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FBI investigates Apple security breach
The Wall Street Journal reports that the FBI has also opened an investigation into the recent security breach. Goatse Security, the independent firm that discovered the leak, responds to the increased public and governmental scrutiny on their blog.
Seeger Weiss Takes on Apple and AT&T
Seeger Weiss has begun an investigation of the Apple iPad security breach. For more information, visit our news section.
Tanning Beds Substantially Raise Skin Cancer Risks
NPR: Tanning Beds Substantially Raise Skin Cancer Risks.
New research finds people who frequent tanning salons significantly increase their risk of getting melanoma, one of the most aggressive and deadliest cancers.
Learn more about Seeger Weiss’s investigation here.
BP Oil Spill Legal Network
Seeger Weiss co-founded the BP Oil Spill Legal Network, a national coalition of lawyers with the experience necessary to assist you in recovering the losses you have or will suffer from the April 20, 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
This oil spill, and the inability of BP to contain it, has resulted in, and will continue to cause, significant damage to properties, fisheries, and natural resources located along the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The BP Oil Spill Legal Network is fully prepared to pursue your claims for economic loss and seek prompt recovery from BP, other responsible parties, and, if necessary, the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund established by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”).
Learn more at the BP Oil Spill Legal Network website.
Seeger Weiss Announces Investigation of BP’s Catastrophic Oil Spill
On April 20, 2010, an explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon, a drilling rig leased by the oil company BP, set off a blaze that killed 11 crew members. Two days later, it sank about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast and crude oil began streaming out of a broken pipe attached to a well that the rig had been drilling nearly a mile below sea level.
Millions of gallons of oil have flowed into the Gulf of Mexico since the explosion. This massive slick continues to close in on the fragile Louisiana coast, and drift toward Alabama and Florida. President Obama has called the spill an “unprecedented environmental disaster.”
The gulf fishing industry is crucial to hundreds of thousands of jobs. Already thousands of workers have been idled because coastal Louisiana east of the Mississippi River has been closed down.
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims of environmental damage and loss of income in communities affected by the Gulf oil spill. If you have been adversely affected by the Gulf oil spill, contact us and an experienced attorney with Seeger Weiss LLP will assist you in evaluating your claim. Learn more the News section of our website.
Chinese Drywall News Roundup
AP: La. family with drywall-tainted home awarded $164K
“The award he gave is going to be more than sufficient to remedy the Hernandez home,” said plaintiffs’ attorney Christopher Seeger.
Wall Street Journal: Chinese Drywall Maker Says It Is in Talks With Builders
The homeowner will also receive money for damaged property and be reimbursed for living expenses and attorney and court fees, said Chris Seeger, the attorney representing the Hernandez family.
This “creates a problem in that [KPT is] not going to get out cheap like they want to,” he said.
Wall Street Journal Law Blog: Justice Near for the Prisoners of Chinese Drywall?
“Seeger…dramatically compared the drywall to a ‘poltergeist’ taking over and slowly destroying the Hernandez’s Mandeville, La., home.”
Miami Herald: Court ruling gives boost to victims of bad drywall
“These initial decisions in Louisiana are hugely important for thousands of homeowners who have been living with the poltergeist effects caused by this defective material in their midst,” said the Hernandezes attorney, Christopher Seeger.
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Second Bellwether Chinese Drywall Victory
Federal judge awards Hernandez family $164,049 in bellwether Chinese drywall case. Congrats to Chris Seeger, Jeff Grand, and many others! Learn more by reading our press release:
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Seeger Weiss secures bellwether $2.6 million verdict in Chinese drywall case
Read more about the case in the News section of our website.
Accutane Side Effects May Quadruple Risk of Ulcerative Colitis
Researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill have found that using Accutane increased the risk of developing ulcerative colitis by four. They published their findings in the March 30, 2010 issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Researchers looked at data from 87 health insurance plans and discovered roughly 8,200 patients diagnosed with IBD, or inflammatory bowel disease. IBD represents a group of disorders of the digestive track, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. The study also revealed that the risk of developing a bowel disorder increased in relation to the dosage size of Accutane.
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