In re California Bail Bond Antitrust Litigation (2019)
Justice Catalyst Law and partners allege that an antitrust conspiracy has fixed the prices of the premiums paid for commercial bail bonds since at least 2004.
Accountability For Criminal Legal System Profiteers
The infrastructure of mass incarceration is supported by powerful private actors who exploit people targeted by the system and their families. These corporations – and their government partners – extract vast sums of money, and thus have a vested interest in pushing for the continual expansion of prisons and jails. Justice Catalyst Law seeks to protect incarcerated people and their loved ones, and work towards dismantling unjust systems, by litigating against the corporations profiting from the prison industry and its victims.
Justice Catalyst Law Announces That Plaintiffs Defeat Motion to Dismiss California Bail Bonds Antitrust Litigation
In JCL's bail bonds case, an order was issued rejecting an argument by 28 members of the California bail bonds industry that they are immune from liability under state and federal law for an alleged antitrust conspiracy to fix the
Insurance Companies Conspired to Inflate Bail Bond Premiums Contends Lawsuit Brought by Justice Catalyst Law
Justice Catalyst Law, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Public Counsel, the National Consumer Law Center, and Towards Justice allege that an antitrust conspiracy has fixed the prices of the premiums paid for commercial bail bonds since at least 2004
Has Someone Sold a Report About You With Inaccurate Criminal Records?
Did someone look you up or run a background check on you and get the wrong information about your criminal record? Justice Catalyst Law, a nonprofit law firm, is investigating companies that sell reports on people that include inaccurate or
The Human Rights Defense Center, a Justice Catalyst Law Partner Organization, is suing Numi Financial in U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon for exploitative practice
Due to its release debit card practices in Oregon, which are particularly exploitative to prisoners and arrestees, The Human Rights Defense Center is suing Numi Financial in U.S. District Court. According to HRDC, a Justice Catalyst partner organization, Numi Financial
Incarcerated People Sue to Stop Use of Faulty Drug Tests on Mail
People incarcerated in Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC) on July 29, 2021 seeking to stop the DOC’s use of a defective and faulty drug test manufactured by Sirchie Acquisition Company, LLC.
Albert, et al. v. GTL, et al. (2020)
On behalf of families of prisoners, Justice Catalyst Law and co-counsel filed a class action lawsuit against GTL, Securus, and 3CI alleging they have charged unlawfully inflated prices for collect calls made by incarcerated individuals in jails and prisons throughout the U.S.
Have You Overpaid to Receive Calls From Prison or Jail?
Justice Catalyst Law, a nonprofit law firm that is committed to the pursuit of justice, is investigating a potential case that could challenge the prison–industrial complex. We believe that families and friends of incarcerated people have substantially overpaid for calls
Families of Prisoners Sue Nation’s Largest Providers of Inmate Calling Services for Fixing and Lying about Prices
Families of prisoners filed a class action lawsuit against GTL, Securus, and 3CI for charging unlawfully inflated prices for collect calls made by incarcerated individuals in jails and prisons throughout the United States.
Justice Catalyst Law Brings Suit on Behalf of Californians against Thomson Reuters for Profiting off Identities without Consent
A group of California civil rights activists has filed a class action lawsuit against Thompson Reuters, accusing the company of illegally selling Californians’ data without their consent.