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Elder Care | Fighting for Justice
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By the Washington State Association for Justice. A world without the justice system. What would elder care be like without the civil justice system? Experts believe that for every case of abuse that gets reported, five more go unreported. Many nursing home residents are afraid of the repercussions of reporting abuse to largely ineffectual regulatory authorities. Trial attorneys have proven to be the most effective representatives of abused seniors. Over the last quarter-century, bed rails have been known...
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Stay Safe This Fourth of July | Fighting for Justice
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By the Washington State Association for Justice. A world without the justice system. Stay Safe This Fourth of July. July 2, 2015. Happy Fourth of July from WSAJ! We’d like to take a moment to remind you to be safe with fireworks, especially during this statewide drought. Governor Inslee just sent out this reminder:. WSAJ is working to protect residents from wildfires. Recently, WSAJ finalized our efforts to provide free legal help in the event of disasters, including wildfires. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Health Care | Fighting for Justice
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By the Washington State Association for Justice. A world without the justice system. What would health care be like without the civil justice system? When three-month-old Gage Stevens suffered from heartburn and diarrhea, a specialist recommended the anti-heartburn drug Propulsid. Gage died from a cardiac arrhythmia, a side effect of the drug known to its manufacturer, Johnson and Johnson. Three hundred people died from Propulsid while its manufacturer reaped over $1 billion in profits. Litiga...In respon...
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Women’s Health | Fighting for Justice
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By the Washington State Association for Justice. A world without the justice system. What would women’s health be like without the civil justice system? The shelves, settling confidentially with victims to keep documents out of the public eye. In 2009, amidst claims that Accutane was linked to inflammatory bowel diseases and suicide, as well as birth defects, Hoffman-LaRoche finally pulled the drug from the market. Accutane is still available in generic form. Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window).
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The Environment | Fighting for Justice
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By the Washington State Association for Justice. A world without the justice system. What would the environment be like without the civil justice system? The cadmium-spewing smelter that rose above it for 100 years. Incidents such as the Exxon Valdez and BP’s Deepwater Horizon disasters have poured billions of gallons of oil into waterways worldwide. Trial attorneys worked for two decades to force Exxon to clean up its mess and have worked to hold BP accountable for its negligence and the environment...
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Wage Theft Update | Fighting for Justice
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By the Washington State Association for Justice. A world without the justice system. August 12, 2015. Today we’ve got updates from both sides of the state. We can all agree, you should get paid for the work you do, City Council President Ben Stuckart said. Matthew Folsom, an assistant city attorney who helped craft the law, noted that “[t]he average low-wage worker loses about 15 percent of their earnings each year to wage theft. The Office of Labor Standards released a dashboard. Democratic Leader Harry...
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Seventh Circuit revives data breach class action | Fighting for Justice
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By the Washington State Association for Justice. A world without the justice system. Seventh Circuit revives data breach class action. August 13, 2015. Remijas v. Neiman Marcus Grp., LLC,. 2015 WL 4394814 (7th Cir. July 20, 2015).). The retailer then notified all its customers who shopped at its stores nationwide between January 2013 and January 2014, and offered them one year of free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection. This cyberattack came in the wake of several other widespread data b...
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Democratic Leader Harry Reid’s Remarks to the Trial Lawyers | Fighting for Justice
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By the Washington State Association for Justice. A world without the justice system. Democratic Leader Harry Reid’s Remarks to the Trial Lawyers. July 31, 2015. Sunday, June 12, 2015. Nobody likes trial lawyers until they need them. Then, we become weapons. Business people sometimes joke with each other, saying “My lawyer can beat your lawyer.” It might be funny, but it’s no joke. You know, nobody likes trial lawyers. Nobody likes trial lawyers. Nobody likes trial lawyers. Nobody who pollutes the earth a...
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500 Surgeries Occur On Wrong Body Parts Annually | Fighting for Justice
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By the Washington State Association for Justice. A world without the justice system. 500 Surgeries Occur On Wrong Body Parts Annually. July 7, 2015. The Journal of the American Medical Association. Recently reported that “every year there are an estimated 500 surgeries on the wrong body part and 5,000 surgical items unintentionally left in patients’ bodies.”. Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window).
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Trial Lawyers Care | Fighting for Justice
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By the Washington State Association for Justice. A world without the justice system. July 28, 2015. Every year at our annual convention, WSAJ does a community service project in the local area. We are thrilled how many members always show up to help with whatever project we can give them. Trial Lawyers Care (TLC) is where we house our volunteer work, and includes the emergency response. Pro-bono work we’ve covered previously. The Daily Record News. Discussed our volunteering in Cle Elum last week:. Click...
