Events from March 1, 2022 – September 19, 2022 – Page 2 – Harvard Plaintiffs’ Law Association

September 2024

1L Donut Social. Drop in anytime from 3pm-4pm to meet upperclassmen in HPLA and other 1Ls interested in plaintiff-side work! We'll provide donuts, coffee, and friendly faces. Can't wait to see you! RSVP here. Wednesday, September 18 @ 3-4pm (drop-in) —WCC 1023.

September 18, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

1L Donut Social

WCC 1023

October 2024

Join the Systemic Justice Project and Torts R Us to hear from Kelly Fitzpatrick and Josh Koskoff about their civil law case against Yale New Haven Hospital on behalf of Yale Fertility Center patients who were harmed in the story told in The Retrievals, a five-part podcast hosted by author and “This American Life” editor Susan Burton. “The Retrievals” tells the story of a dozen women who underwent egg retrieval procedures at the Yale Fertility Center. For months they complained of severe pain. But nobody caught on to exactly what was wrong, until one day when an anesthesiologist noticed a loose cap on a vial of fentanyl. Soon the truth was revealed: a nurse at the clinic had been stealing the pain medication and replacing it with saline. Eventually the nurse has her own story, about her own pain, that she tells to the court. And then there is the story of how this all could have happened at the Yale clinic in the first place. “The Retrievals” is about the patients who say their pain was dismissed, a nurse who was hiding something, and the institution that failed to protect its patients.” Read more about Kelly and Josh and RSVP here. Event hosted by the Systemic Justice Project. Wednesday, October 2 @ 12:20pm — WCC 1012

October 2, 2024 @ 12:20 pm - 1:20 pm

Lunch Talk: “The Retrievals” case with Kelly Fitzpatrick and Josh Koskoff

WCC 1012

Beating Billionaires & Companies At Their Own Game: Leveraging Arbitration As a Tool For Justice Thursday, October 3 @ 12:20pm — WCC 1010 — Lunch Served from Flour How can lawyers achieve justice for victims of greed when companies & billionaires mandate arbitration? Join HPLA for a conversation with Finkelstein Blankinship Frei-Pearson & Garber (FBFG) about how How can lawyers achieve justice for victims of greed when companies & billionaires mandate arbitration? Join HPLA for a conversation with FBFG about how the firm turns the expectations of arbitration on their head to advocate for individuals by using arbitration as a tool to champion plaintiffs’ rights. Please RSVP here.

October 3, 2024 @ 12:20 pm - 1:20 pm

Beating Billionaires & Companies At Their Own Game: Leveraging Arbitration As a Tool For Justice

WCC 1010

Gambling with Deceptive Trade Practices: Not a Worthwhile Bet Wednesday, October 16 @ 12:20pm — WCC 1023 Join Burns Charest for a conversation about two proposed class action lawsuits filed against online gaming marketers Avia Games and Papaya Games for deceptive trade practices. The gaming companies cheat consumers by telling them that they’re playing games of skill against other humans, but in reality they’re using bots and keeping the winnings for themselves. Lunch from Sweetgreen will be served. Please RSVP here.

October 16, 2024 @ 12:20 pm - 1:20 pm

Gambling with Deceptive Trade Practices: Not a Worthwhile Bet

WCC 1023

You're Invited: Burns Charest Networking Dinner! Wednesday, October 16 — 5:30pm — @ Harvest (Restaurant) Burns Charest (BC) is a plaintiff-side litigation firm with offices in Dallas, New Orleans, and Washington D.C. It was founded in 2015, and in its nine-year history, has achieved stunning results in major antitrust, data privacy, toxic tort, and commercial litigation cases. Among other exciting work, BC is currently spearheading critical litigation against pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies charged with the wrongful marketing, distribution, and dispensation of opioids. BC lawyers have been honored by nearly all relevant attorney-ratings platforms, including Texas Lawyer, American Antitrust Institute, American Law Institute, Chambers and Partners, National Law Journal, Benchmark Litigation, and Lawdragon. RSVP to Hannah Crowe (hcrowe@burnscharest.com) by Friday, October 11, 2024. Because this is a reservation, please only RSVP if you're sure you can make it.

October 16, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

You’re Invited: Burns Charest Networking Dinner!

Harvest 44 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA, United States

Law & Social Change Dinner October 16 @ 5:30pm — Student Org Room Join the Law & Social Change Program of Study for their fall community gathering. Meet other students interested in using law as a tool for social change, form community, and eat dinner! RSVP here!

October 16, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm