Locks Partner David Langfitt Responds to Question About Safety on Baseball Fields
David Langfitt, a Partner at Locks Law, has written an article about the safety measures recreational facilities should take regarding possible injuries from foul balls. Published by Sporting Kids, the official publication of the National Alliance for Youth Sports, the article highlights important steps to take to best ensure the safety of players and fans […]
Locks Partner Steve Knowlton Publishes Article on Bicycle Safety Leading up to National Bike to Work Week
Steve Knowlton, a Partner at Locks Law, a cyclist and expert on bicycling safety, has written an article about the safety measures drivers and cyclists should take while sharing the road. Published by Our Town, a weekly newspaper covering Rockland and northern Bergen Counties, the article highlights important steps to take “should the worst happen” […]
Locks Law Firm Successful in Recent Benzene Cases
Congratulations to Andrew DuPont and Jennifer Emmons who, last week, secured a $4.785 Million recovery for the family of a United States Marine Corps serviceman who developed and died from Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) due to his occupational exposure to products containing benzene. Earlier this year Andrew DuPont and Michael Leh were successful in obtaining […]
Asbestos Deaths Continue
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come to some rather alarming conclusions. The report was based on a study of deaths in the United States from mesothelioma (a type of a fatal cancer uniquely caused by exposure to asbestos) for the years 1999 to 2015. They cut the […]
The Law: Business or Profession?*
A recent discussion with a lawyer friend of mine reignited the title question in my mind, yet again. I am an attorney who deals almost exclusively with individual clients—real people with real problems, as opposed to corporations or businesses. And because my cases, my clients, are unique individuals, the inherent tension between law as a […]
Negligent Security Settlement
On April 12, 2017, after a full day of mediation with the Hon. Joel Rosen, the Locks Law Firm settled a negligent security case for $2.8 million. The case, led by myself and Michael Galpern, involved an inner city apartment complex where there had been several prior incidents. Our client was visiting the apartment complex […]
NFL Concussion Settlement – Eligible Seasons
An important aspect of the NFL Concussion Settlement is how long one played in the league. For those who are diagnosed with a compensable condition (dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s or ALS) and played for 5 or more “Eligible Seasons,” they will receive full compensation for you age and diagnosis. If you have fewer Eligible Seasons, there […]
NFL Common Benefit Fees vs Individual Case Fees
As the NFL case progresses, we regularly receive questions from retired players and their families about how lawyers in the case are being paid. There has been a lot of confusion. Sometimes the confusion stems directly from the Concussion Settlement website, which states that lawyers shall be paid by the NFL fund for COMMON BENEFIT […]
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Defendant Waived Right to Arbitration
Last week the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the case of Roach v. BM Motoring LLC, which Andrew Bell of the Locks Law Firm argued on behalf of amicus curiae The Consumers League of New Jersey (Andrew Bell, James Barry, and Michael Galpern on the brief). Roach involved a consumer case arising out of fraud […]
Science and Medical Research Big Losers In Trump Proposed Budget
Yesterday the Trump led Republican administration released its “Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again” which, in the words of Trump Budget Director Mick Mulvaney was crafted in part by looking at Trump’s speeches and media interviews. Mulvaney said “You’ll see reductions exactly where you would expect it from a president who just ran on […]
NFL Updated Regarding the 5% Holdback Notice
This past Monday, all former NFL players received a notice from the court regarding the opportunity to object to the petition for Attorneys’ fees, costs and holdbacks on awards. We wanted to make sure that clients of Locks Law Firm knew that this 5% holdback (“…to provide future common benefit fees for attorneys who do work […]
STÖCKERT 3T HEATER-COOLER DEVICES
Last October the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) sent a letter to hospitals throughout the United States alerting them to a potential serious health hazard related to open-chest cardiac surgeries performed in the hospitals. Specifically, the CDC notified hospitals that a device known as a Stöckert 3T Heater-Cooler which was manufactured by a company in […]