. By John Flynn Rooney. Law Bulletin. March 2009.
The United States of Consumer Arbitration? Not So Fast, Says Second Circuit. By Nathan Koppel. WSJ.Com/Law Blog. January 2009.
Why the NAF Wants Courts to Lower the Burden of Proof on Debt Collectors. By Paul Bland, Public Justice Staff Attorney. The CL&P Blog. May 2008.
Anti-Arbitration Suit Could Impact Congressional Debate. By Lawrence Hurley. Daily Journal. April 2008.
PUBLIC JUSTICE and the PUBLIC JUSTICE FOUNDATION
Legal Aid Awarded $106,000 Cy Pres. Maryland Legal Aid's On the Docket newsletter. August 2009.
Why AAJ Moved Its Convention. By Stephen Ellison. Plaintiffs Magazine. June 2009.
Let Judgment Run Down as Water, and Righteousness as a Mighty Stream. Who Believes That Stuff? Amos… and Arthur Bryant. By Deanne Stone. Northern California Super Lawyers 2008.
Public Justice: Redefining the Idea of Teamwork in the Courtroom. By Stephen Ellison. Plaintiff Magazine. June 2008.