ANNOUNCEMENTS

Displaced Workers Sue NUMMI, Toyota Over Discrimination in Severance Package

The Impact Fund, Lawson Law Offices, The Law Office of Greg Mayeda, and the Legal Aid Society–Employment Law Center have filed a class action lawsuit against NUMMI and Toyota on behalf of injured and disabled employees.

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For more information about the lawsuit, please visit www.NummiLawsuit.com

Lawyers Warned Wal-Mart of Risks Years Before Bias Suit

The New York Times reports that Wal-Mart was warned of its vulnerability to a gender discrimination class action suit more than six years before Dukes v. Wal-Mart was filed.

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April 26, 2010
Ninth Circuit Upholds Class Certification Again in Dukes v. Wal-Mart

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To download the Ninth Circuit opinion, please click here.

 

The Impact Fund's 2009 Annual Report Now Available!

 

 

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Brad Seligman and Betty Dukes outside the courthouse after successful ruling on Wal-Mart case, June 22, 2004.

Betty Dukes, a plaintiff, and Brad Seligman, of the Impact Fund, after a federal ruling that cleared the way for our class action suit against Wal-Mart. June 22, 2004. 

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he Impact Fund provides strategic leadership and support for litigation to achieve economic and social justice. We provide funds for impact litigation in the areas of civil rights, environmental justice, and poverty law.

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The Impact Fund Names New Executive Director:
Jocelyn D. Larkin

Jocelyn Larkin, Deputy Executive Director

Jocelyn D. Larkin, the Deputy Executive Director of the Impact Fund, has been appointed the organization’s new Executive Director. She replaces founder Brad Seligman, who is stepping down and will assume a new position as Senior Counsel in which he will continue to work on Fund cases. Read more...

 

 

 

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Making an Impact documentary link“Making an Impact” shows how social justice law suits make a real difference in people’s lives. This 17-minute video will introduce you to the plaintiffs and attorneys in four historic cases.

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