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April 5, 2024

Lawdragon Names Four Seeger Weiss Partners to 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers

Seeger Weiss is pleased to announce that Lawdragon has recognized four of the firm’s partners, including co-founders Chris Seeger and Stephen Weiss, as well as partners David Buchanan and Jennifer Scullion, on the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers. According to Lawdragon, this year’s honorees “stand tall as a global movement bringing justice across borders. […]

March 13, 2024

The Legal 500 recognizes Seeger Weiss as a Top Firm and Inducts Co-Founder Chris Seeger into the Hall of Fame

Seeger Weiss is pleased to announce that the firm was named one of The Legal 500 Top Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action Firms. Co-founder Chris Seeger was also named to The Legal 500 Plaintiff Hall of Fame. These esteemed recognitions showcase Seeger Weiss’ and Chris Seeger’s unwavering dedication to ensuring corporate responsibility and […]

February 29, 2024

Seeger Weiss' Founding Partner Chris Seeger and Senior Partner Dave Buchanan discussed the 3M settlement and other key wins with Law360

Seeger Weiss was recently recognized as Law360’s 2023 Product Liability Group of the Year, after the firm secured multiple litigation victories, including a groundbreaking $6 billion deal to settle the massive litigation brought by veterans and service members, who claimed that 3M’s combat earplugs caused harm to their hearing. Between 1999 and 2015, 3M knowingly […]

February 23, 2024

Thirteen Seeger Weiss Partners Selected for Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers List

Seeger Weiss is proud to announce that Lawdragon recognized 13 partners — Chris Seeger, Stephen Weiss, David Buchanan, Parvin Aminolroaya, Shauna Itri, Matt Pawa, Jennifer Scullion, Chris Ayers, Jeffrey Grand, Scott Alan George, Diogenes Kekatos, Michael Rosenberg, and Caleb Seeley — on the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers list. The Lawdragon 500 Leading […]

February 3, 2024

Lawdragon Names Three Seeger Weiss Lawyers Leaders in Environmental Law

Seeger Weiss is pleased to announce that partner Matt Pawa along with attorneys Ben Krass and Wesley Kelman have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Lawdragon Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law list. Pawa, a pioneer of environmental litigation for over 25 years, has been involved in crucial environmental cases. He chairs Seeger Weiss’s […]

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March 28, 2018

NFL concussion settlement claims approvals exceed $380 million in first year; value surpasses NFL’s five-year estimate

Philadelphia, PA – More than $380 million in monetary awards have been approved as part of the NFL concussion settlement since the claims process opened one year ago, according to the latest report released yesterday by the Court-appointed Claims Administrator. The NFL, in a report submitted to the court as part of the settlement approval process, […]

March 12, 2018

Plaintiffs Seek Preliminary Approval of $1.51 Billion Settlement With Syngenta

Ridgefield Park, N.J. – Today plaintiffs, in the litigation against Syngenta related to its marketing and commercialization of Agrisure Viptera and Agrisure Duracade corn seeds, filed a motion for preliminary approval of a settlement with Syngenta before the United States District Court in the District of Kansas (MDL no. 2591). The settlement with Syngenta was reached in September of 2017 […]

November 7, 2017

Weyerhaeuser’s TJI Joists with Flak Jacket Exposing Homeowners to Formaldehyde

The Weyerhaeuser Company has issued a notification that its TJI Joists with Flak Jacket Protection coating contain formaldehyde that could be off-gassing into homes. It is believed that exposure could be causing health problems for homeowners. Ongoing exposure to formaldehyde can cause feelings of sickness, including sore throat, scratchy eyes, nosebleeds, and a cough. Long-term […]

October 6, 2017

$140 Million Verdict – AndroGel

On October 5th, 2017, Seeger Weiss partner Dave Buchanan won a second bellwether trial against AbbVie Inc., securing a verdict of more than $140 million for Jeffrey Konrad, a Tennessee man who suffered a heart attack following his use of AndroGel, a testosterone replacement therapy drug manufactured by AbbVie Inc. Mr. Buchanan also co-tried the […]

August 16, 2017

Television Producer Critically Injured During “Punkin Chunkin” Event Commences Lawsuit

Via PRNewswire — Seeger Weiss LLP and The Law Offices of Marc S. Albert announced today that they have filed a Complaint with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on behalf of Suzanne Dakessian against World Championship Punkin’ Chunkin’ Inc., Wheatley Farms Inc., Discovery Communications, The State of Delaware and other defendants for catastrophic and permanent injuries which she sustained at […]

July 24, 2017

Chicago Jury Finds AbbVie Fraudulently Marketed AndroGel to Injured Oregon Man; Awards $150 Million in Punitive Damages

Via PRNewswire — A federal jury in Chicago found that AbbVie Inc. committed fraud in its marketing of its testosterone replacement therapy drug, AndroGel, awarding $150 million in punitive damages to an Oregon plaintiff, Jesse Mitchell, who suffered a heart attack after using the drug. “This is a great result for the Mitchell family and all the other victims of AbbVie’s fraudulent conduct. […]