Legal and Law

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: A security expert's discovery last month that certain Lenovo laptop computers were shipped with well-concealed malware giving hackers easy access to users' most confidential information has led Weitz and Luxenberg P.C. to announce an investigation into potential legal claims against the hardware manufacturer and against the malware vendor, Superfish, the law firm today disclosed.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., today announced the filing of a class action lawsuit against the nation's second-largest health insurer, Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc., following disclosure earlier this month that the private information of 80 million Anthem customers was stolen in a massive online data breach.

HOUSTON, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Scott Wolinsky, a former director of American International Industries, Inc. (OTC:AMIN / OTCMKTS:AMIN), and Maria T. Wolinsky, his wife, have filed two civil lawsuits (Cause No. 2014-74771, alleging defamation and Cause No. 2015-00708 alleging fraud) against AMIN and its CEO and President, Daniel Dror.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Ellen Relkin, of counsel attorney with Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., has been named to the plaintiffs' steering committee created by judicial order to facilitate lawsuits against the makers of the anticoagulant drug Xarelto, the personal injury and mass tort law firm today announced.

FAIRFAX, Va. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Two former Army officers and current members of the Northern Virginia law firm of Jordan Patrick and Cooley LLP, urge the public to contact members of Congress and demand reform of the Army, Coast Guard, and Navy boards for correction of military records. Those two are Howard G. Cooley, a senior partner in Jordan Patrick and Cooley and retired Army colonel, and Daryle A. Jordan, the managing partner in the firm and a Gulf War Veteran who advised military commanders during that conflict.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The family of a former Navy ship fitter who died earlier this year of mesothelioma received a verdict of $20 million against a manufacturer of boilers that were insulated with asbestos, the law firm of Weitz and Luxenberg P.C. today announced.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: *CORRECTION* -- Weitz and Luxenberg on Nov. 13 announced the filing of a class action lawsuit in federal court against Chrysler Group LLC. The nationally respected personal injury and mass tort law firm said it seeks to hold the Big Three automobile maker accountable for economic losses suffered by owners and passengers of Chrysler cars and trucks that stalled, caught fire or sustained other potentially life-endangering malfunctions due to a faulty onboard computer.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Perrin Conferences has selected nationally prominent mesothelioma victims champion Perry Weitz of Weitz and Luxenberg to co-chair its fourth annual asbestos-litigation symposium Dec. 2 at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan, the law firm today revealed.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) has agreed to pay potentially more than $1 billion to settle claims from patients injured by the company's Rejuvenate and ABGII modular hip implants, the nationally prominent personal-injury law firm of Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C. announced today.

HACKENSACK, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Weitz and Luxenberg today announced that a global settlement program involving Stryker's Rejuvenate and ABGII modular hip implants was executed before and announced by Superior Court Judge Brian R. Martinotti in Bergen County, New Jersey. The settlement was finalized after four months of negotiations before retired United States Magistrate Judge Diane Welsh of JAMS in Philadelphia.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Reports of at least four deaths and nearly 150 injuries from exploding airbags that hurl jagged, razor-sharp pieces of shrapnel at drivers and passengers spurred leading national law firm Weitz & Luxenberg to today announce it is preparing for a class action suit against airbag manufacturer Takata Corp.

PETERSBURG, Va. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Social justice advocate, author, and inmate, Christopher Zoukis, recently met with Sangye Rinchen, a transgender federal prison inmate incarcerated for bank robbery at FCI Petersburg - a medium-security federal prison in Petersburg, Virginia. What he learned was frightening.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Two keys that earlier this year led to a $9-billion courtroom victory by Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., against the maker of the diabetes drug Actos, were revealed Monday when National Law Journal named the New York City-based personal injury firm to its debut list of 'America's Elite Trial Lawyers.'

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: New York law firm, Weitz and Luxenberg today announced it has begun investigations of two major computer-hacking episodes threatening to produce a nationwide wave of identity thefts that could amount to dollar losses in the billions for U.S. consumers and banks.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: An alleged faulty integrated power module causing potentially life-endangering electrical system malfunctions in certain late-model Chrysler cars, minivans and trucks has prompted N.Y. law firm Weitz and Luxenberg to launch an investigation.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: According to Frankie's Friends Cat Rescue, neighbors and concerned citizens are appalled that an Allegheny County Humane Officer who was called to investigate the abuse and abandonment of over 70 cats, removed two cats and allegedly sent the rest to die.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The multidistrict-litigation court currently overseeing more than 100 class actions and numerous personal injury lawsuits against General Motors (NYSE:GM) has appointed attorney Robin L. Greenwald of Weitz and Luxenberg in New York to serve as liaison counsel.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: General Motors (NYSE:GM) is being sued by owners of late-model Chevrolet Camaro cars, customers who feel the Detroit automotive giant's latest recall has deeply betrayed their trust, the law firm of Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., today announced.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: A New York jury on Tuesday returned a verdict against Ford Motor Co. and awarded $11 million to a New York mesothelioma victim represented by the law firm of Weitz and Luxenberg. It did not take the jury long to find that the automaker acted with reckless disregard for the safety of - among others - Arthur H. Juni, Jr., and that Ford bore nearly half the blame for Mr. Juni's death.

WESTPORT, Mass. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The Town of Westport and Westport Community Schools have taken an important step to protect the health of students, teachers, administrators, and others who work in or visit schools in Westport. They filed a lawsuit against Monsanto Company and its corporate successors to recover the costs of removing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) from their schools, says Weitz and Luxenberg.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Actos manufacturer Takeda and its partner Eli Lilly were hit this week with a $9 Billion verdict over the safety of their popular diabetes drug. After a two month trial, the jury found that Weitz and Luxenberg client Terrence Allen's use of Actos caused bladder cancer and the drug manufacturer and marketer failed to warn of this life-threatening risk.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Quandis, Inc., a leading provider of default management technology solutions, announced at the 6th Annual CaseAware Users Conference in St. Louis that it has added new functionality to its existing bankruptcy search interface with KMC Information Systems, L.C.'s CaseAware application.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) led a delegation on a mission of commerce, culture and copyright advocacy from Hollywood to Berlin during September 2013 to stimulate entertainment economic activities in both countries. The mission resulted in music placements in American productions, including a German artist, and renewed interest in international creative collaborations.

ORLANDO, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Quandis, Inc., a leading national provider of default management technology solutions, announced at the MBA National Servicing Conference and Exposition in Orlando, Florida that it made significant enhancements to its automated searches of PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), the United States Courts bankruptcy locater system.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: As the U.S. enters the critical mid-year 2014 election season with close outcomes all but guaranteed, Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota (CEIMN) announces a new and concise resource, 'Recount Principles and Best Practices,' available for free.