As customers slowly trickle back into stores and workers punch back in at reopened businesses, there’s one thought on all our minds: caution. Protective plastic shields and screens, face masks and gloves are a new reality, and it is a small price to pay for coming out of state-mandated lockdowns. But months into the all-encompassing […]
Yael Ossowski: GOP bill would deter frivolous COVID lawsuits
As customers slowly trickle back into stores and workers punch back in at reopened businesses, one thought dominates all our minds: caution. Protective plastic shields and screens, face masks and gloves are a new reality, and it is a small price to pay for coming out of state-mandated lockdowns. But months into the all-encompassing coronavirus […]
Yaël Ossowski on Joe Catenacci Show: #CHAZ, Police Reform
Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski on The Joe Catenacci Show. Topics discussed: #CHAZ Police and Legal Reform This was broadcast on June 12, 2020, on The Big Talker WFBT 106.7FMhttp://bigtalkerfm.com Listen to our weekly radio program Consumer Choice Radiohttp://consumerchoiceradio.com
America loves lawsuits. So why can’t you sue a cop for excessive force?
Across the country, people of all backgrounds are in the streets to seek justice. They feel let down by their institutions, their cities and their nation. They’re not wrong. The shocking death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has awoken many Americans to the pressing issues of police accountability and racial justice. For a lawsuit-frenzied country, […]
Netflix series reveal injustice and junk science are plaguing our nation’s courts
By Star-Ledger Guest Columnist By Yaël Ossowski With so many of us doing our part to stay at home, it’s been the perfect time to dive into binge-worthy Netflix series. For many, it’s been Tiger King or reruns of Friends, but some of the more interesting series deconstruct the American justice system and its complexities: innocence […]
After another big lawsuit bites the dust, can we admit it’s time for legal reform?
It seems California isn’t so lawsuit crazy after all. On Monday, Los Angeles jurors announced their ruling in just one of the dozens of lawsuits currently making their way through the courts on baby powder made by Johnson & Johnson. The jury found the company was not at fault for a woman’s mesothelioma diagnosis. The […]
Bad Science, Unscrupulous Lawyers: It’s Time For Legal Reform
There are several high-profile lawsuits out now that are making a mockery of our justice system. Whether it’s baby powder or meatless alternatives on trial, injury lawyers are using unscrupulous methods to conjure huge settlements from juries. That raises prices for consumers, hurts victims by clogging up our justice system, and completely distorts science. Deputy […]