Submitted by Rose Hernandez on Fri, 10/24/2014 - 10:43
Small business owners and American consumers rely on shippers like FedEx to send and receive merchandise, but as a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform, FedEx has been trying to avoid accountability by closing the courthouse doors on Americans, while at the same time, it doesn't hesitate to use the courts for its own advantage. Read more here.
Every American has a Constitutional right to access justice through the courts – this right even applies to corporations and their front groups. Today, the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and the Take Justice Back campaign, launched the Hall of Lawsuit Hypocrites to showcase some of the corporations and lawmakers that happily exercise their right to access the courts when they stand to benefit, but also tirelessly work to close the courthouse doors on Americans.
Submitted by Katie Gommel on Fri, 10/17/2014 - 12:51
A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine debunks the myth of defensive medicine, which is often used by proponents of legislation that limit patients’ access to justice and legal accountability.
Submitted by Katie Gommel on Fri, 10/10/2014 - 15:47
Eight outraged local Gulf Coast Chambers of Commerce are standing up for their local businesses while the U.S. Chamber of Commerce continues to side with BP in the ongoing litigation over the Gulf Coast Oil Spill.
Small business owners and American consumers rely on shippers like FedEx to send and receive merchandise, but as a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform, FedEx has been trying to avoid accountability by closing the courthouse doors on Americans, while at the same time, it doesn't hesitate to use the courts for its own advantage. Read more 