Never Count Out The Underdog
On December 26, 1960 the underdog Philadelphia Eagles stunned the Green Bay Packers at Franklin Field to win the NFL championship. I attended that game as a 1st year law student and I joined the rest of the city and celebrated the win. Today, 57 years later, I can still vividly recall the touchdown pass […]
Fly Eagles Fly
How can Locks Law Firm celebrate the appearance of the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII given that we have been battling against the NFL in the concussion litigation for over six years? Quite easily and joyously! Yes, the conduct of the National Football League in failing to protect its players from the risks of […]
What Do I Do If I Am Involved In A Forklift Accident?
What Do I Do If I Am Involved In A Forklift Accident? According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), forklift accidents account for more than 96,000 injuries every year. Of those accidents, 85 resulted in a fatality and 34,900 caused serious injuries, such as broken bones and amputations. With over 855,000 forklifts in […]
Slipping on Ice, Who’s Responsible?
Slip and fall accidents are common and costly, and they account for a large share of hospital visits in this country. From icy stairs to sidewalks and parking lots, property owners in cold weather states such as New Jersey must be vigilant to reduce or eliminate slip and fall injuries that occur on their property. […]
Riding Mower Tractor Rollover Hazards (Part II)
In our last blog we introduced the topic of rollover hazards associated with riding mower lawn tractors. We ended that article by briefly discussing the fact that Rollover Protection System (ROPS) had been available as optional equipment from several manufacturers, but at a higher price. Optional ROPS on any kind of tractor have never been […]
Uber Delays Announcing Data Breach – Increasing Harm to Consumers and Drivers
Today Uber Technologies announced a massive data breach of approximately 57 million consumers and drivers. Compounding the damage done by Uber’s failure to secure customer and driver data Uber chose to cover up the breach – reportedly going so far as to pay $100,000 to the hackers responsible for stealing the data. The failure to […]
Forever 21 Announces Payment Card Data Breach
Forever 21 has announced that it suffered a breach of its payment card systems, exposing consumer’s payment card information to hackers. If you shopped at Forever 21 between March of 2017 and October 2017 you are potentially affected by this breach. While Forever 21 has not advised the public or consumers which stores were specifically […]
Employees Should Be Paid During Rest Breaks
A major federal appellate court ruled last week that employees deserve to be paid during rest breaks that are up to twenty minutes or fewer. A publishing company called American Future Systems, Inc., doing business as Progressive Business Publications, had instituted a policy in which the company would not pay sales workers for any time […]
Riding Mower Lawn Tractor Rollover Hazards (Part I)
Riding mower lawn tractor rollovers have been a problem ever since riding mowers have been in existence. As early as 1970, studies began to be published indicating that they were the most frequent kind of accidents associated with these machines. By 1980, the Consumer Product Safety Commission began keeping statistics of persons taken to emergency […]
How the Drug Industry Crippled the Investigation Into the Opioid Crisis
The crisis facing our communities and neighborhoods from the over prescription and improper use of prescription opioid pain killers is well known. Every day in newspapers across the country the stories of those who have died of overdoses of these medications are told. If you read a newspaper, watch television or get your news from […]
Asbestos negligence claims after Third Circuit Decision to reject “Bare-Metal Defense”
Last week, in a precedential opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected a bright-line application of what has come to be known as the “bare-metal defense” in asbestos litigation. The holding is limited to claims of negligence under maritime law. Issues regarding strict liability claims and the government contractor defense were […]
Data Breaches: A primer on data breaches and what it means for consumers.
What is a “Data Breach”? Data breach refers to the release of data from a system without the knowledge or consent of its owner. Common examples of data breaches include hackers accessing a business’ systems to steal information; an employee or ex-employee stealing customer information; or the theft of computer devices (like laptops or USB […]