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 […]
EPA Update, Partner Steve Knowlton Discusses
President Trump is expected to sign executive orders scaling back the EPA’s climate change and enforcement work, but is reportedly waiting until after his nominee for EPA Chief, Scott Pruitt is confirmed by the Senate. EPA insiders report that Trump is looking to close the EPA’s Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance Office (OECA) which […]
NFL Concussion Settlement – Registration Open
As of Monday, February 06, 2017, registration opened for the NFL Concussion Settlement. All Settlement Class Members must register with the Claims Administrator in order to be eligible for the benefits as outlined in the settlement. Settlement Class Members include Retired NFL Football Players, Representative Claimants who have a legal right to act on behalf of […]
The Stigma of Mental Health Issues
“The Stigma is real and incredibly damaging for depression, anxiety, panic attacks, ptsd and suicide. Millions of us suffer daily, yet we have been taught through shame that we don’t talk about it. Mental Health challenges are commonly caused by either brain chemistry issues and/or experienced trauma. Both of which we normally have little control […]
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“The time is always right to do what is right.” Yesterday we celebrated the life of one of our Nation’s greatest visionaries. Many of us went to church services and together with friends and family offered prayers, praise and song to his memory. Others of us revisited his teachings by reading, again, his speeches and […]
The American Law Institute
Many of my clients, after they have read the biographies of myself and the other lawyers in the Locks Law Firm on our website, have asked me to explain to them the meaning of my membership in the American Law Institute. The American Law Institute was founded in 1923 because of the perception at that […]