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June 7, 2019
Chris Seeger Appointed to the Humira MDL Executive Committee

Seeger Weiss founding partner, Chris Seeger, has been appointed to the MDL Executive Committee of pending antitrust litigation against drug maker AbbVie for the company’s action regarding popular immune drug, Humira. A number of lawsuits against AbbVie and other pharmaceutical companies have been brought by insurance clients and other end-payers due to accusations that the […]

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June 5, 2019
Catholic Church spent $10 million on lobbyists in fight to stymie priest sex abuse suits

By Corky Siemaszko: The money was spent in eight northeastern states where bills to aid victims of clerical sex abuse were in the works. The U.S. Catholic Church spent $10.6 million on lobbyists to prevent victims of clerical sex abuse from suing for damages. According to a new report, the money was doled out from 2011 […]

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June 4, 2019
Catholic Church spent $10.6M in Northeast on lobbying since 2011

The Catholic Church has spent more than $10.6 million on lobbying in northeastern states since 2011 — and has poured a significant amount of that money into blocking bills aimed at clergy sexual abuse, a recent study revealed. The analysis of lobbying data, conducted by the Seeger Weiss and Williams Cedar law firms and dubbed […]

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May 28, 2019
Seeger Stands Alone: 5 Firms Tossed From NFL Settlement

Law360 (May 24, 2019, 7:40 PM EDT) — In a move that came as a surprise and left many attorneys furious, the federal judge overseeing the NFL’s landmark concussion settlement terminated all of the deal’s leading lawyers except Chris Seeger on Friday, heightening long-simmering tensions between Seeger and his fellow attorneys and plunging the contentious […]

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May 25, 2019
Chris Seeger Appointed as Co-Lead Counsel to 3M Earplug Lawsuit Leadership Team

Seeger Weiss founding partner, Chris Seeger, has been appointed as Co-Lead Counsel on a team that will represent hundreds of U.S. military members in the growing 3M Earplug lawsuits.  The leadership team was formed after judges evaluated 190 applications and listened to 64 presentations over a 2-day period. In a departure from norm where a […]

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May 15, 2019
Former Catholic brother speaks out about church sex abuse scandal

NEW YORK — Allegations of sex abuse within the Catholic Church have been widespread for years, but it’s not often that someone from within the clergy talks about the problem. Richard Cardillo is one of the few who will.   Read more here: https://pix11.com/2019/05/09/former-catholic-brother-speaks-out-about-church-sex-abuse-scandal/ https://cision.criticalmention.com/app/#/clip/public/8e7a335b-16ac-4aba-9d18-3b58cb9c472e  

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