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Jan 26, 2022

AAJ Statement on the Retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer

Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice President Navan Ward on the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer: "Throughout Justice Breyer’s 27 year career as an Associate Justice of the Sup...

Jan 18, 2022

FDA Endorses Stricter Asbestos Testing Following AAJ's Recommendation

Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice President Navan Ward regarding FDA white paper on testing methods for asbestos in cosmetic products containing talc. In March of 2020, AAJ joined with Nati...

Nov 17, 2021

Bill to End Forced Arbitration for Sexual Harassment and Assault Survivors Passes Both Senate and House Judiciary Committees

Washington, DC – The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen after the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Act, a bill ending forc...

Nov 04, 2021

Movement to End Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Harassment Survivors Gains Significant Bipartisan Momentum

Washington, DC – The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Act, a bill ending for...

Nov 03, 2021

AAJ Statement Commending House Judiciary Committee for Advancing Critical Legislation to End Forced Arbitration

Washington, DC – The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen after the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary voted to advance the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, a bill ending forced arbit...

Nov 03, 2021

House Judiciary Committee Takes Crucial Step to Stop Corporations from Evading Responsibility by Exploiting the Bankruptcy Process

Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen after the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary passed the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021, H.R. 4777: "J&J is a multinational co...

Oct 27, 2021

New AAJ Report: Forced Arbitration in a Pandemic – Corporations Double Down

Washington, DC — A new report, Forced Arbitration in a Pandemic: Corporations Double Down, released today by the American Association for Justice reveals that corporate America doubled down on their use of accountability-killing forced arbitration d...

Oct 14, 2021

AAJ Statement on Johnson & Johnson's Declaration of Bankruptcy to Avoid Accountability for Dangerous Baby Powder

Washington, DC —The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen regarding Johnson & Johnson’s declaration of bankruptcy to avoid accountability for the deaths and injuries caused by its baby po...

Sep 27, 2021

AAJ Statement on Amtrak's Use of Forced Arbitration in Wake of Fatal Train Derailment in Montana

Washington, DC —As investigators search for the cause of Saturday’s tragic and fatal Amtrak train derailment in Montana, reports indicate that Amtrak may potentially force the families of the victims into arbitration should they try to hold Am...

Jul 15, 2021

AAJ Announces Navan Ward as New President of Plaintiff Trial Bar

Washington, DC — The American Association for Justice (AAJ®) is pleased to announce that Atlanta trial lawyer Navan Ward was sworn in as the new president of AAJ during the 2021 annual convention. Ward is a principal at the Beasley Allen Law Fir...

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