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June 25 - AAJ Commends Fair Verdict in "Pants" Case
June 21 - U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Investors' Right to Corporate Accountability
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June 25 - AAJ Commends Fair Verdict in "Pants" Case
June 21 - U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Investors' Right to Corporate Accountability
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May 9, 2008 - Washington, DC – According to the Associated Press, "One-time U.S. Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork has settled a lawsuit against the Yale Club after he fell stepping onto a platform to speak." The terms of the deal are confidential. Bork had sued for $1 million, including punitive damages. Read the release
May 7, 2008 - Washington, DC – The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Jon Haber: "Manhattan Institute's latest attack on the civil justice system follows the mold of its previous reports: fictitious, imaginative and laughable. Read the release
Attorney Set to Testify Says No One Should Lose a Child Due to Defective Foreign Products
May 1, 2008 - Washington, DC – Legislation being considered today by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law would make it easier to hold foreign manufacturers accountable when their products injure or even kill Americans. Read the release
April 24, 2008 - Washington, DC – The American Association for Justice (AAJ) today announced the addition of Amaya Smith as Press Secretary. Amaya will play a key role in AAJ’s effort to educate the media and public on the increasingly important role of our nation’s civil justice system in the face of new corporate attacks on Americans’ rights. Read the release
April 24, 2008 - Washington, DC – The Today Show’s Health segment on April 24, 2008 with Matt Lauer and Dr. Nancy Synderman, Dr. Synderman attacked our civil justice system by calling for tort reform in order to increase life expectancy. The connection between the two issues is haphazard at best and also mimics attacks by big business pharmaceutical companies. Read the release
April 23, 2008 - Washington, DC – Companies would be compelled to disclose product defects, under legislation introduced today. The Sunshine in Litigation Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) and U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), would make settling lawsuits with secrecy agreements more difficult; ensuring that life saving information is not kept hidden. Read the release
April 22, 2008 - Washington, DC –U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s so-called think tank, Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), today released its phony report that claims to rank the best and worst state legal systems in America. American Association for Justice (AAJ) obtained a copy in advance of U.S. Chamber’s formal release tomorrow. Read the release
April 22, 2008 - Washington, DC –Tomorrow the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will release an updated “study” that supposedly ranks the best and worst state legal systems in America. The “study” is based on a survey of corporate defense lawyers from multi-million dollar corporations who are paid to avoid accountability for their misconduct and negligence. Read the release
April 21, 2008 - Washington, DC –New Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance will put patients at risk from off-label uses of drugs and medical devices, said the American Association for Justice in comments sent today to the agency. Read the release
April 16, 2008 - Washington, DC – This afternoon President George W. Bush made the following comments in his address about climate change: Read the release
April 10, 2008 - Washington, DC – Today, American Association for Justice announces support of legislation to stop abusive corporate practices that put nursing home residents at risk. The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act will ensure that the decision to arbitrate be made voluntarily and after the dispute has arisen. Read the release
April 9, 2008 -Washington, DC – As reported in today's Wall Street Journal, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a serious warning to GlaxoSmithKline after discovering the drugmaker did not inform the agency about clinical trials it was conducting on the diabetes drug Avandia between 2001 and 2007. Read the release
April 9, 2008 - Washington, DC – Today, the Insurance Information Institute announced a near-record $61.9 billion 2007 profit for the industry. Insurance companies have made an unprecedented $169 billion profit since Hurricane Katrina. Read the release
April 9, 2008 - Washington, DC – Beyond the illegal conduct engaged in by prominent lawyers, the real tragedy of these scandals is that they divert attention from the fact that a robust civil justice system is the last line of defense against corrupt corporate executives and Wall Street moguls ["A Fall and a Lesson," Editorial, April 9]. Read the release
April 2, 2008 -Washington, DC – The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Jon Haber on the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 (H.R. 3010 / S.1782) and U.S. Chamber’s latest attempts to avoid corporate accountability while denying people justice through the legal system: Read the release
March 27, 2008 - Washington, DC – American Association for Justice (AAJ) today sent comments to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) demanding the agency remove the roof crush resistance rule’s preemption language. Read the release
March 19, 2008 - Washington, DC – A new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) public health notification shows a higher death rate after five years among patients treated for abdominal aortic aneurysm with Medtronic Inc.’s Aneu-Rx stent-graft system than among those treated through conventional surgery. . Read the release
March 17, 2008 - Washington, DC – The American Association for Justice today sent comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning a proposed rule that would give immunity to drug companies for failing to warn patients of potential drug hazards. Read the release
March 12, 2008 - Washington, DC – Pacific Research Institute's (PRI) new study proves what independent experts have said all along: "tort reform" does not work. PRI's own rankings show there is no correlation between tort reform and "costs."
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March 7, 2008 - Washington, DC – “We appreciate the honesty of ATRA spokesman Darren McKinney. Read the release
March 6, 2008 - Washington, DC – The Senate Judiciary Committee passed S. 2449, the Sunshine in Litigation Act, out of committee today.
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March 3, 2008 - Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a one-line decision affirming the
lower court’s ruling in Warner-Lambert v. Kent. This decision will allow
certain Michigan residents to hold drug manufacturers accountable
for their negligence.
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February 25, 2008 - Washington, DC – “Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about a unique Michigan law. Read the release
February 20, 2008 - Washington, DC – “Today’s Supreme Court decision in Riegel v. Medtronic limits the rights of people to receive justice through the legal system when they are injured by the negligence or misconduct of others. Read the release
February 19, 2008 (Washington, DC)—Contrary to Robert Novak’s 2/18/08 column, the trial bar did not lobby on the wiretapping bill or request support of either side. Mr. Novak’s lack of fact checking cheapens the debate over our national security. Read the release
February 13, 2008 (Washington, DC)—This week before the House Education and Labor’s Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee, the issue of mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in employment contracts was front and center during its hearing on “Protecting American Employees from Workplace Discrimination.”. Read the release
February 11, 2008 (Washington, DC)—The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) is set to release a new white paper tomorrow that will undoubtedly attempt to distort the truth and push the agenda of giant corporate CEOs who fund this front group. Read the release
January 28, 2008 (Washington, DC)—“Tonight President Bush will deliver his final State of the Union as he presides over a country that labors under a weak economy. It’s an economy of hard choices that forces Americans to work harder for less, depletes their savings just so they can pay for gas, and reduces their ability to afford mortgages as the housing market continues to tank. Read the release
January 16, 2008 (Washington, DC)—The American Association for Justice (AAJ) today demanded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdraw a proposed rule that would allow drug companies to claim immunity for failing to warn patients of potential drug hazards. Read the release
