Firm News: Mar. 2016

Weitz & Luxenberg is now accepting cases involving injuries from the nonsurgical permanent birth control device Essure. After implantation, a woman visits her physician three months later for a follow-up exam to confirm device placement. The law firm is interested in talking to those implanted with Essure devices who went to their follow-up doctor visit,…

W&L of counsel attorney Ellen Relkin will deliver a law update on Thursday, April 7, at Boardwalk Seminar 2016. Boardwalk Seminar 2016 is sponsored by the New Jersey Association for Justice. The event will be held over three days, beginning Wednesday, April 6, at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A certified New Jersey civil…

Super Lawyers revealed that eight Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.  attorneys have been named by the magazine as 2016 ”Rising Stars” of the profession, Weitz & Luxenberg today announced. The eight ”Rising Star” Weitz & Luxenberg attorneys are James J. Bilsborrow, Adam S. Dreksler, Michael Fanelli, Mary Grabish Gaffney, Danielle M. Gold, Danny R. Kraft, Jr., Gennaro…

Weitz & Luxenberg and Erin Brockovich broadened their investigation into regional water contamination today, announcing they will begin looking into the recent detection of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in the local drinking water of Merrimack, NH. The announcement comes after the consumer advocate and law firm started similar investigations in New York and Vermont. “Almost every…

Consumer advocate Erin Brockovich and the law firm Weitz & Luxenberg announced today they are expanding their investigation into perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) water contamination to include North Bennington, VT. The announcement comes after new tests by the State of Vermont revealed several wells in the town contain the same chemical that was found in the Hoosick Falls,…