American Association For Justice News

Washington, DC-Eighty-three percent (312) of the 377 recalls announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in 2009 were from foreign manufacturers, according to an analysis by the American Association for Justice (AAJ).

Washington, DC-As President Obama and Congressional leaders prepare for tomorrow's health care summit, the American Association for Justice (AAJ) is today reminding lawmakers to remember the 98,000 patients killed every year by preventable medical errors and how restricting their legal rights will not fix America's broken health care system.

Washington, DC-With the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Riegel v. Medtronic approaching Saturday, thousands of patients still have no legal recourse when they have been injured by faulty medical devices.

Washington, DC-Recent hazards associated with drywall show the need for greater labeling and registration requirements, according to comments submitted to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) by the American Association for Justice (AAJ). The comments are in response to the agency's notice seeking guidance regarding identifying labels for drywall.

Washington D.C.-Illinois' cap on malpractice damages was today ruled unconstitutional, illustrating why federal efforts to place arbitrary limits on the amount injured patients receive won't fix America's broken health care system.

Washington, DC-With the last ten years marred by a culture of protecting negligent corporations, the worst financial crisis in a generation, and a constant assault on the rights of workers and consumers, the American people will increasingly demand stronger consumer protections and resist big business attempts to undermine the civil justice system, said American Association for Justice (AAJ) President Anthony Tarricone at a press briefing today.

Washington, DC- Recently released studies show the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lacks stringent scientific standards to evaluate cardiovascular devices and underscores the need to pass the Medical Device Safety Act (MDSA), according to the American Association for Justice (AAJ). Currently, device manufacturers have complete immunity from product liability if their devices prove unsafe or defective because of the Supreme Court decision in Riegel v. Medtronic.

Washington, DC-A landmark provision in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 3326) - passed by the U.S. Senate today - will protect defense contractor employees who have been victims of sexual assault, harassment, or other forms of discrimination and then forced into one-sided arbitration proceedings by their employer.

Washington, DC-The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) today peddled its debunked and recycled "Hellholes" annual report - an effort bankrolled by insurance, tobacco, and drug companies to attack the civil justice system and gain complete immunity for their negligent behavior.

Washington, DC-State tort reforms have provided a boon to insurance companies, leading to record profits while physician and patient premiums continue to skyrocket.