Tag: P.C.
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.
