Marc P. Weingarten Named Senior Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America
Marc P. Weingarten, a partner with the Locks Law Firm, has been named a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA). Weingarten is a litigator in the firm’s complex personal injury litigation group. He is on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and […]
Happy Holidays from Locks Law Firm
Locks Law Firm would like to wish you a joyous holiday season! During this season of reflection and joy, we are grateful for our good fortune and our ability to be a voice for people in need. We hope that your holidays and New Year are filled with health, happiness and success. In the spirit of […]
New Decision in Ski Slope Liability Case
Janet Lewis, Locks Law’s Director of Sports and Athlete Relations, has recently published an article in the November issue of the Sports Litigation Alert. “Liability on the Ski Slopes: Recent Rulings May Signal Changes” introduces a new legal ruling and discusses the impact it may have on future cases. Read the article in full here.
Locks Law Firm makes a Difference with Donation to Cradles to Crayons
Locks Law Firm has called Philadelphia “home” for several decades and looks forward to many more. As a firm that represents people in need, we also recognize that there are those in our own communities who have needs on a daily basis. This year, we wanted to reach out to those in our own community and […]
On Arbitration Clauses
I recently had the privilege of arguing as amicus counsel before the Supreme Court in the case Morgan v. Sanford Brown Institute. As with all too many consumer cases in recent memory, the case involves an arbitration clause, in which a business – in this case a for profit college – sought to strip consumers […]
LLF Attorney David Langfitt Interviewed about Youth Sports
Locks Law attorney David Langfitt was recently interviewed by The National Alliance for Youth Sports’ Sporting Kid Live as part of their Ask the Experts series. An expert on legal issues concerning youth sports, David discussed the laws that govern how pictures of youth athletes may be used and how parents can control this usage: http://www.nays.org/sklive/ask-the-experts/youth-sports-and-the-law-how-photos-of-youth-athletes-are-used/
Defending the Right to Class Action Lawsuits
Congratulations to Michael Galpern, Andrew Bell, James Barry, and everyone else here at the Locks Law Firm who contributed to the recent granting of class certification in Martinez-Santiago vs Public Storage. Class certification is the first step in a long battle, but it is a very important step. Emboldened by increasingly corporate-friendly decision by the Courts, including […]
Deadline for Completion of Actos Settlement Approaching
All Actos bladder cancer cases that were part of the Multi-District Litigation (“MDL”) involving use of Actos prior to Dec. 1, 2011, and most other Actos cases filed elsewhere, were settled as of April 28, 2015. This includes all Actos clients who had retained Locks Law Firm to represent them as of that date. The […]
Locks Law Firm Looking Into E-Cigarette Claims
The Locks Law Firm is now investigating claims against e-cigarette “juice” manufacturers. A recent Harvard study revealed that a number of manufacturers were selling juices which contained diacetyl and other chemicals without indicating the presence of those chemicals or including warnings related to those chemicals on their labels. Two of the manufacturers in the study specifically […]
FDA Adds Warnings to SGLT2 Inhibitor Labels
This month the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added new warnings to the Type 2 diabetes medications known as SGLT2 Inhibitors. In May of 20-15 FDA issued warnings that the use of these drugs could cause too much acid to be present in the blood, a condition called ketoacidosis. The updated warnings issued in […]
Defending the American Consumer
In over thirty years of practicing law only once has a film so inspired me that I felt compelled to discuss it in a speech to my entire firm. That film was Michael Clayton, which was released in 2007 and starred George Clooney. If you haven’t seen this movie I highly recommend that you do. If you have, and […]
A Passion for Justice
Although I have watched very little television other than sports throughout my adult life, during the last few years, aided by the convenience of on demand, Netflix, and Amazon my wife and I have begun watching a few series. This year’s choice is The Good Wife. Last night we watched the final episode of season […]