NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Riveting, heartrending, and - ultimately - persuasive testimony elicited by attorneys from the law firm of Weitz and Luxenberg led a Manhattan jury on Monday to award $25 million in damages to two victims of asbestos exposure, the plaintiffs' attorneys 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.

PALO ALTO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: VLP Law Group LLP today announced the addition of David C. Lee to its Corporate, Securities and Mergers and Acquisitions practice group. Mr. Lee joins as a partner based in Silicon Valley. VLP has a broad-based corporate practice which is focused on the representation of start-up, middle market and later-stage companies across a range of industries, sectors and technologies.

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.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: If you're old enough to earn a living, parent a child, or think about maximizing your assets, then it may be time to consider the choices you need to make right now to protect your net worth in the future. That's why Four Seasons Compassion for Life, Flat Rock, will sponsor 'Estate Planning and Long Term Care Planning 101: Foundations for Informed Choices,' a free seminar, on April 15, 2014.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: A four-month legal battle ended this week in victory for the families of three New York area workers stricken by mesothelioma, a rare cancer caused by asbestos exposure. The verdict, announced Tuesday by a New York Supreme Court jury, brings closure to the fight for justice of three workers unwittingly exposed to toxic materials on the job. Weitz and Luxenberg filed suit more than a year ago on behalf of the three men.

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.