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Leslie Brueckner

Leslie A. Brueckner is a senior attorney at Public Justice. She received her A.B. degree summa cum laude from U.C. Berkeley in 1983, where she was awarded the University Medal for the Most Distinguished Graduating Senior. Leslie is also a 1987 magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School. In December 1993, she joined Public Justice (then Trial Lawyers for Public Justice), where her areas of practice include class actions, constitutional law, food safety, federal preemption, and combating court secrecy.

Articles by Leslie Brueckner

Legal 7 min read

Corporations’ Use of Personal Jurisdiction Defense on Trial in U.S. Supreme Court

In July 2016, the California Supreme Court offered a ray of hope by rejecting a corporation’s personal jurisdiction defense in sweeping terms, much to the dismay of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and all its corporate cronies—and to the delight of fans of access to justice. Predictably, the corporation has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the California Supreme Court’s ruling, arguing that it would be fundamentally unfair to allow it to be sued in California. Now, Public Justice has weighed in with an amicus brief on the other side, arguing that the California Supreme Court got it 100% right.

Legal 5 min read

Patients v. Profit: Landmark Case at South Dakota Supreme Court

A stethoscope lays next to a gavel and books

When a patient’s doctor is found to have repeatedly, and brutally, performed unnecessary surgery after surgery, does the patient have a right to know why that physician was ever allowed inside a hospital’s doors in the first place? That’s the central question at the heart of Novotny v. Sossan, a case filed on behalf of more than thirty plaintiffs who claim they were victims of a scheme by two South Dakota hospitals to commit fraud by subjecting those patients to unnecessary and dangerous spinal surgeries that left many of them permanently injured.

Health 3 min read

Defending the Rights of Generic Drug Victims in the California Supreme Court

California is one of only a few states that allows suits against brand-name drug manufacturers for injuries causes by generic drugs. This case puts that doctrine to the test. If the California Supreme Court disallows such suits going forward, it could spell disaster for public health and safety, because it will eliminate a powerful incentive for drug manufacturers to ensure the accuracy of their labels.