Washington, D.C. – Today, President Joe Biden announced that Rachel S. Bloomekatz of Ohio has been nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Ms. Bloomekatz is a solo practioner and former U.S. Supreme Court law clerk. "R...
Washington Update By Linda A. Lipsen, CEO, American Association for Justice Thanks to a deal negotiated by the Consumer Attorneys of California, the California legislature has passed a bill that will raise the state's cap on medical malpractice damages fo...
Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule to prohibit the ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos: ...
Washington, DC —The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen on the House of Representatives passage of H.R. 963, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act: "We applaud the House of Representative...
Washington, DC— Today, in a call hosted by the American Association for Justice, Coach Brian Flores joined Representatives Hank Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries, and forced arbitration scholar Dean Alex Colvin on a press conference to call for the end of...
Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen on President Biden signing the Ending Forced Arbitration in Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act into law. The bill recently was passe...
Washington, DC —The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen on today’s bankruptcy court decision allowing Johnson and Johnson to exploit the bankruptcy system to prevent cancer victims from seeking ...
Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice President Navan Ward Jr. on Black History Month: "Black History Month in 2022 finds us at a historic moment, as the largest bar associations in America, the Ame...
Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen after the United States Senate passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, HR 4445: "This achievement is ...
Washington, DC — The House of Representatives took a momentous step in giving survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment the right to hold their abusers accountable in court if they so choose. With a bipartisan vote, H.R. 4445, the Ending For...
