WASHINGTON, DC—American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee advanced the Fiscal Year 2026 Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill: "For too long, corporate pesticid...
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Bruce Plaxen was sworn in as the new president of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) during its 2025 Annual Convention in San Francisco, Cal. Plaxen, founding partner at Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A., specializes in personal...
AAJ secured two hard-fought victories at the start of the month, which removed two provisions from the president’s tax bill that would have been extremely harmful to trial lawyers and their clients. One provision was a punitive tax on litigat...
There is mounting urgency from Republican leaders and President Trump to pass a budget bill by the July 4 holiday. The House version of the bill includes a mandate for a 10-year moratorium on state and local laws or regulations that would protect consumer...
WASHINGTON, DC—In a new op-ed published today by the Daily Journal, AAJ President Lori Andrus calls on policymakers to limit Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and create a safer digital environment for children and teens. ...
Tensions are running high in Washington, D.C., while lawmakers search for consensus on budget legislation. AAJ is closely monitoring attempts by lawmakers to add tort "reform" language into the process. There is a proposal to stop the regulation of artif...
WASHINGTON, DC—Statement from American Association for Justice (AAJ) CEO Linda Lipsen on passage of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Republican Reconciliation Package: "We’ve all heard the stories—children being explo...
WHEREAS, the mission of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), includes the commitment to further the rule of law and the civil justice system; and WHEREAS, AAJ embraces the concept ...
Washington, DC — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice President Lori Andrus: "We must protect the independence of the judiciary. Threats made to judges and punishments doled out to those whose beliefs don&rsqu...
At this time, perhaps more than ever, with the federal government slashing programs intended to protect the public, trial lawyers must continue to provide a safety net. AAJ and the state associations must continue working in partnership to address the cha...
