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Fla. Supreme Court Hears Class Action Argument. Miami Herald
Consumer Protection Faces a 'Tsunami' in Court. Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Judge Unseals Files in Remington Rifle Lawsuit. Missoulian
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Substantiates Concerns on Mill. The Watch Newspapers
Oyster Creek Stands By Closure Plan Despite Federal Court Ruling. Patch
Workers' Right to Sue Employers Over Pay, Other Conditions In Flux. Huffington Post
Wells Fargo Tightens Tough Arbitration Agreement. San Francisco Chronicle
Crowley Prison Riot: New Details of Unheeded Warnings Emerge in Epic Lawsuit. Westword
EPA Allowed Unsafe Handling of Asbestos, IG Says. iWatch News
Report Raises Concerns about Asbestos at 2007 Fort Worth Demolition. Fort Worth Star Telegram
Deal Will End Fola Coal Water Pollution Lawsuit. Charleston Daily Mail
SCOTUS GVRs Labor Case, Raises Question Whether Concepcion Applies to State Courts. BNA
Dust Settling After Dynamite SCOTUS Term. BNA
Groups Issue Intent to File Citizen Suit Against W.Va. Mining Company. State Journal
Fatal Shooting: Father Wants Remington Lawsuit Documents Unsealed in Hopes of Rifle Recall. Missoulian
Jensen Beach Lacrosse Coach Wins Showdown Over . . . Shoes? TC Palm/Scripps
Critics Claim Arbitration in Medical Cases Limits Rights. Las Vegas Review-Journal
Dodd-Frank Rekindles Old Debate. New York Times
Class Actions Are Not Dead Yet. National Law Journal
Is Access to Justice for Everyone, or Only the Wealthy? Class Action Litigation Report (BNA)
Will Class Actions Survive Ruling By Supreme Court in Concepcion? Class Action Litigation Report (BNA)
Class Waivers in Consumer Contracts Violate Nevada Public Policy, Supreme Court Holds. Class Action Litigation Report (BNA)
Federal Court Mulls Safety of New Jersey's Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant. WNYC
Resolving Citizen Suit, PPG Will Clean Up Chromium-Tainted Site in Jersey City. Toxics Law Reporter (BNA)
In Blockbuster Climate Change Case, No Legal Stones Left Unturned. National Law Journal
U.S. to Pay Damages Over Detainee's Cancer Death. San Francisco Chronicle
Supreme Court Faces Wal-Mart-Size Decision. Washington Post
Japan Disaster Puts Spotlight On 4-Decade-Old Exelon-Owned Nuclear Plant. Chicago Tribune
Wal-Mart Case Has Historic Implications. Arkansas News/Stephens Media
Stolt-Nielsen Doesn't Sway Second Circuit: Class Waiver Void if Single Suits Too Pricey. Class Action Litigation Report (BNA)
Appeal Rules Against Arbitration. Albuquerque Journal
State Law Seat Belt Claims Not Preempted, High Court Says. Bureau of National Affairs
Seventh Circuit Weighs In on Pleading Standard Under Twombly. Trial Magazine
Woman Wants Class-Action Suit Against Payday Lender. Albuquerque Journal
Castaneda v. State of CA Named a Top 10 Verdict of 2010. San Francisco Daily Journal & Los Angeles Daily Journal
Pleading: Where Things Stand After Iqbal. LawWeek (BNA)
Oyster Creek May Set Precendent for Older Power Plants. Asbury Park Press
Kentucky Supreme Court Says Insight Customers Can Pursue Class-Action Suit. The Courier-Journal
Big Term for Class Actions. National Law Journal
4th Circuit Affirms Order for West Virginia to Get Permits for Abandoned Mine Cleanups. Environment Reporter (BNA)
$1.7 Million Verdict for Inmate's Untreated Cancer. San Francisco Chronicle
$1.73M Award for Man Denied Care in Custody. Associated Press
Audio: Title IX Expert Leslie Brueckner on Suit Filed Against Chicago Public Schools.
Hanging in the Balance: SCOTUS Will Decide if Class Action Bans are Enforceable. Class Action Litigation Report (BNA)
Consumer Protection's Citizens United. Mother Jones
Consumers Have a Stake in U.S. Supreme Court Case. Cleveland Plain Dealer
Court Rejects DEP on Mine Water Pollution. The Charleston Gazette
Video: Paul Bland Debates Consumer Rights Case at National Press Club.
Public Justice Director Calls Manchin EPA Suit 'Frivolous.' The Charleston Gazette
Sikhs Challenge Discrimination in Courts. Inter Press News Agency
Sikh Man Sues Convenience Store Chain. The Herald Sun
Family Fare Sued by Man Claiming Religion-Based Bias. The News & Observer
Advance America Agrees to Pay $18.75M to Settle Lending Lawsuit. Class Action Litigation Report (BNA)
Debts Wiped out for 140,000 Payday Loan Customers. LawyersandSettlements.com
Payday Lender Agrees to Pay Lawsuit Plaintiffs. The Star News
$18.75 Million Payday Lender Settlement. The Salisbury Post
Payday Lender Pay-Off. High Country News
Consol Deal to Help Clean Up 'Straight Pipe' Pollution. The Charleston Gazette
High Court Case Could Eviscerate Consumer Class Actions. Dolan Media Newswire
Environmental Groups Hail Selenium Ruling As 'Game Changer.' The Charleston Gazette
Widely Used Arbitration Quietly Closes Doors of Protest for Consumers. The Baltimore Sun
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Hui v. Castaneda. (Assorted Media)
Debt Law Firm's Fall Brings Chaos. The Baltimore Sun
A Choice-of-Law Sleight of Hand. Trial Magazine
Preserving Access to Justice for All. JustLaw (published by the Southern Trial Lawyers Association)
Video: See how we're fighting injustice nationwide.
Limiting AT&T v. Concepcion The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Concepcion will likely benefit some corporations and harm some consumers and workers. But there are strong arguments that can and should be made to limit the decision, and Public Justice is leading the charge. Click here to read about these limits and here to go directly to our web page collecting selected briefs setting out reasons why Concepcion should not extend to many cases.
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Learn how the Iqbal Project at Public Justice can help prevent the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal from being misused to preclude access to justice in cases nationwide.
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Andrea Felts was going through a costly divorce and needed some extra money to make ends meet. So she took out three online loans. When the lenders began charging illegally high interest rates, Felts filed a lawsuit and Public Justice joined her lead counsel.
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