July 30, 2010
Alan R. Goodman
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Take Action! Visit the People Over Profits Web site!

Corporate America and the Insurance Industry want to take away your rights, knowing they can make even higher profits by keeping honest, hardworking Americans out of the courtroom. FIGHT BACK by going to the People Over Profits Action Network and telling your Representatives to fight for regular Americans, not Big Business!

The People Over Profits Action Network was created so that you and your family and friends can stand up and make your voices heard in Washington. Below please find letters and postcards you can send to Congress and others to let them know you will not stand by when your right to justice and trial by jury is threatened. If you have questions, please contact the People Over Profits Action Network at ActionNetwork@peopleoverprofits.org.


Take Action!
Click on these important issues to make your voice heard in Washington:

Act Now to Protect Americans from Dangerous Foreign Products
Foreign manufacturers flood their products into our markets with little or no responsibility for their quality.  Too often, these products have proved to be dangerously defective.

Tell Congress To Stop Letting Corporations Hide Behind Secrecy Agreements
Do you know if your household products are defective and could cause injury to you or your family?  Are your medicines doing more harm than good?  Are the toys you are buying safe?

Supreme Court Rules On Riegel v. Medtronic
The Supreme Court issued a crucial decision on the issue of preemption yesterday. This decision severely limits the rights of people to receive justice through the legal system when they are injured by the negligence or misconduct of others. 

Bureaucratic Activism: FDA Ignores Congress to Let Drug Companies Off the Hook
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new rule which directly contradicts legislation passed just last September by Congress to make our drugs safer.

Sexual Assault Victim's Case Forced Into Secretive Arbitration By Halliburton/KBR
Over the past few months, we have been following the case of Jamie Leigh Jones and her fight to hold Halliburton/KBR accountable for their negligence.  Another employee, Tracy Barker, is also trying to hold them accountable.


Disclainer: Attorney Goodman is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts only but does appear in Federal Courts throughout the country on motion and through local counsel; most cases outside Massachusetts are referred to affiliates; past results is no guarantee of future results; legal information offered here is for informational purposes only and does not constitute formal legal advice; submission of a client inquiry is confidential but does not give rise to an attorney client relationship unless a formal fee agreement is signed by both parties.