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September 11, 2019
Lead Attorneys Approved For Opioid MDL ‘Negotiation Class’

By Jeff Overley Law360 (August 19, 2019, 8:28 PM EDT) — The Ohio federal judge supervising multidistrict opioid litigation approved lead attorneys Monday for a proposed “negotiation class” of local governments that would pursue nationwide settlements with drug companies accused of sparking a devastating addiction crisis. In a five-page order, U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster […]

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August 20, 2019
As NY Child Abuse Suits Surge, Attorneys Prepare For Long Haul

By Frank G. Runyeon | August 18, 2019, 8:02 PM EDT Hundreds of child abuse lawsuits poured into New York state courts last week as the Child Victims Act went into effect, but attorneys said they were also pacing themselves for a longer rollout as a one-year door opened for older people to file suits against their childhood […]

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July 20, 2019
The Ailing NFL Players And The Lawyer They Say Swindled Them

By Ryan Boysen | July 29,2019 Larry Webster was being given a second chance. A hulking, self-described “country boy” from a small town in rural Maryland, Webster spent 10 years in the NFL smashing into other players as a defensive tackle and won the 2001 Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens just before he retired […]

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July 3, 2019
Guest Op-Ed: Catholic Church not only institution deserving of scrutiny

By Stephen A. Weiss, Seeger Weiss LLP New Jersey has been at the epicenter of a reckoning for the Catholic Church. Last month, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill that gives survivors of sexual abuse more time to hold institutions like the Church accountable, which for decades swept allegations under the rug. Meanwhile, […]

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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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