Public Justice : March 2008

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Public Justice (formerly Trial Lawyers for Public Justice) is America's public interest law firm. Dedicated to using trial lawyers' and other attorneys' skills and resources to advance the public good, Public Justice is supported by - and can call on -- a nationwide network of more than 3,000 of the nation's top lawyers to pursue precedent-setting and socially significant litigation. It has a wide-ranging litigation docket in the areas of consumer rights, worker safety, civil rights and liberties, toxic torts, environmental protection, and access to the courts. Public Justice is the principal project of The Public Justice Foundation, a not-for-profit membership organization headquartered in Washington, DC, with a West Coast office in Oakland, California. The Public Justice web site address is www.publicjustice.net.

March 2008 - Posts

The United States Supreme Court Takes On Four Preemption Cases Affecting Consumer Rights

Posted Saturday, March 08, 2008 9:00 AM by Leslie A. Brueckner

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Nearly 25 years ago, the first brief that Public Justice (then Trial Lawyers for Public Justice) filed in the U.S. Supreme Court opposed federal preemption of an injury victim's claim. It urged the Supreme Court to hold that Karen Silkwood could seek [Read More]

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