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AAJ's Protecting Your Rights e-Newsletter is a guide to new policy backgrounders, issue briefs, and important news articles. Please note that archived issues older than two to four weeks may include links to news articles and other pages no longer available online.

December 2006

Outdated Rail Regulations Leave Americans At Risk (December 13)
New Orleans Judge Rules In Favor Of Hurricane Victims: Vague Insurance Policies Insufficient To Deny Policyholders' Claims (December 6)

November 2006

Automakers Skimp On Safety: Federal Agency Must Act To Improve Standards(November 28)
XBox Fire Hazard: Research Your Purchases Beforehand This Black Friday (November 21)
Vital Medical Devices Poorly Tracked in the U.S., Unnecessarily Risking Hundreds of Patients’ Lives Each Year (November 14)

October 2006

A Real Danger In Halloween Candy (October 31)
Federal Judge Rules In Favor Of States' Rights To Administer Justice, Despite Industry Efforts To Escape Accountability (October 24)
Troy Stephens Found Dead After Assisted Living Facility Again Neglects To Properly Monitor Him (October 17)
Family, Lawyers Donate Entire Punitive Award Of Medical Malpractice Victim To Charity (October 10)
Rebutting False Attacks on the Civil Justice System (October 3)

September 2006

Vital Civil War Era Constitutional Protections Are Under Attack (September 8)
FDA Proves Ineffectual Again: Cannot Accurately Assess Risk To Public Safety (September 21)
Insurance Industry Employs Questionable Tactics In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Katrina (September 7)

August 2006

Hold the "Free Lunches" from Drug Companies (August 8)
Thousands of Recalled Firestone Tires Still on the Road (August 1)

July 2006

Carlene Lewis Awarded AAJ’s Sharp Public Service Award for Her Pioneering Work to Expose Deadly Drug Vioxx (July 25)
Immunity for Railroads that Spill Toxic Chemicals Puts Hundreds of Thousands of Americans in Danger (July 18)
Proposed Rule Change by CPSC Puts Consumers in Danger (July 11)

June 2006

Protect the Civil Justice System to Protect the Rights of Servicemembers and Civilians (June 27)
Civil Justice System Last Resort for Victim on Cruise Ship (June 20)
Lawsuit Responsible for Creation of Worker Safety Program (June 13)
As Hurricane Season Starts, Homeless Katrina Victims Still Battling Insurance Companies (June 6)

May 2006

Lawsuit Leads to Greater Focus on Pool Safety (May 30)
Trial Lawyers Defend Legal Rights of Servicemembers (May 23)
Wal-Mart Workers Illegally Denied Lunch Breaks Use Civil Justice System to Hold Retailer Accountable (May 16)
Horrific Death of Alexandra Katada Shows Need to Preserve Access to Civil Justice System for Women and Children (May 9)
New Report Shows the Human Side of Nursing Home Abuse (May 2)

April 2006

New Book Exposes "The Medical Malpractice Myth" (April25)
Rape Survivor Holds Negligent Apartment Complex Accountable for Endangering Residents (April 18)
New HealthGrades Study: 250,000 Medicare Patients Killed by Preventable Medical Errors (April 11)
A 70-Cent Part Could Have Fixed the Dangerous Defect That Cost Steven Sharp His Arms (April 4)

March 2006

Court Blasts Home Depot for Attempting to "Escape the Results of Its Own Carelessness" (March 28)
Civil Justice System Held DuPont Accountable for Water Contamination, Forced Clean-Up (March 21)
Auto Executives Knowingly Endangered Consumers to Increase Corporate Profits (March 14)
National Patient Safety Awareness Week Highlights Death Toll from Medical Errors (March 7)

February 2006

Manufacturers Ordered to Clean Up Lead Paint in 300,000 Rhode Island Homes (Feb. 28)
Major Discrimination Lawsuit Protected the Civil Rights of African-American Employees (Feb. 21)
Fiscal Conservatives Join Asbestos Victims in Opposing S. 852
(Feb. 14)
Asbestos Victims Travel to Washington to Oppose Asbestos Bailout (Feb. 7)

January 2006

Facts Don't Match Bush's Rhetoric on Lawsuits; Federal Tort Trials Down 79% (Jan. 31)
FDA Rule Could Affect Majority of Drug Safety Cases (Jan. 24)
More Evidence of Insurance Industry Price-Gouging (Jan. 17)

December 2005

Safe Toys for the Holidays (Dec. 20)
Vaccine Proposal Puts First Responders at Risk (Dec. 13)
Highway Safety Agency Rolls Over for Auto Industry (Dec. 6)

November 2005

Voters Reject Insurance Industry-Backed Ballot Initiative (Nov. 29)
Poultry Workers Thankful for Supreme Court Decision (Nov. 22)
Military Families Win Justice in Washington State (Nov. 15)
Best Way to Protect Americans from the Flu is to Produce Safe Vaccines (Nov. 8)
Lawsuit that Inspired "North Country" Paved the Way to Better Workplaces (Nov. 1)

October 2005

Trial Lawyers Hold Corporate Polluters Accountable (Oct.25)
Bush Administration: Lawsuits Down Nearly 80% (Oct 18)
What the Wisconsin Supreme Court Can Teach the U.S. Congress (Oct 11)
Lawsuits Forced Recall of 100,000 Defective Bulletproof Vests (October 4)