Partner Jennifer Emmons’ $4 Million Award for Birth Injury Case
Partner Jennifer L. Emmons represented a little girl, now 7 years old, whose arm was injured during her birth. During the delivery and after the baby’s head came out, her shoulder got stuck. This is referred to in obstetrics as a shoulder dystocia. There was evidence that the nurse midwife, who was the only obstetrical provider […]
Ambry Genetics Data Breach Potentially Exposes Personal Health Information.
The most recent data breach potentially exposing user information is coming out of California-based genetic testing laboratory, Ambry Genetics. In accordance with HIPPA Breach Notification Rule, Ambry Genetics published a notice on their website announcing the potential exposure of personal health information (PHI) of 233,000 customers. This breach includes: Ambry Genetics provides comprehensive genetic testing […]
Partner Jerry Lindheim and Associate Timothy Burke Receive Precedent Setting Decision For Vaccine Injury
Locks Law Firm is pleased to announce the recent victory of Partner Jerry Lindheim and Associate Timothy Burke in a vaccine claim that they litigated in the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. The case involved a woman who was administered the Fluzone vaccine, which the attorneys were able to prove was […]
Wawa Announces Data Breach Potentially Affecting All Locations
Wawa has announced a data breach affecting customers who visited their locations and paid with a credit or debit card from March 4, 2019 to December 12, 2019. The Notice of Data Breach on their website states that, “This malware affected customer payment card information used at potentially all Wawa locations beginning at different points..” […]
Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act aims to protect residents and their loved ones
The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act, proposed by Reps. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), aims to ban long term care facilities from requiring nursing home residents to sign and commit to pre-dispute binding arbitration agreements. What is a pre-dispute binding arbitration agreement? A pre-dispute binding arbitration agreement is a contract that mandates […]
Exciting News at Locks Law Firm
Locks Law Firm is excited to announce its new affiliation with the Law Offices of Alvin F. de Levie. This affiliation allows Locks Law Firm to draw on Alvin F. de Levie’s expertise, insight and over 40 years of experience in catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, and civil rights litigation. Mr. de Levie will have […]
Groundbreaking Settlement for South African Gold Miners
On July 26, 2019 the High Court of the Republic of South Africa issued a final opinion approving the settlement of a class action which was filed on behalf of former gold miners in that country who suffer from or have suffered from either silicosis or tuberculosis as a result of their work in the […]
Partner Andrew DuPont and Team Obtain Millions for Families of Workers Exposed to Benzene
Congratulations to Partner Andrew DuPont and the benzene team who obtained a $6.37 Million recovery on behalf of a man who was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) at the age of 68 which was caused by exposure to benzene in solvents, paints and paint removers while working as an autobody repairman and automobile painter. Partner Andrew DuPont and his team also obtained a $2.735 […]
Landmark Case on behalf of deceased Notre Dame football player allowed to proceed
See the link that attaches the recent opinion given by the Ohio Supreme Court that allows the case to move forward on behalf of the deceased Notre Dame football player Steve Schmitz, a running back and kick return specialist. Steve died at age 59, and his autopsy showed CTE and Alzheimer’s Disease. The Locks Law […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GROUNDBREAKING SETTLEMENT ON BEHALF OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN GOLD MINERS SUFFERING FROM SILICOSIS & TUBERCULOSIS
“May 3, 2018 (Washington D.C.) – Hausfeld is proud to announce a groundbreaking settlement on behalf of Southern African gold miners suffering from occupational lung disease that was finalized today in Johannesburg, South Africa. This historic class action settlement, the first ever of its kind in South Africa, reflects more than a decade of preparation […]
Sex, Lies and Videotape
The case began simply enough. A bar in Scranton served beer to a minor. The minor took the beer out to the parking lot and used the glass to gash out our client’s eye. Under Dram Shop law and cases, a bar is liable if it serves a minor or a drunk and that person […]
Orbitz.com Announces Data Breach
The popular travel website Orbitz.com has announced that it discovered evidence of a data breach in which an unauthorized third party accessed personal information for consumers who booked travel between: Reports indicate that approximately 880,000 payment cards were affected by the breach, and that along with the payment card information hackers may have accessed customers […]