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Apr 16, 2021

AAJ Praises Legislation to Prohibit the Use of Forced Arbitration Against Investors

Washington, DC—The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen on the Investor Choice Act, introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Bill Foster (D-IL), which would end the&n...

Apr 15, 2021

Trucking Made Safer by INSURANCE Act, Says AAJ

Washington, DC— The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen on the introduction of the INSURANCE Act, a bill that would require the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to tie the minimum insurance fl...

Mar 25, 2021

AAJ Applauds Ruling in Ford Motor Company v. Bandemer and Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court

Washington, DC— The following is a statement from AAJ CEO Linda Lipsen on the SCOTUS decision handed down today on two combined cases, Ford Motor Company v. Bandemer and Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court. In...

Mar 02, 2021

AAJ Applauds Senate Introduction of FAIR Act to End Forced Arbitration

Washington, DC— The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen on the introduction of the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act to end forced arbitration:   "Forced arbitration strips consumers, pat...

Feb 26, 2021

AAJ Statement on House Re-Introduction of Critical Legislation to End Qualified Immunity for Law Enforcement

Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice (AAJ) CEO Linda Lipsen following the re-introduction of H.R. 1280, the "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act" in the U.S. House of Representatives, legislation conta...

Feb 11, 2021

AAJ Calls for Action to End Forced Arbitration

Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen on today’s hearing in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law concerning the dangers of fo...

Jan 07, 2021

Statement from AAJ President Tobi Millrood

"The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 is an affront to the rule of law and justice. AAJ condemns this appalling lawlessness. A bedrock principle of the U.S. Constitution is freedom of expression and the right to peaceful protest. What occurre...

Dec 22, 2020

AAJ Statement on Congress Protecting Workers and Patients from Dangerous Corporate Immunity Proposal

Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen in response to Congress passing COVID-19 relief legislation:  "We have lost 300,000 Americans to COVID-19, and countless more are struggling ...

Dec 08, 2020

AAJ Statement on the Open Courts Act of 2020

Washington, DC—The following is a statement from American Association for Justice Communications Director Peter Knudsen regarding the Open Courts Act 2020:   "Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would increase public acc...

Sep 27, 2020

AAJ Statement on Upcoming House Vote to Ban Asbestos

Washington, DC —The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen regarding a planned vote under suspension of the rules on the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 (H.R.1603) in the U.S. House of R...

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