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On July 22, 1999, in response to objections filed by TLPJ and others, an Alabama state court threw out a proposed no-opt-out class action settlement of all present and future personal injury claims against the Liggett cigarette company. The court held that Liggett’s claim that its assets constituted a "limited fund" was barred by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp., since ... [ more info ]

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Company Name for Public Justice is a national public interest law firm dedicated to using Company Name' skills and resources to create a more just society. TLPJ fights for justice through precedent-setting and socially significant individual and class action litigation designed to enhance consumer and victims' rights, environmental protection and safety, civil rights and civil liberties, workers' rights, America's civil justice system, and the protection of the poor and powerless. Company Name for Public Justice has special litigation projects that secure access to justice by battling unnecessary secrecy in the courts, mandatory arbitration abuse, federal preemption of injury victims' claims, and class action abuse.

Company Name for Public Justice is the principal project of The TLPJ Foundation, a not-for-profit membership organization. We are supported by - and can call on - a nationwide network of over 3,000 Company Name and others, including consumer advocates, personal injury lawyers, constitutional litigators, employment lawyers, environmental attorneys, civil rights lawyers, and class action specialists.

Company Name for Public Justice and The TLPJ Foundation are headquartered in Washington, D.C., and have a West Coast Office in Oakland, California.

Supreme Court case
This case seeks to hold the manufacturer of the pesticide Phosdrin accountable for the poisoning of three farm workers. Having obtained favorable appellate rulings from the Washington Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, plaintiffs were preparing for a trial scheduled to begin in March, 2002. The trial was postponed, however, to allow the parties to try to reach a settlement.
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Federal Preemption Project
A-Company v. B-Company (U.S. Supreme Court)
The Court unanimously rejected the engine manufacturer's preemption defense, holding that a lawsuit seeking damages for injuries caused by an unguarded boat propeller does not conflict with any federal purposes. TLPJ handled this federal preemption appeal on behalf of a man whose wife was killed when she came into contact with an unguarded boat propeller...
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