American Association For Justice News

Washington, DC- The following is a statement from American Association for Justice President Gibson Vance regarding today's release of protocols for the emergency payments from the BP / Gulf Coast Claims Facility:

Washington, DC - Legislation reported out of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today will make it easier to hold foreign manufacturers accountable for the safety of their products in the U.S. legal system.

Washington, DC-President Obama will take an important step today toward protecting consumers by signing into law the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), under the just-passed Wall Street Reform Act, to help limit the use of abusive forced arbitration clauses in financial contracts.

Washington, DC-C. Gibson Vance was announced today as the new president of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) at the organization's annual convention. Vance will spearhead AAJ's mission of making sure people have a fair chance to receive justice through the legal system, even when it means taking on the most powerful corporations.

Washington, DC-As the devastation from BP's oil rig disaster grows, a new report released today by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) illustrates how corporations have evaded U.S. environmental laws for decades, only to be later held accountable and responsible for clean-up through the civil justice system.

Washington, DC-The U.S. House of Representatives today passed crucial Gulf Coast disaster liability legislation, the "Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act" (SPILL Act / H.R. 5503). The following is a statement from American Association for Justice President Anthony Tarricone:

Washington, DC-The House Judiciary Committee today voted out crucial Gulf Coast oil spill legislation that would amend the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA) to more fairly compensate the families of the workers who died in the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion.

Washington, DC-The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in Jackson v. Rent-a-Center, a case that challenges the validity of forced arbitration clauses and whether they must be decided by the arbitrator instead of the courts. The following is a statement from American Association for Justice President Anthony Tarricone:

Washington, DC-The American Association for Justice (AAJ) today called for quick passage of the Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act (S. 1606 / H.R.4678), as the U.S. House Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection today hears oral testimony on the legislation.

Washington, DC-The following is a statement from American Association for Justice President Anthony Tarricone on President Obama's plan to establish a third-party administered claims process:

"In the aftermath of the Gulf Coast spill, the civil justice system will be essential in ensuring residents and businesses can receive justice and hold BP and other corporations accountable.