Consumer Reports has published an in-depth article on forced arbitration, uncovering the devastating negative impact it has had on the rights of American consumers by limiting their options to seek justice and compensation when products turn out to be faulty or harmful.
In Ohio federal court lawyers for the U.S. Department of Justice are seeking to reverse a proposed class action settlement that would give consumers $72.50 coupons for defective pressure cookers that allegedly cause scalding hot contents to erupt, in some cases causing users to suffer from second and third degree burns.
Equal Justice Works, the leading nonprofit organization mobilizing the next generation of public interest attorneys, today announced that Carter G. Phillips, Margaret Raymond, Sharon R. Ryan, and Jonathan D. Selbin have been named to the organization’s board of directors.