Weitz & Luxenberg partner Ellen Relkin remains as busy as ever this November, with two more speaking engagements lined up. The first is George Washington…
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Category: Consumer Protection - General
The “Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act” Myth
Congress is poised to interfere with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by reintroducing a bill that would return Rule 11 largely to its…
Category: Consumer Protection - General
Auto Loans and Usury Laws: Protecting Consumers from Excessively High Interest Rates
UPDATE 7-30-2015: Attorneys in W&L's Environmental and Consumer Protection Unit filed a class action lawsuit against Chrysler Capital for violating New York's usury statute.…
Category: Environmental
Train Derailment and Devastation: Are Federal Regulations Adequate to Prevent Harm?
Train Derailments Involve Crude Oil and Explosive FiresLess than a week before the deadly Amtrak passenger train derailment in May 2015, six tank cars…
Category: Environmental
Nuisance Claims and Damages in Groundwater Contamination Cases
In many pollution cases, local residents face water pollution that has not yet reached their residential drinking water wells. These residents have nonetheless been…
Category: Environmental
Deepwater Horizon BP Oil Spill: Class Action Settlement Provides Health Care Funding
When the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig exploded five years ago today, it was impossible to imagine that anything positive could result from…