The Case for the Civil Jury
…—William Blackstone (1768) A tribunal without juries would be a Star Chamber in civil cases. —Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts (1787) Trial by jury in civil cases and trial by jury…
…—William Blackstone (1768) A tribunal without juries would be a Star Chamber in civil cases. —Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts (1787) Trial by jury in civil cases and trial by jury…
…not capture the emotional and psychological toll caused by the death, disability, and duress associated with motor vehicle trauma. Automotive safety is a national crisis and public health emergency. Of…
…start with Congressional hearings for updated, stronger laws, including criminal penalties for refusal by auto companies to recall defective or noncompliant vehicles, legislatively mandated safety advances, and more capacity and…
…switching to all electric models, which partly explains the sharp increase of electric cars being leased. Like any new technology, (although the first electric vehicles came out in 1890), innovations…
…the laws and new manufacturing priorities by the auto industry.” Over the years, the political pressure of the almost always resistant auto industry stalled, slowed and sometimes shut down National…
…groups followed in the wake of these Nader- inspired organizations. Nader also played a pivotal role in advancing and improving several major federal consumer protection laws such as the motor…
…Beside the memorial vision, nothing gathers attentive support more than the availability of material resources. Mr. Buffett (who modestly tells friends that at least he gets his calls returned) can…
…injury and death on America’s roads. The auto safety movement truly took off in a serious way with the congressional outrage following General Motors’ clumsy attempt to dig up dirt…
…called “The Corporate Sabotage of America’s Future: And What We Can Do About It.” Read it and generate a rumble all the way to your congressional senators and representatives who…
…the country. His group, Clean Water Action, canvassed tens of millions of homes and worked at all levels – local, state, and national. There were thoughtful and compassionate high school…