#CivilJustice

Civil Justice, Inc.

@civiljusticeinc.bsky.social

1 day ago

CJ's annual fundraiser, Hats Off to Justice, is June 4, 6-9pm at Collective Spaces – The Loft! Nominate attorneys and organizations who embody the spirit of Civil Justice!

Make your nomination today at https://bit.ly/CJ-Award-Nomination-2026

#JusticeForAll #HatsOffToJustice #CivilJustice

ScrollWorthy

@scrollworthy-org.bsky.social

3 days ago

Bill Cosby Ordered to Pay $59M in Damages to 1972 Rape Victim
A California jury ordered Bill Cosby to pay $59.25 million to Donna Motsinger for a 1972 sexual assault. Learn the verdict detail...

#BillCosby #DonnaMotsinger #CosbyTrial #MeToo #CivilJustice
https://scrollworthy.org/trending/bill-cosby

Civil Justice, Inc.

@civiljusticeinc.bsky.social

1 month ago

Congratulations to Sarah Coffey Bowes, Executive Director of Civil Justice, on being named a 2026 Leaders in Law honoree by The Daily Record and the Maryland State Bar Association!

We’re proud to celebrate Sarah’s leadership, dedication, and impact!

#LeadersInLaw #CivilJustice #TDRevents

RFPG

@rfpg.bsky.social

1 month ago

🌟🚨This week at the RFPG🚨🌟

Tue 3 Mar – Sheriff Tom McCartney on Stated Case & Bail Appeals
Thu 5 Mar – Lady Carmichael on the Scottish Civil Justice Council

Two judicial insights. Join us. 🔗 https://www.rfpg.org/upcoming-cpd-events

#RFPG #CPD #ScotsLaw #CriminalLaw #CivilJustice

Citizen Portal News Maryland

@citizenptnewsmd.bsky.social

1 month ago

Subcommittee backs fee-disclosure bill but members raise concerns about treble-damages penalty House Bill 80 — requiring landlords to disclose fees and treating certain charges as utilities — was moved out of subcommittee with amendments; several members expressed concern that the bill’s civil damages provision (treble damages and two-year lookback) could be onerous for small landlords.

House Bill 80 has sparked fierce debate in Maryland as landlords voice concerns over its treble-damages provision, which some argue could cripple small property owners.

Read the full story!

#MD #CitizenPortal #MarylandLandlords #SmallBusinessSupport #HousingReform #CivilJustice

Citizen Portal News Washington

@citizenptnewswa.bsky.social

1 month ago

Bill would criminalize knowingly driving around emergency barricades; supporters and opponents clash Representative Josh Penner said HB 2203 responds to recent flood responses where motorists drove around barricades, creating rescues and risks to first responders; fire chiefs supported the measure while criminal-defense groups called it disproportionate and urged making it an infraction instead.

A new bill aims to criminalize the reckless act of driving around emergency barricades, igniting a heated debate between safety advocates and criminal defense groups.

Click to read more!

#WA #LegislativeReform #CitizenPortal #EmergencyResponse #CivilJustice

Citizen Portal News Missouri

@citizenptnewsmo.bsky.social

1 month ago

Committee hears bill to extend civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse to age 41 Representative Sites presented House Bill 16 64 to prospectively extend Missouri's civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse so survivors can sue until age 41; survivors, advocacy groups, insurers and business groups testified in support. No committee vote was recorded.

Missouri's House Bill 16 64 aims to extend the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse survivors to age 41, offering a crucial opportunity for those who need more time to seek justice.

Learn more here

#MO #CivilJustice #LegislativeReform #CitizenPortal #SurvivorSupport

Jeffrey B. Simon

@jeffreybsimon.bsky.social

1 month ago

Season 2 of the Outside Counsel #podcast is available now on all major platforms.

#MassTortLitigation #CivilJustice #LegalReform #ClergyAbuseCases #GunIndustryAccountability #PublicOutrage #HealthcareJustice #OutsideCounsel #Podcast #TrialLawyer #7thAmendment

Citizen Portal News Florida

@citizenptnewsfl.bsky.social

1 month ago

Committee reports SB 1536, expanding privacy protections to fenced private yards SB 1536, described by its sponsor as the "digital creeper bill," was presented to the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Committee and reported favorably; the bill would amend the reasonable expectation of privacy in Florida statutes to include privately fenced yards.

Florida is one step closer to enhancing privacy rights with the "digital creeper bill," aiming to protect your fenced yard from unwanted digital intrusion.

Learn more here!

#FL #CitizenPortal #DigitalVoyeurism #PrivacyProtections #CivilJustice

Citizen Portal News Florida

@citizenptnewsfl.bsky.social

2 months ago

Committee advances bill raising clerk reimbursement rate, adopts amendment on fee redirects The Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee voted to report HB 925 favorably as amended. Sponsor Rep. Tribulski said the bill raises statutory reimbursements to $195 and adds approved civil indigency applications to requests; an adopted amendment removed redirects to general revenue and addressed fee-waiver language.

A significant change is on the horizon as the Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee advances a bill that could boost clerk reimbursement rates to $195 and streamline funding for civil indigency applications.

Learn more here!

#FL #CitizenPortal #FeeTransparency #MunicipalRevenue #CivilJustice

@masonlec.bsky.social

2 months ago

Developments in Consumer Protection, UDAP Laws, and Private Enforcement Models YouTube video by Law & Economics Center at GMU Scalia Law

Closing session from @masonlec.bsky.social 19th Annual #CivilJusticeSymposium “Consumer Protection, UDAP & Private Enforcement” explores evolving models of legal accountability.

youtu.be/XFxdbdsFi3w?...

#ConsumerProtection #UDAP #CivilJustice #MasonLEC

@masonlec.bsky.social

2 months ago

Update on the American Law Institute and the Restatement of the Law Third, Torts YouTube video by Law & Economics Center at GMU Scalia Law

@masonlec.bsky.social‬ 19th Annual #CivilJusticeSymposium

Session VII “Restatement Third of Torts & ALI Updates” breaks down legal shifts shaping tort doctrine.

🎥 Watch: youtu.be/xNEiR26Qjts?...

#RestatementThird #TortLaw #ALI #CivilJustice #MasonLEC

@masonlec.bsky.social

2 months ago

The Regulatory and Tax Treatment of Third Party Litigation Financing and Litigation Profits Session III: The Regulatory and Tax Treatment of Third Party Litigation Financing and Litigation Profits Jim Carter, Principal and Policy Director, Navigators Global LLC Phil Goldberg, Managing Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Erika Levin, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP William C. Marra, Director, Certum Group Moderator: Michael B. Kaplan, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey

@masonlec.bsky.social‬ 19th Annual #CivilJusticeSymposium

Session III “Regulatory & Tax Treatment of Third-Party Litigation Funding” explores funding disclosure, profit models & evolving policy.

🎥 Watch: tinyurl.com/S3-CJS-2025

#LitigationFunding #Law #CivilJustice #MasonLEC

@masonlec.bsky.social

5 months ago

Civil Justice Preview of the Supreme Court's 2025 – 2026 Term YouTube video by Law & Economics Center at GMU Scalia Law

On today’s #SCOTUS docket are TWO cases discussed at our recent @masonlec.bsky.social #CivilJustice case preview with🗣️

John Beisner #SkaddenArps
Robert Peck #CenterforConstitutionalLitigation
Moderator: @donaldkochan.bsky.social #ScaliaLaw

Watch the full 📽️ youtu.be/DnbQ3k55rRU?...

Elizabeth Chamblee Burch

@eburch.bsky.social

5 months ago

National Tort Law Education Day - The American Museum of Tort Law The American Museum of Tort Law proudly presents National Tort Law Education Day 2025. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Museum continues its mission to educate, inform, and inspire Americans ...

Justice may be blind—but she’s not taking the day off. 👩‍⚖️
Join the American Museum of Tort Law for National Tort Law Education Day on Nov. 1! Free, virtual, and fiery (literally). 🔥🚗
Register here: www.tortmuseum.org/event/nation...
#TortLaw #CivilJustice #LegalEducation #LawTwitter #AccessToJustice

Daily Journal

@dailyjournalcorp.bsky.social

5 months ago

Can ethical plaintiff lawyers help restore trust in CA courts?
Perspectives from ATRA’s Lauren Sheets Jarrell, Prof. David Levine, & Kabateck LLP.
Read more: https://www.dailyjournal.com/columns
#LegalEthics #CivilJustice #CaliforniaLaw

@masonlec.bsky.social

6 months ago

#SCOTUS opens October Term Monday—watch or listen this weekend for a preview of key civil justice cases.

▶️ Youtube: youtu.be/DnbQ3k55rRU

🔊 Marketplace of Ideas Podcast: masonlec.org/podcast/

#civiljustice
#lawandeconomics
#SupremeCourt

Willow Silverayne

@wishuponawillow.bsky.social

7 months ago

redefining patriotism, part 3 Lately, I’ve been having insanely vivid dreams about a nightmarish dystopian future, where the tech is engineered to serve the elite. Drones that look like war ships patrol the skies. Ads are…

I dive deep and get super vulnerable for this piece. It's an important read & it may be triggering for some...

#patriotism #civiljustice #bethechange #unitedwestand #dividedwefall

Japanese American Citizens League Chicago

@jaclchicago.bsky.social

7 months ago

Post viewing panel of “Third Act” at The Chicago History Museum. #civiljustice, #japaneseamerican, #internment, #thirdactfilm

@masonlec.bsky.social

7 months ago

‼️🏛️Register to Attend: bit.ly/3JKmzZb
Sign Up to Watch: bit.ly/3V32KyD
More Info: bit.ly/3UX3q8L

Join us in-person or virtually Wednesday, September 24 for our "Civil Justice Preview of the Supreme Court's 2025 – 2026 Term"!

#civiljustice #LEC #lawandeconomics #USSupremeCourt

Employment Law Firm PC

@employmentlawfirm.bsky.social

7 months ago

Employee Files Federal Suit Alleging She Was Sexually Harassed at CVS--And Only Her Father Finally Stopped It — Sexual Harassment Lawyer Blawg — June 12, 2025 A young woman has filed a Complaint in federal court alleging that she was sexually and racially harassed by an older man while she worked as a cashier at — June 12, 2025

Employee Files Federal Suit Alleging She Was Sexually Harassed at CVS–And Only Her Father Finally Stopped It.

#sexualharassment #workplaceharassment #workersrights #labor #metoo #employmentlaw #civiljustice #humanrights #cvs

www.sexualharassmentlawyerblawg.com/employee-fil...

Legal Talk Network

@legaltalknet.bsky.social

7 months ago

📢 Legal aid isn’t optional in a crisis—it’s the difference between recovery and being left behind.

🎧 Listen on Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
🎧 Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3qLMlOR...

#AccessToJustice #LegalAid #JusticeForAll #CivilJustice #LawPodcast

Justice Technology Association

@justicetechassn.bsky.social

7 months ago

JTA Member Spotlight: LIFT Wisconsin Discover how LIFT Wisconsin is using tech and community partnerships to help people clear legal barriers like old court records and suspended licenses.

🚀 JTA Member Spotlight: @liftwisconsin.bsky.social

From clearing eviction records to reinstating driver’s licenses, their Legal Tune Up tool helps people overcome legal barriers to jobs, housing & stability.

🔗 buff.ly/iK5Ov8T

#JusticeTech #AccessToJustice #CivilJustice

JusticeAccess

@justiceaccess.org

7 months ago

Why set up a monthly donation instead of making a single donation each year? There are benefits for you and benefits for us.
One of the benefits for us: we have a consistent source of income.
Set up your monthly donation at justiceaccess.org/justicedrive...
#accesstojustice #ATJ #civiljustice

JusticeAccess

@justiceaccess.org

7 months ago

Yesterday we told you about JusticeDrivers, our pit crew of monthly donors. We invite you to join this group of generous friends by setting up a monthly donation: justiceaccess.org/justicedrive... #accesstojustice #ATJ #civiljustice

The Ombuds Group

@ombudsgroup.bsky.social

8 months ago

We attended the Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) Conference hosted by The Law Society yesterday.

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#ADR #digitaljustice #civiljustice

Dr Chinwe Egbunike-Umegbolu

@expertviewsonadr.bsky.social

9 months ago

Stay Tuned!!
#adr #JusticeReform #England #Wales #UK #Brits #courts #backlogs #civiljustice #society #jeremybentham #utilitarianism #people #culture

Hart Publishing

@hartpublishing.bsky.social

9 months ago

Banner showing the cover image of 'Sustaining Access to Justice' and the text: Explores the complex landscape of costs and funding of civil justice by weaving together normative considerations, regulatory shifts, and market dynamics.

Now published: 'Sustaining Access to Justice: New Avenues for Costs and Funding' edited by Xandra Kramer, Masood Ahmed, Adriani Dori and María Carlota Ucín bit.ly/4kYocjN

#CivilJustice #Litigation #DisputeResolution

Legal Podcast Network Answers

@lpn-answers0.bsky.social

9 months ago

We don’t just seek money — we fight to correct wrongs. I explain to clients that civil justice is about pride, integrity, and standing up against million-dollar corporations. 

#CivilJustice #VictimsRights #IntegrityMatters #FightingForJustice

Courtroom5

@courtroom5.com

10 months ago

Dropped his kayak off for repair. Came back—it was gone.
Davy’s sold it. Now he’s suing. 🛶⚖️

Learn how to represent yourself: www.courtroom5.com

#Courtroom5 #PersonalPracticeOfLaw #CivilJustice #JusticeTech #SelfRep