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Parker Waichman LLP Files Imprelis Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Ohio Property Owner

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Parker Waichman LLP is one of several firms representing plaintiffs in an Imprelis class action lawsuit.  The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, seeks to represent anyone who has sustained significant damage to mature landscape trees, especially Norway spruce and others with shallow roots systems, including willows, [...]

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Parker Waichman Alonso Managing Partner Named to Chinese Drywall Plaintiffs' Steering Committee

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Jerrold Parker, Managing Partner with Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, has been named to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) in the Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation (MDL NO. 2047) currently underway in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.  Parker Waichman Alonso LLP filed the first Chinese drywall lawsuit in federal court earlier this year. The [...]

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Scrutiny of Toyota Grows

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The number of investigations Toyota faces over its recent recalls for problems involving unintended acceleration is growing.  In addition to probes being conducted in Congress and by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrion (NHTSA), several more investigations have been opened in recent weeks. This month, the Los Angeles city attorney’s office began investigating Toyota. Assistant [...]

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Parker Waichman LLP Files Second Imprelis Class Action Lawsuit

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Parker Waichman LLP and its partner firms have filed a second class action lawsuit claiming DuPont's Imprelis herbicide caused damage to landscape trees.  The Imprelis lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Cedar Rapids Division, and seeks damages from DuPont on behalf of any property owner who sustained damage [...]

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Parker Waichman LLP Files Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuit on Behalf of New York Man

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Parker Waichman LLP has filed suit against the makers of Actos on behalf of a man who was diagnosed with bladder cancer following long-term use of the type II diabetes medication.  The Actos bladder cancer lawsuit was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Plaintiff Clement Dabiere claims Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, [...]

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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP Partner to Play Key Role in DePuy ASR Hip Implant Litigation

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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting victims' rights, has announced that one of its partners, Andres F. Alonso, Esq. has been named to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (MDL 2197) currently underway in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio.  [...]

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PW Maytag Oven Class Action Lawsuit to Proceed

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A class lawsuit claiming Maytag sold defective gas ovens filed by Parker Waichman LLP on behalf of New York man will go forward, after a federal judge partially denied a defense motion to dismiss the suit. The lawsuit stems from a Maytag gas oven purchased by Gary Woods in 2005 from Plesser's M.S.H. Inc., a [...]

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Judge Grants Parker Waichman LLP Motion to Remand Marlboro Lights Cigarette Lawsuit

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A federal judge has granted Parker Waichman LLP's motion to suggest that a light cigarette class action lawsuit it filed on behalf of a New York man be remanded back to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.  The lawsuit, Bryant Tang vs. Philip Morris, USA, alleges purchasers of Marlboro Lights suffered [...]

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Herman Badillo, Former U.S. Representative, Joins Parker Waichman Alonso LLP as Senior Counsel

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Herman Badillo, a prominent New York City politician and the first native Puerto Rican ever elected to the United States House of Representatives, has joined the New York office of Parker Waichman Alonso LLP.  Mr. Badillo, who will join the firm as Senior Counsel in mid-January, is expected to oversee client development and litigation matters. [...]

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Judge Grants Parker Waichman Alonso Motion to Remand Marlboro Lights Cigarette Lawsuit

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A federal judge has granted Parker Waichman Alonso LLP's motion to suggest that a light cigarette class action lawsuit it filed on behalf of a New York man be remanded back to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.  The lawsuit, Bryant Tang vs. Philip Morris, USA, alleges purchasers of Marlboro Lights [...]

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Andres F. Alonso Delivers Closing Statement in First New Jersey Levaquin Trial

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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP partner, Andres F. Alonso, delivered his closing statement yesterday in an important Levaquin tendon injury lawsuit trial underway in a New Jersey state court.  During his statement, Mr. Alonso asserted that Johnson & Johnson should have included a "comparative risk" label on Levaquin noting it posed greater tendon injury risks than [...]

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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP Files Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuit on Behalf of New York Man

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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has filed suit against the makers of Actos on behalf of a man who was diagnosed with bladder cancer following long-term use of the type II diabetes medication.  The Actos bladder cancer lawsuit was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Plaintiff Clement Dabiere claims Takeda Pharmaceuticals [...]

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PWA Maytag Oven Class Action Lawsuit to Proceed

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A class lawsuit claiming Maytag sold defective gas ovens filed by Parker Waichman Alonso LLP on behalf of New York man will go forward, after a federal judge partially denied a defense motion to dismiss the suit. The lawsuit stems from a Maytag gas oven purchased by Gary Woods in 2005 from Plesser's M.S.H. Inc., [...]

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Andres F. Alonso Delivers Opening Statements in Levaquin Trial, Alleges Tendon Risks Were Hidden

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Andres F. Alonso, a partner with Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, told a New Jersey jury that Levaquin maker, Johnson & Johnson, "did everything they could to hide" the antibiotics' association with serious tendon injuries.   Mr. Alonso is representing plaintiffs Paul Gaffney and Robert Beare, both of New Jersey, in the first Levaquin lawsuit to go [...]

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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP Files Imprelis Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Ohio Property Owner

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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP is one of several firms representing plaintiffs in an Imprelis class action lawsuit.  The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, seeks to represent anyone who has sustained significant damage to mature landscape trees, especially Norway spruce and others with shallow roots systems, including [...]

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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP Files Second Imprelis Class Action Lawsuit

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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP and its partner firms have filed a second class action lawsuit claiming DuPont's Imprelis herbicide caused damage to landscape trees.  The Imprelis lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Cedar Rapids Division, and seeks damages from DuPont on behalf of any property owner who sustained [...]

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Cancer-Stricken World Trade Center First Responders Denied Zadroga Act Benefits

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Some sick Ground Zero workers are being left out again.  This time they are being excluded from benefits under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act because they have cancer, after a federal agency determined that there is not enough scientific evidence to prove a link between toxic dust at Ground Zero and cancer. [...]

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Nexium, Prilosec Lawsuit Claims Heartburn Drugs Caused Foot Fractures

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Another woman has filed suit against AstraZeneca claiming its Nexium and Prilosec prescription heartburn medications caused her to suffer painful broken bones.  Susan A. Poznanovich is being represented by David B. Krangle and Andres F. Alonso, attorneys with the national law firm of Parker Waichman Alonso LLP.  Prilosec and Nexium are part of a class [...]

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As Seen Online at Bradenton.com - Settlement Reached in Drywall Supplier Lawsuit

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A class action lawsuit against a Chinese drywall supplier reached a tentative settlement Tuesday with $54.5 million pledged to repair tainted Florida homes. Banner Supply, a Miami company that sold 1.4 million sheets of Chinese drywall to builders in Florida, agreed to pay $54.5 million to homeowners whose properties are tainted with the corrosive material. [...]

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Chinese Drywall Supplier Seeks to Settle Florida Claims

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A proposed settlement of hundreds of Florida Chinese drywall claims was announced yesterday.  Under the terms of the settlement, Banner Supply, along with its affiliates and insurers, will pay $55 million to fix as many as 3,000 homes in Florida built with tainted Chinese drywall that was distributed by Banner. A process for distributing proceeds [...]

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