Firm News: Consumer: Page 6

Robin L. Greenwald, a former senior attorney within the U.S. Department of Justice and now head of the Weitz & Luxenberg Environmental, Toxic Tort & Consumer Protection litigation unit, has been appointed to an important leadership role in the multidistrict federal court litigation currently advancing against Volkswagen, Weitz & Luxenberg today announced. Greenwald was named…

W&L is considering a consumer class action lawsuit against General Motors (GM) to hold the carmaker responsible for an as-yet unidentified problem causing some 2015 full-size trucks and SUVs to dangerously vibrate when driven at highway speed. W&L believes the problem stems from a design or manufacturing defect, or both. Any lawsuit pursued by the…

Owners of recalled Volkswagen diesel passenger cars sold with emissions controls designed to cheat during smog tests may be entitled to compensation from the automaker, according to Weitz & Luxenberg. W&L today announced plans to bring a class action lawsuit against Volkswagen on behalf of defrauded consumers across the country, including in California and New…

Personal information belonging to 10.5 million customers of western New York health insurer Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield was hacked, and now W&L is taking up the call to help put those harmed by the data breach in their rightful positions. The hack was discovered in August, but occurred at the end of 2013. The hackers…

Weitz & Luxenberg today initiated an investigation into the harm suffered by patients whose private health and financial records were hacked during a recent data breach in Indiana, the law firm announced. Records of approximately 4 million patients found their way into criminal hands through the data breach, which occurred at a Fort Wayne electronic medical…