Tag: P.C.
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).
Weitz and Luxenberg Attorneys are 2016 Super Lawyers ‘Rising Stars’
NEWS: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) Super Lawyers revealed that 8 Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C. attorneys have been named by the magazine as 2016 'Rising Stars' of the profession, Weitz and Luxenberg today announced.
95-percent of Eligible Stryker Hip Patients Now Enrolled in Settlement Program
NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Nationally prominent personal injury law firm Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., today said that 95 percent of registered eligible patients are now enrolled in the Stryker modular hip settlement program. This program has been established to ensure that each injured patient will receive a share of more than $1 billion as compensation for problems encountered with Rejuvenate and ABGII metal-on-metal modular hip implants.
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.
Anthem Inc. Customer Data Breach Lawsuit May Help Kids, Too, says Weitz & Luxenberg
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The Anthem Inc. (NYSE:ANTM) data breach class action lawsuit brought this month by Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C. seeks to protect tens of millions of children - and not just adults - affected by the health insurance giant's massive loss of sensitive confidential records, the New York-based law firm today announced.
Lenovo Superfish Malware Damage Claims to be Probed by Weitz & Luxenberg
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.
$20-Million Verdict against Burnham, LLC for Mesothelioma Victim won by Weitz and Luxenberg
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.
Weitz & Luxenberg Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Chrysler
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.
Nationally prominent mesothelioma victims champion Perry Weitz to Co-Chair Perrin Conferences Asbestos Symposium
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.
Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., Allied Firms Obtain Stryker Rejuvenate, ABGII Hip Implants Settlement Which Could Top $1 Billion
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.
Resolution Reached in Lawsuits over Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Failed Hip Implants
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.
Weitz and Luxenberg to Begin Readying Class-Action Lawsuit over Takata Exploding Airbags
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.
National Law Journal names New York City-based personal injury firm Weitz and Luxenberg ‘Elite Trial Lawyers’
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.'
Weitz and Luxenberg has begun investigations of two major computer-hacking episodes putting consumers at risk
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.
Weitz and Luxenberg to launch investigation on alleged Chrysler vehicle danger from TIPM Computer
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.
Robin L. Greenwald of Weitz and Luxenberg to serve as liaison counsel for GM Recall Lawsuits
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.
Jury Awards $9B to a New York man who developed bladder cancer after taking Actos
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.
Weitz & Luxenberg announce $12M verdict for men who got cancer working with and around asbestos-contaminated materials
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.
