Firm News: Jun. 2014

General Motors on Monday dramatically expanded its recall of cars plagued by life-endangering ignition system problems. That announcement in turn touched off yet another outcry from consumers directed at the carmaker. Meanwhile, Weitz & Luxenberg announced it is continuing to investigate cases in which recall-affected GM car owners have suffered personal injury or property loss…

Riveting, heartrending, and —ultimately —persuasive testimony elicited by attorneys from the law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg led a Manhattan jury on Monday to award $25 million in damages to two victims of asbestos exposure, the plaintiffs’ attorneys today announced. The jury decided that Ivan Sweberg, 72, of Merrick, N.Y., who is battling mesothelioma, should…

Weitz & Luxenberg has launched an investigation of a device that may spread cancer in some surgical patients. Laparoscopic power morcellators, electric tools inserted into the abdomen to remove uterine fibroids and perform hysterectomies, appear to be spreading concealed sarcomas. A set of spinning blades used to cut tissue can accidentally stir up tumor cells,…

The Vermont Attorney General’s Office today announced it will seek restitution against more than a dozen gasoline refiners responsible for contaminating the state’s groundwater. The complaint, filed today by Attorney General William H. Sorrell, alleges that some of the largest gas refiners in the nation have contaminated state water supplies with a toxic chemical additive.…