Columns - AAJ (American Assoc for Justice)

Forced arbitration

New AAJ report examines lack of diversity among arbitrators

From Issue: 2021 July

Also: Chapter 11 Bankruptcy misused to evade responsibility in mass torts

Also: Supreme Court allows state Medicaid programs to raid settlement proceeds earmarked for future medical care

From Issue: 2022 July

Senate Bill S.2342 wins bipartisan support, Biden expected to sign

From Issue: 2022 March

Also: Highlights of AAJ’s advocacy in the courts

Many corporations market products that are unsafe, improperly tested, or based on false data; also, ending forced consumer arbitration

Also: Massachusetts statutory interest rates declared constitutional in $37M judgment against Philip Morris

From Issue: 2023 June

Also: Biden nominates a former plaintiff’s attorney and the first openly LGBT woman to serve on any federal circuit court

Also, Georgia Trial Lawyers amicus brief helps Georgia Court to reject the “Apex Doctrine” shielding corporate officers

From Issue: 2022 August

Also: Congress establishes civil cause of action for use of intimate images without consent

Working at the federal level and with state associations

AAJ: Adjusting to the stark reality of COVID-19

From Issue: 2020 May