No legal rights despite the terrible facts of what happened.

A few cents fix could have prevented Michael’s burns.  But instead, Blitz USA put profits before safety.

While a college student, Charles spent his summers working at his dad’s warehouse stocking insulation products and cleaning up. Because of his familiarity with the product, he also helped with insulation prep and installation at various job sites.

Viola is a retired middle school secretary who spent her life caring for children and her family. She enjoyed traveling with her husband, caring for her son and attending her local church.

If Cami was given a brand name drug, she would have had access to justice. 

A doctor placed Camille “Cami” Baruch on a generic version of the anti-acne drug Accutane when she was just 12.  The effect was devastating. 

Gabe took a generic form of Accutane called Claravis for mild acne.  He developed ulcerative colitis, a recognized possible side-effect from the drug causing an inflamed digestive tract and colon.

As with so many American families, when Ednar’s dementia progressed, her care needs overwhelmed her family’s ability to meet those needs, so her family requested help from a local nursing home.

After leaving the army, Joe spent 20 years working for a local water company. Part of his job included working with cement pipes- exposing him to asbestos.

This crash killed 25 people and injured more than 100. It was a horrible accident; an uncontrollable fire, trains piled on top of one another, dead bodies and blood everywhere, people screaming out in pain and fear. It was California's worst train disaster ever.

Carlos grew up in rural Georgia where he shared a one bedroom apartment with five other people. With the desire to serve his country, he turned down academic scholarships to the University of Georgia and Wofford College to enter the Navy.

Howard Sadwin thought he was going in for a routine hip replacement.  He had a plastic hip implanted 16 years prior with no problems.  He was given what his doctor called the “latest and greatest” in hip technology, a Smith and Nephew metal-on-metal hip.  Ten months after the surgery, his ni

After serving in the Navy, David worked for 40 years at his family-run scrap yard. Part of his daily routine included beating insulation off the scrap metal, causing asbestos fibers to fill the air and his lungs. 

Millions of Americans trust their lives to medical devices but they may have no legal recourse if those devices fail.  When that happens, no one is held responsible.  There is no justice.

Debbie graduated with a degree from a major university in Cellular Biology/Physiology. She wanted a career caring for people and decided to further her education so that she could become a surgical technician. Lamson College, a local school in Tempe, Ariz.

Ed worked as an operator and foreman at an Ethyl plant in Texas for forty years. Working there was a family affair- his dad helped build it and his son works there today. 

When Tia began working for Circuit City, she never imagined that her supervisor and mentor would assault and sexually harass her. She also had no idea that there was a clause hidden in the fine print of the employment contract that would grant Circuit City a license to steal her access to justice.

Sergeant Carmelo Rodriguez was a member of the Marine Corps, a father with a seven-year-old son, and even a part-time actor who once appeared on screen with actress Katie Holmes.