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Dec 20, 2022

AAJ Statement on Omnibus Provision to Increase Consumer Protections in Cosmetics

Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen on inclusion of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act in the federal appropriations omnibus legislation: "At long last, Congress ...

Dec 13, 2022

Washington Update - December 2022

Washington Update By Linda A. Lipsen, CEO, American Association for Justice We are very pleased that Senator Warnock will be returning to the Senate for another 6 years. He is a true champion for civil justice. This 51st seat will end the joint power sh...

Dec 01, 2022

Section on Toxic, Environmental, and Pharmaceutical Torts (STEP) Reorganizing into Two New Sections

The Section on Toxic, Environmental, and Pharmaceutical Torts (STEP) was formed in 1996. Since that time, there has been significant growth in environmental and toxic torts as well as pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. To better serve memb...

Nov 17, 2022

AAJ Statement on Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that she is stepping down from her leadership role:   "Speaker Nancy Pelosi is one of t...

Nov 16, 2022

House of Representatives Passes Bill to Shine Light on Sexual Assault and Harassment

Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice President Tad Thomas on the passage of S. 4524, the SPEAK OUT Act, which limits the enforceability of certain non-disclosure and non-disparagement cla...

Oct 18, 2022

AAJ Update - October 2022

AAJ Update By Linda A. Lipsen, CEO, American Association for Justice Greetings, AAJ Members! Thank you for being a member of this incredible organization we call the American Association for Justice. I hope that through AAJ you are finding what our membe...

Oct 12, 2022

Washington Update - November 2022

Washington Update By Linda A. Lipsen, CEO, American Association for Justice What a historic midterm election! With support from trial lawyers across the country, pro-civil justice candidates prevailed in the elections for U.S. Senate. As of this writing,...

Oct 12, 2022

Washington Update - October 2022

Washington Update By Linda A. Lipsen, CEO, American Association for Justice I would like to talk about something that affects us all: voting. AAJ’s Voter Protection Action Committee has national and state alliances with voter protection coalition pa...

Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian Disaster Relief

Florida Justice Association (FJA) members, AAJ, and other legal organizations are working together to help Floridians in the wake of Hurricane Ian. FJA has a charitable 501(c)(3) set up to receive donations which will be used to purchase water, ...

Sep 19, 2022

Washington Update - September 2022

Washington Update By Linda A. Lipsen, CEO, American Association for Justice As you all know, trial lawyers representing clients on a contingency-fee basis cannot deduct expenses until a case resolves, which can take many years. AAJ has been fighting tirel...

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