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Complete Immunity Preemption
A "Get Out of Jail Free" Card for Corporations
Complete immunity preemption (federal preemption) allows corporations to receive complete immunity and escape accountability even when they have knowingly injured and endangered consumers with unsafe products. -
Dangerous Foreign Products
Foreign Corporations Exporting Danger
Chinese products now represent 60 percent of all product recalls, compared with 36 percent of all product recalls seven years ago. Unfortunately, most Americans have to jump through hoops in order to get justice when they are harmed by a foreign product. The Protecting Americans from Unsafe Foreign Products Act would make it easier to hold foreign manufacturers accountable when their products cause injuries or deaths. -
Insurance Company Greed
An Industry Putting Profits Over Policyholders
Insurance companies are making record profits while raising premiums, denying claims, and refusing insurance to those who need it most. And now, Americans have had enough of the industry’s “deny, delay, defend” strategy. When insurance companies and corporate CEOs refuse to pay fair and just claims, the only place for many to get justice and hold them accountable is in our courts. -
Mandatory Binding Arbitration
The Devil is in the Details
Mandatory binding arbitration clauses are hidden in the fine print of various consumer contracts. Consumers and employees are often forced to sign these clauses in order to receive services or get hired. In the event of a dispute with the corporation, the consumer can never take legal action and binding arbitration applies even if a consumer is seriously injured by a product or service. -
Medical Errors
The Sixth Leading Cause of Death
According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) preventable medical errors kill as many as 98,000 people every year at a cost of $29 billion. If the Centers for Disease Control classified medical errors as a category it would be the sixth leading cause of death, killing more people annually than auto accidents or guns. -
Secrecy in the Courts
Shhh…Corporations Hide Behind Secrecy Agreements
Negligent corporations that produce dangerous and hazardous products use court secrecy agreements to avoid accountability and hide potential public safety issues. Court secrecy agreements have hidden the dangers of prescription drugs, hazardous toys, deadly tires and collapsing baby cribs.
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