Civil Justice

Derrick Bell: Changing the Odds for Others

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.20.2012

Marian Wright Edelman

Throughout his storied career as a lawyer, law professor, and legal scholar until his death last October at age 80, Derrick Bell was well-known for his willingness to stand up and speak out about the injustices he saw around him, even when it cost him his own positions.

Starbucks: Stop Taking Away Your Customers' Rights

David Arkush | Posted 02.01.2012

David Arkush

If you're one of millions of Starbucks customers who might buy or receive a prepaid card this holiday season, you might want to take a moment to send Starbucks a message: Don't take away my rights!

Rebuilding Justice

Rebecca Love Kourlis | Posted 12.24.2011

Rebecca Love Kourlis

The civil justice system is in jeopardy. It is overloaded, bogged down, politicized and inaccessible. And -- it is now woefully underfunded.

Bill Falls Short on Protecting Patients

Gibson Vance | Posted 07.11.2011

Gibson Vance

Congress must put more important priorities, like patient safety, first. H.R. 5 certainly is no answer to addressing the real problems in America's health care system.

U.S. Chamber: Civil Justice Hypocrites

Gibson Vance | Posted 05.25.2011

Gibson Vance

In a speech delivered earlier this month, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue called litigation "one of our most powerful tools for...

Holding Corporate Polluters Accountable

Anthony Tarricone | Posted 05.25.2011

Anthony Tarricone

When the environmental movement was born in the 1960s and 1970s, a slew of laws were passed to protect the outdoors. But lax enforcement has left corporations little incentive to comply, hence the need for judicial recourse.

How the Civil Justice System Spurs Auto Safety Innovation

Anthony Tarricone | Posted 05.25.2011

Anthony Tarricone

Though Toyota's sudden acceleration fiasco is front-and-center today, similar scenarios have unfortunately been repeating themselves for decades. But ...

America Wakes Up to the Importance of Liability and the Stupidity of "Caps"

Joanne Doroshow | Posted 05.25.2011

Joanne Doroshow

Teachable moments can come almost anytime, from anywhere. The recent history of corporate and professional breakdowns and mess-ups should provide a n...

Our Country's Deadly Energy Combo

Joanne Doroshow | Posted 05.25.2011

Joanne Doroshow

The corruption of the Minerals Management Service (MMS) is now so legendary that we're practically numb to the findings of yesterday's Interior Depart...

ALEC: Ghostwriting the Law for Corporate America

Anthony Tarricone | Posted 05.25.2011

Anthony Tarricone

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a group most have never heard of, happens to be one of the most powerful state lobbies in the entire...

New York Times Says: Restore Americans' Access to Courts

Anthony Tarricone | Posted 05.25.2011

Anthony Tarricone

These new standards will reward negligent corporations that succeed in concealing evidence of wrongdoing while weakening Americans' basic legal protections.

Crime, Punishment and ExxonMobil

Robert Weissman | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Weissman

The direct precedential value of the Exxon decision will cast an ominous shadow over state and federal court decisions on punitive damages for years to come.