Tag: consumer protection law
Diabetes Drug Risk: W&L Hopes Faster FDA Publication of Potential Risk Signals for SGLT2 Inhibitors
NEWS: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) National lawfirm Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., said today it hopes potentially fatal side effects associated with SGLT2 inhibitor drugs will be reported to consumers faster, since people taking these next-generation diabetes medications deserve to be notified of the health dangers shortly after they have been reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Serious Urinary Tract Infections added to SGLT2 Inhibitor Injuries Probe by Weitz & Luxenberg
NEWS: Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., today announced that the firm has expanded the scope of its investigation into SGLT2 inhibitor drug injuries. SGLT2 inhibitor drugs include Invokana and others listed below. This move will allow the nationally known mass tort law and personal injury firm to focus on cases where people taking SGLT2 inhibitors were hospitalized after developing urosepsis (serious infection of the blood) or pyelonephritis (infection of the kidneys) from SGLT2 inhibitor-associated urinary tract infections.
Excellus-Lifetime Healthcare Data Breach being investigated by Weitz and Luxenberg
NEWS: Personal injury and class action law firm Weitz and Luxenberg in NYC today announced it has begun investigating cases arising from the recently discovered hacking of 10.5 million Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield customers' confidential records.
AMMCO Tools Handed First Asbestos Defeat by Los Angeles Jury
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury this month handed Hennessy Industries, Inc. as successor to AMMCO Tools, Inc., its first-ever loss in an asbestos-exposure lawsuit despite the defendant company's self-assurances that the grieving family of an Army veteran and automotive parts store owner who died of mesothelioma had no chance of winning, victorious plaintiffs' law firm Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., today announced.
Yet Another 2015 Data Breach of Hospital Records Affects Thousands of Patients says NY Law Firm
NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Weitz and Luxenberg P.C. is investigating another privacy breach in 2015 that has resulted in the theft of patients' personal information at several hospitals in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. These hospitals all used the billing services of Medical Management LLC, based in North Carolina, announced the law firm.
Weitz & Luxenberg will investigate potential claims from consumers pestered by unsolicited phone calls
NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Weitz and Luxenberg today announced it will investigate potential claims from consumers pestered by unsolicited phone calls or spam text messages from telemarketers, debt collectors and others.
Weitz & Luxenberg accepting Birth Defect Cases related to Zofran (Ondansetron)
NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., announced it is accepting cases of congenital heart defects and cleft facial abnormalities in children whose mothers took the prescription drug Zofran (GlaxoSmithKline) during pregnancy to relieve symptoms of morning sickness.
Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. investigating claims from customers of Pioneer Bank data breach
NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: New York-based Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C. has announced it is investigating claims from customers of Pioneer Bank who suffered - or fear they soon will suffer - economic harm from a data breach made possible by the Jan. 26 theft of one of the Troy, New York-based financial institution's laptop computers.
