Locks Law Attorneys Mentor GAMP Students
Attorneys from Locks Law Firm recently offered a presentation on the Magna Carta to students at the Girard Academic Music Program in South Philadelphia as part of the Advancing Civics Education (ACE) program sponsored by the Philadelphia Bar Association and the School District of Philadelphia. The program was developed to provide students with supplemental civics […]
Legendary N.F.L. Player Ken Stabler Diagnosed with C.T.E.
Ken Stabler is the most recent of many professional football players to have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (C.T.E.) This morning The New York Times reported that Stabler has joined more than one-hundred former N.F.L. players to have been diagnosed with the life-altering disorder. C.T.E., whose symptoms are similar to those of Alzheimer’s disease, is […]
4th Circuit Invalidates Arbitration Clause in Payday Loan Agreements
Yesterday the Fourth Circuit refused to enforce the arbitration agreement in a Western Sky payday loan agreement in the case Hayes v. Delbert Services Corp. The Court’s holding is an important reminder that despite the current anti-consumer state of the law on arbitration agreements, these clauses are not invitations to companies to imagine new and […]
Alfred M. Anthony Joins Locks Law Firm
Alfred M. Anthony, one of New Jersey’s most prominent mass tort and class action attorneys, has joined Locks Law Firm as a partner working out of the firm’s planned North Jersey office, as well as its Cherry Hill, NJ, and New York City offices. Anthony comes to Locks Law Firm from Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, […]
Leon Carelli, Locks’ Chief Technology Officer, Quoted in Forbes
Leon Carelli, Chief Technology Officer at The Locks Law Firm, has been quoted in Forbes. Alongside a group of other tech experts, Carelli was asked how businesses can future-proof their IT Departments, preparing them for tomorrow’s technological challenges. Responding to this question, Carelli said, “There are few better tools than a curious mind. At Locks Law Firm, […]
Superior Court of Pennsylvania Affirms $2.3 Million Judgment On Behalf of Locks Law Firm Client
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a $2.3 million judgment awarded to a concrete laborer against Trans-Fleet Concrete, Inc. for injuries sustained when he was knocked off a nine-foot wall by a hose of a negligently operated concrete pump truck at the work site. Andrew DuPont, Esq. of the Locks Law Firm represented the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Risperdal Verdict Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $1.75 Million
A state court jury in Philadelphia has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $1.75 million dollars in damages to a young man who developed gynecomastia, or abnormal breast development, while taking the drug. The verdict compensates the young man for disfigurement and mental anguish, among other damages, and signifies a significant step forward for individuals […]
Locks Law Firm Attorneys to Serve as Amici for the Supreme Court of New Jersey
Locks Law Firm partner Jonathan Miller and associate James Barry represented the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) at the Supreme Court of New Jersey as amici. As representatives of the NJAJ, the pre-eminent plaintiff/consumer group in the state of New Jersey, they argued how 2 various cases may affect plaintiffs/consumers across the state. Mr. […]