Washington Update By Linda A. Lipsen, CEO, American Association for Justice I have great news to share. In In re LTL Mgt, LLC, the Third Circuit, in a unanimous decision on Jan 30, reversed the bankruptcy court’s rejection of claimants’ moti...
Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice President Tad Thomas on "qualified immunity" and police reform: "As advocates for individuals and families who have had their constitutional and ci...
Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice President Tad Thomas on "qualified immunity" and police reform: "As advocates for individuals and families who have had their constitutional and ci...
Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice President Tad Thomas on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decision in OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF TALC CLAIMANTS v. LTL MANAGEMENT: &...
Washington Update By Linda A. Lipsen, CEO, American Association for Justice In his first two years in office, President Biden has confirmed almost 100 federal judges, including one Supreme Court justice, 28 circuit court judges, and 68 district court jud...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...