Honoring Gene Locks: A Legacy of Leadership and Justice
We are proud to share that our founder, Gene Locks, has been recognized with the 2025 National Law Journal Lifetime Achievement Award. For those of us who have worked alongside Gene, this honor reflects not only his extraordinary career but also the vision and values that continue to guide Locks Law Firm today. Over the […]
Dacthal Pesticide Ban: EPA Falls Short Again, Inaction Fails to Protect the Unborn
Locks Law Firm is accepting birth defect cases on behalf of children suffering from low birth weight, decreased IQ, and impaired brain development and motor skills due to exposure to the herbicide Dacthal (“DCPA” or “dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate”).
Francesca A. Iacovangelo on WWDB Talk Radio
On April 28, 2024, Attorney Francesca A. Iacovangelo appeared on WWDB Talk Radio’s Philly Labor Show with Joe Dougherty as part of the “Pro2Pro Hour with Marla Viturello”. Discussing Locks Law Firm’s origins as a firm that started by representing union workers in the Philadelphia Shipyard who were diagnosed with asbestosis. The discussion continued with the […]
World in Motion: A Story of Transatlantic Collaboration in the International Practice Section
By Warren Collins & Marc P. Weingarten “World in motion – speed your changes. Close your distances, find your angels. Lose your fears and meet your dangers.” Jackson Browne (1989) Introducing the Plaintiff Our client, SM, is American as apple pie. Born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, she graduated from high school, and, as an […]
Partner Marc Weingarten on Global Teaching Opportunities and Preserving Our Civil Justice System
I haven’t written a blog entry for the Locks Law Firm for quite awhile, so now it’s time to get caught up on a number of things. If you have read my blog over the past many years, you probably know that in addition to representing injured individuals in litigation, I also have a great […]
Asbestos Found in Philadelphia Schools
Many people believe that asbestos was banned in the 1970s, it wasn’t. Regulations on the use of asbestos came in the 1970s when court documents proved that leaders in the asbestos industry were aware of the dangers but kept this information from the public. Commonly used in construction, asbestos is made of thin fibrous crystals […]
What do 20,115 and 510 have in common?
Answer: all four. 20,115 and 510 are both linked to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). 20,115 is the number of deaths associated with opioid painkillers reported to the FDA between November of 2017 and August of 2018 by Endo, a manufacturer of opioids. 510, actually 510(k), is a process by which the FDA can […]
Reduction of Concussions in Most Recent NFL Season
On February 28, ESPN reported the following: “NFL players were diagnosed with three concussions during the 2018 playoffs, a 70 percent drop from the previous year and a continuation of a season-long trend. In total, there were 217 diagnosed concussions in practices and games during the 2018 season, compared to 291 in 2017, the league […]
To Find a Work Life Balance, Trust
We’ve all read about trying to find a “work-life” balance. Visit any bookstore, on-line or brick and mortar and there are shelves devoted to this topic in the “Self-Help” section. I don’t know about you, but no matter how many books I read, they never seem to answer the question. Recently, I had an experience […]
Can We Prevent More Suicides?
The incidence of suicide is on the rise, and some have even termed it a public health crisis. On March 5 the Food and Drug Administration approved a new nasal spray medication for treatment resistant depression. The nasal spray, Spravato (esketamine) is a form of the well-known and widely used anesthetic ketamine. Ketamine was found […]
Pennsylvania jurisdiction over out-of-state corporations may be up in the air
Not long ago, it seemed clear that if an out-of-state corporation had registered to do business in Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania court could exercise personal jurisdiction over it by the doctrine of consent. That may now be up in the air. A Pennsylvania Superior Court opinion that found such jurisdiction, Murray v. American LaFrance, 2018 WL […]
Lyft agrees to pay their New York City drivers the minimum wage
This is a major win today for Lyft drivers of New York. The company, which was unhappy with these new regulations because they incentivized shorter rides and discouraged trips outside of the city, has given in and decided to pay their workers a liveable wage. The Independent Driver’s Guild had stated prior to this, contract drivers […]