Firm News: Oct. 2015

The Canadian counterpart to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this month reported it found sufficient evidence in a safety review to link the SGLT2 inhibitor drugs Invokana and Forxiga (known as Farxiga in the United States) to a risk of acute kidney injury. The finding by Health Canada was announced as Weitz &…

Until now only two things have been certain about the rare cancer called Mesothelioma: First, that it is with near certainty caused by exposure to asbestos; Second, that the disease is terminal. Mesothelioma affect some 3,000 victims each year – mostly retired blue collar laborers who were exposed years ago to the lethal substance when…

Nationally known personal injury and mass tort law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., today announced that one of its lead attorneys, Paul J. Pennock, successfully argued to a federal court judicial panel to consolidate into a single multidistrict litigation dozens of lawsuits claiming injuries from use of power morcellators manufactured by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary…

It says something very positive about a law firm when 50 of the people working for it have been part of that organization’s family for 15 years or longer. In the case of Weitz & Luxenberg, it says that those lawyers, paralegals, administrative assistants, clerical workers, technical support specialists and others really like the job…

Philadelphia-area attorney Mary Gaffney believes the conferring of honors on high-achieving women lawyers is good for their career prospects. However, she believes it is even better for individuals in need of legal assistance as it helps them make smarter choices about who should represent them in a court fight. According to Gaffney, women attorneys earning…