Attorney Danielle Gold has been appointed to serve on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the Elmiron multidistrict litigation (MDL). The litigation alleges that taking pentosan…
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W&L Probes Revision Surgeries Linked to Hernia Mesh Failures
Weitz & Luxenberg is currently taking cases of people who are experiencing complications or have had or need revision surgery because of Ethicon’s Physiomesh…
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Settlement over Recalled Stryker Hip Stems Extended to Include Hundreds of Additional Patients
Stryker Orthopedics in conjunction with Weitz & Luxenberg and other law firms on a Settlement Oversight Committee have announced the extension of a settlement…
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Ellen Relkin Speaking at LexisNexis Webinar on Medical Device ADR
On August 25, 2016, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. of counsel attorney Ellen Relkin is speaking at the LexisNexis complimentary CLE-eligible webinar “ADR for Complex Claims:Choosing and Using the Most Effective Resolution Instruments.” This 90-minute, audio-only webinar begins at 2:00 p.m. ET. This program is geared toward law firm professionals, state and local government representatives, and corporate…
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Growing Number of Invokana Lawsuits in Pennsylvania Filed by W&L
Ellen Relkin, of counsel attorney for Weitz and Luxenberg’s team focusing on defective drugs and medical devices, has been filing lawsuits against the manufacturers of Invokana. Those manufacturers are Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and its affiliated companies Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson. She spoke about the injuries this drug is causing, including diabetic ketoacidosis, with…
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W&L Now Accepting Essure Birth Control Injury and Death Cases
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,…