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April 25, 2019
As Child Victims Act takes effect, some seek to void settlements

ALBANY — Beginning in August, people with decades-old claims of childhood sex abuse will have the rare chance to sue their alleged abusers and the institutions who they say ignored the crime. The Child Victims Act, which passed the Legislature in January, lifts the statute of limitations for reporting childhood abuse and also creates a one-year “look […]

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January 2, 2019
Seeger Weiss Announces New Partner and Counsel

Seeger Weiss is pleased to announce the promotion of Parvin K. Aminolroaya to partner and Asim M. Badaruzzaman to counsel. About Parvin Parvin focuses on class action, mass tort and complex commercial litigation involving consumer protection, investment fraud, and antitrust and pharmaceutical injury. Parvin joined the firm as an associate in the fall of 2008 […]

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December 7, 2018
Class Plaintiffs Obtain Final Approval of $1.51 Billion Settlement with Syngenta

Today, U.S. District Judge John W. Lungstrum granted final approval to the $1.51 billion nationwide class action settlement between Syngenta AG and various of its affiliates and Plaintiffs representing 650,000 corn producers, grain handlers, and ethanol plants over the agricultural giant’s aggressive commercialization of Agrisure Viptera and Agrisure Duracade GMO seeds.  It is the largest […]

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November 27, 2018
Seeger Weiss LLP Welcomes Stephan J. Mallenbaum as Executive Director

Seeger Weiss LLP announced today that Stephan J. Mallenbaum has joined the firm as its new Executive Director. Stephan is an experienced law firm leader, with a track record of innovation in legal services and a deep knowledge of law firm operations.  Stephan has served in senior management and practice leadership roles at some of […]

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September 12, 2018
Statement Regarding Judge’s Approval of Special Master’s Motion to Appoint a Special Investigator

“We support the Court’s approval of the Special Masters’ request as they believe it will assist with ‘the prompt payment of all valid claims.’ As we previously told the Court, a Special Investigator will free up valuable resources so that other claims can be processed more efficiently.” “In less than 18 months, 582 claims totaling […]

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July 30, 2018
NFL Concussion Settlement Claims Exceed $500 million, Surpassing NFL’s Ten-Year Projections in Less Than Two Years

Philadelphia, PA – The NFL concussion settlement has surpassed its ten-year monetary award projections, with 521 claims totaling more than $502 million now approved since the process opened in March 2017, according to the latest report released today by the Court-appointed Claims Administrator. The NFL, in a report submitted to the court as part of the settlement […]

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