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Ram & Olson LLP is a law firm that protects people's rights. The firm handles class actions for victims of consumer fraud and unfair employment practices, as well as cases involving important First Amendment rights. The firm's skilled litigation attorneys have combined intelligence, experience and tenacity to build a top track record in court. Their hard work has contributed to settlements that have paid billions of dollars in compensation to millions of victims of unfair and illegal practices, and has helped secure important rights for news media clients.
Ram & Olson LLP is one of California's top First Amendment and media law firms. The firm recently won a landmark California Supreme Court decision for its client The Contra Costa Times ... read more ...
Practice Areas
- Consumer Class Actions
- First Amendment / Media Law
- Employment
- Trademarks / Copyright
- GM Speedometers
- Victory for U-Haul Plaintiffs
- Defective Ford Manifold
- Providian Vacation Pay
- Chevron Retirement Benefits
- GM Manifold Gaskets (Small Engines)
- American Cyanamid
- Baby Bjorn
- Cemwood Shakes, San Joaquin County Superior Court
- Hardieshake, King County Superior Court (Washington State)
- Masonite Hardboard, Mobile County Superior Court (Alabama)
- Defective Wireless LAN in HP Pavilion and Presario Series Computers
- Firm Wins Pension Data for Clients
- Kitec Pipe
- Monier Roof Tiles [California cite]
- GM Manifold Gaskets (Big Engines) Arizona and California only)
Cases Under Investigation
- Monier Roof Tiles (Nationally)
Recent Blog Posts
- Sunlight Must Shine on Pensions California is broke. There's plenty of blame to go around, but one of the prime culprits is a lack of transparency. If people don't know how public ....
- Public Disclosure Is Good Business for Investors Why is transparency and openness important? Think about Bernard Madoff. People invested millions in Madoff on the promise of 14 or 15 percent ....
- Federal Shield Law May Pass This Year -- Free Flow of Information Act, HR 985, Clears House Judiciary Committee This may be the year the long-debated and much-needed federal shield law passes. The so-called Free Flow of Information Act, HR 985, cleared the ....
- Obama's Welcome Change on FOIA In a welcome shift from its predecessor, President Obama's administration has issued new guidelines favoring disclosure and transparency in handling ....
- Rights of Celebrities Can Collide With First Amendment What do Dustin Hoffman, Joe Montana and Vanna White have in common? All have been plaintiffs in high-profile cases testing whether a person's right ....
Ram & Olson is affiliated with and of counsel to the national law firm Sanford Wittels & Heisler which has offices in New York and Washington D.C.