Opiods and Civil Justice

Normally at this time we highlight the year’s greatest victories for civil justice. Like forcing automakers to admit that they sold vehicles with exploding airbags or faulty ignition switches. Like holding accountable those who cover up the use of cancer-causing asbestos. Like shedding light on medical devices that fail or cause debilitating side affects.
Yes, those battles and many more continue, but 2017 might be remembered instead for several troubling reversals in the fight to protect the health, safety and legal rights of all Americans. You should know why.

BY THE NUMBERS $12 Billion The money returned to Americans by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which is under fire by Wall Street and Congress.	VIDEO BOOKMARK Secret Arbitrations Hide Sexual Harassment Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson warns women about forced arbitration clauses in employment contracts.
THE DOCKET SEE OUR NEWSLETTER IN ACTION FEATURES AND BENEFITS BROWSE PAST ISSUES SIGN UP NOW CONTACT US	HOSPITALS AND OPIOIDS NPR investigates a growing movement to hold providers accountable for patient opioid addiction.