Firm News: Dec. 2015

Weitz & Luxenberg last month obtained a confidential multimillion-dollar settlement on behalf of a Queens, New York, man who sustained a traumatic brain injury, as well as other injuries, after falling from an apartment building’s second story walkway next to an apartment. The settlement came on the heels of a hard-won appellate victory that W&L…

Yet another breach of private consumer information has occurred and W&L is investigating the potential harm suffered by customers. This time, the source of the breach is Landry’s, Inc., with more than 500 outlets, including restaurants, hotels and casinos. This nationwide chain recently acknowledged that the credit card information of its customers has been stolen.…

Weitz & Luxenberg today announced the filing of a lawsuit against Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and Sempra Energy in response to the gas leak at SoCalGas’s Aliso Canyon Gas Storage Facility. The leak was announced by the companies on October 24 and has exposed residents of Porter Ranch and surrounding communities to noxious odors, gases,…

A standing-room-only crowd of more than 2,200 affected residents gathered Wednesday night in Porter Ranch, California. They were there to listen to environmental activist Erin Brockovich, scientists and attorneys from Weitz & Luxenberg discuss their legal options against Southern California Gas Co. due to a leak from the natural gas storage well in the hills…

On November 18, 2015, U.S. District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil of Kansas appointed the first plaintiffs steering committee (PSC) in a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) with a majority of women members. This is a significant and appropriate achievement given that women comprise a large segment of the lawyers in the United States and about 50…