New York mesothelioma lawyers from the nationally acclaimed asbestos law firm Levy Konigsberg LLP obtain the largest mesothelioma verdict in the history of Syracuse, NY. The jury awarded $7.7...
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New York Mesothelioma Attorneys Win Verdict Against Ford Motor Company
New York mesothelioma attorneys from Levy Konigsberg LLP who represented a mother of three from Houston, Texas, obtained a $625,000 verdict against the Ford Motor Company that sold...
LK Recognized as One of the Best Law Firms for the Year 2015
For the fifth consecutive year, Levy Konigsberg LLP, a nationally-acclaimed personal injury and wrongful death law firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, and Georgia, is recognized by U.S. News...
Asbestos Attorneys & Personal Injury Lawyer at LK Named Best Lawyers
Five asbestos attorneys and a personal injury lawyer at Levy Konigsberg LLP have recently been named Best Lawyers, by US News-Best Lawyers 2015 Edition, in several categories, including personal...
Qui Tam Attorney Discusses the DOE’s Final Gainful Employment Rules
A qui tam attorney from the national whistleblower law firm Levy Konigsberg LLP discusses the final rules governing gainful employment requirements for for-profit colleges issued by the Department...
Mesothelioma Lawyer Wins $7m Verdict Against LILCO
NEW YORK, New York, September 30, 2014 – Yesterday, after more than two weeks of trial, a New York Supreme Court jury rendered a personal injury verdict in the amount of $7 Million in favor of a...
Career Education Corporation Agrees to $10.5 Million Settlement over Inflated Employment Rates
August 21, 2013 – New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, in a press release issued Monday, announced that Career Education Corporation, a for-profit education company, has agreed to pay...
NY Mesothelioma Attorney Wins Landmark Decision Against Union Carbide
NEW YORK, New York, April 30, 2014 – On April 15, 2014, An attorney at Levy Konigsberg LLP (“LK”), won a groundbreaking appellate court decision against the corporate giant Union Carbide, a division...
Mesothelioma Lawyers Win $7.3M for Family of Asbestos Victim
Mesothelioma lawyers from the nationally-acclaimed asbestos law firm Levy Konigsberg LLP won $7.3 million for the family of a mesothelioma victim after a six-week trial in New York County Supreme...
GA Mesothelioma Lawyers Sponsor Georgia Hospice & Palliative Care Organization Conference
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3, 2014 – For the second year, Georgia mesothelioma lawyers from the national asbestos law firm Levy Konigsberg LLP are silver sponsors of the Georgia Hospice and Palliative...
10-year Peritoneal Mesothelioma Survivor Bonnie Anderson Is Stop Mesothelioma’s Advocate of the Month
February 22, 2012 – Bonnie Anderson is a 10-year survivor of peritoneal mesothelioma. It has been a decade-long fight that began with her diagnosis in February 2002 and a fight that Bonnie still...
Pharmaceutical Company to Pay $40.1 M to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit
Pharmaceutical company CareFusion agrees to pay $40.1 million to settle whistleblower suit alleging physician kick-backs and off-label marketing. January 13, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Justice...
Qui Tam Lawsuit Involving Healthcare Fraud Intervened by Us Government
United States intervenes in a qui tam lawsuit alleging that IPC the Hospitalist Company, Inc., committed healthcare fraud by up-coding physicians’ services and defrauding Medicare and Medicaid. NEW...
Trucker Stricken with Mesothelioma Takes Asbestos Companies to Court
A New Jersey man who worked as a trucker, transporting asbestos-containing products for fifty years, files a personal injury lawsuit against several asbestos companies after a diagnosis of...
Asbestos Cancer Victim Sues Joint Compound Makers for His Mesothelioma
New York court rules that a mesothelioma victim who was exposed to asbestos-containing joint compound during home construction go to trial. NEW YORK, New York, December 26, 2013 – On December 9,...
NJ Mesothelioma Lawyers Win Landmark $1.6M Verdict in Talc Cancer Case
NJ mesothelioma lawyers from the asbestos litigation firm Levy Konigsberg LLP, nationally recognized for their work on behalf mesothelioma and asbestos lung cancer victims, have obtained a...
LK Recognized as One of the Best Law Firms for the Year 2014
For the fourth consecutive year, Levy Konigsberg LLP, a nationally-acclaimed personal injury and wrongful death law firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, and Georgia, is recognized by U.S. News...
Medicare Fraud Responsible for $23 Million Paid to the Dead in 2011?
November 4, 2013 – Medicare fraud continues to be a growing problem, especially when the program reimburses providers for services rendered after a beneficiary has died. An OIG Report...
Lead Poisoning Attorney Obtains $3 Million Verdict for NY Child
A lead poisoning attorney at the NY & NJ-based personal injury law firm Levy Konigsberg LLP has obtained a $3 Million verdict for a New York child who suffered brain injuries as a result of lead...
Securities Fraud Whistleblower Receives $14 Million Reward
Securities fraud whistleblower will receive more than $14 Million in reward for reporting corporate fraud under the SEC’s Whistleblower Program. October 9, 2013 – On October 1, 2013, the Securities...
Global Efforts to Bring Asbestos Manufacturers to Justice
In Italy and Brazil, extraordinary legal efforts are holding manufacturers responsible on a global scale for the harm they have spread and continue to spread throughout the world. NEW YORK, New...
Two Hawaii Healthcare Fraud Lawsuits Settled for $451k
September 19, 2013 – On August 30th, the Department of Justice announced a $451,428 settlement of two healthcare fraud billing lawsuits against Wahiawa General Hospital (“WGH”) of Honolulu, Hawaii....
Delaware Court Affirms Clutch & Gasket Manufacturers Liability for Two Asbestos Cancers & Questions Sufficiency of Compensation
December 16, 2011 – Elizabeth Henderson and her son, Bruce Henderson, worked in their family’s automotive shops in Louisiana between the 1950s and 1980s. During that period, both had significant...
Mesothelioma Attorney from LK Wins $2.5 Million Verdict for Navy Veteran’s Family
December 28, 2011 – A mesothelioma attorney from the law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP (“LK”), recently won a $2.5 Million verdict for the family of the late Lloyd “Barry” Benton, a Vietnam veteran,...
NY Supreme Court Denies Pfizer’s Attempt to Avoid Litigating Birth Defect Lawsuit in Its Home State
December 1, 2011 – New York Supreme Court denies Defendant Pfizer Inc.’s (“Pfizer”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ action in Mahon v. Pfizer. This lawsuit involves an infant plaintiff suffering from...
10-Year Peritoneal Mesothelioma Survivor & Activist Bonnie Anderson Honored by New Jersey Work Environment Council
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, November 21, 2011 – On Friday, November 18, 2011, LK client Bonnie Anderson was honored by the New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC) at the 25th Anniversary Awards...
Beds for the Dead? LK Qui Tam Whistleblower Attorneys Win One of New York State’s First Medicaid Fraud Cases
November 16, 2011 – Three New York nursing homes agree to repay more than $745,000 to New York State for alleged bed-billing fraud schemes. Whistleblower represented by the qui tam law firm Levy...
LK Law Honors Larry Davis as Stop Mesothelioma’s “advocate of the Month”
November 15, 2011 – For his dedication to the mesothelioma community, Larry Davis has been named Stop Mesothelioma’s first “Advocate of the Month.” Stop Mesothelioma is a Facebook project created...
Stop Mesothelioma Raises $40,000 in One Week and Donates It to Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
November 14, 2011 – In just one week, a new Facebook page called Stop Mesothelioma has raised $40,000 in an unprecedented social media campaign. Levy Konigsberg LLP (“LK”), the creator and sponsor...
The AXA Group Mutual Funds Shareholders File Derivative & Class Action for Excessive & Unreasonable Investment Management Fees
November 14, 2011 – A nationwide shareholder derivative and class action suit have been filed by the class action attorneys from Levy Konigsberg LLP and Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader,...
Stop Mesothelioma Advocate of the Month for December 2011 is Missy Dorsey Bowles
December 13, 2011 – Missy Dorsey Bowles is taking a stand. Driven by faith and the memory of her father, she has become one of the most passionate advocates of mesothelioma research and awareness in...
DOL Files Amicus Brief with US Court of Appeals on Behalf of LK Clients in Shareholder Derivative & Class Action Suit
November 11, 2011 – The Office of the Solicitor of the Department of Labor filed an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in which the Solicitor of Labor argues...
Stop Mesothelioma Raises $10,000 in First 24 Hours and Donates It to Florida Charity Run to Fund Mesothelioma Research
November 9, 2011 – Members of the mesothelioma community showed the enormous power of social media by raising more than $10,000 in 24 hours on a new Facebook page called Stop Mesothelioma. Levy...
LK Whistleblower Attorneys’ Client Receives $14.7 Million from $70 Million Settlement in Medicaid Fraud Case against NYC
November 1, 2011 – Whistleblower attorneys at Levy Konigsberg LLP help uncover pervasive 10-year fraud on American taxpayers, perpetrated by the City of New York, winning a $14.7 Million reward for...
Louisiana Mesothelioma Attorneys of New Orleans’ Westbank Residents File Lawsuits Against Johns-Manville’s Marrero Based Asbesto
October 14, 2011 – Louisiana mesothelioma attorneys from the nationally acclaimed law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP have filed mesothelioma lawsuits on behalf of several Westbank area residents who...
Mesothelioma Community Rallies at the Today Show in New York for Mesothelioma Awareness Day 2011
September 26, 2011 – LK’s mesothelioma lawyers and staff members joined volunteers from the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation at the second annual rally held outside of NBC’s Today Show...
Federal Judge Affirms All Whistleblower Claims in Medicaid Fraud Lawsuit Against New York City
September 1, 2011 – In a qui tam lawsuit, filed by whistleblower attorneys from Levy Konigsberg LLP alleging multimillion-dollar Medicaid fraud on the part of the City of New York, Federal Judge...
New York Appellate Court Opposes Deposition of Mesothelioma Doctors
NEW YORK, New York, August 18, 2011 – Today, the New York Appellate Division, First Department, announced two decisions which will greatly influence the pre-trial process for two mesothelioma...
Mesothelioma Lawyer Jerome Block Recognized as One of NTL’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers
NEW YORK, New York | July 22, 2011 – Jerome Block, a partner and trial lawyer with Levy Konigsberg LLP has been selected as a member the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Trial Lawyers. Mr. Block’s...
Magistrate Judge Sides with Retired Us Navy Submariner in Asbestos Lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 28, 2011 – Today, a Federal Magistrate Judge in the U.S. Judicial Panel on Asbestos Products Liability Multi-District Litigation recommended the denial of summary...
Delaware Court Denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Birth Defects Lawsuit Arising out of Power Company’s Unlawful Dumping of Tox
July 25, 2011 – Birth defects lawsuit brought by Dominican families in Delaware Superior Court against a US-based power company, for allegedly dumping toxic coal ash waste onto a beach in the...
New York Lead Poisoning Lawyer Obtains $4.8 Million Damages Award for Lead Poisoned Child
July 11, 2011 – Lead poisoning lawyer from Levy Konigsberg LLP obtained a $4.8 Million damages award in a lead paint poisoning case on behalf of a twelve year old girl who was brain damaged as a...
Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation Recognizes LK for Significant Support in the Fight against Mesothelioma
July 8, 2011 – Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation recognizes Levy Konigsberg LLP for its continued partnership in the fight against mesothelioma and for its significant support for...
US Citizens Living Abroad Can Bring Mesothelioma Lawsuits in New Jersey State Courts
July 8, 2011 – New Jersey mesothelioma lawyers from LK receive a Federal Judge’s ruling allowing US citizens living abroad to bring a mesothelioma lawsuit in a New Jersey state court. NEW JERSEY...
New York Mesothelioma Lawyer Robert Komitor Co-Chairs New York Asbestos Litigation Conference
June 10, 2011 – Mesothelioma lawyer Robert I. Komitor, a partner at the nationally recognized mesothelioma law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP opens the New York Asbestos Litigation Conference held by...
Class Action Attorneys Filed Lawsuit on Behalf of Divorced ERISA Retirement Plan Participants
A NATIONWIDE CLASS ACTION HAS BEEN FILED ON BEHALF OF POTENTIALLY THOUSANDS OF ERISA RETIREMENT PLAN PARTICIPANTS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN OVERCHARGED FEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DIVISION OF THEIR...
Mesothelioma Lawyers of Former Sheet Metal Worker Sue Premises Owners for Asbestos Exposure
MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS OF A FORMER SHEET METAL WORKER FROM WEST VIRGINIA FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST PREMISES OWNERS WHO FAILED TO PROVIDE SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS RESULTING IN THE WORKER’S CONTINUOUS...
Mesothelioma Lawyers of Former US Coast Guard Engineman File Lawsuit against Manufacturers of Asbestos-Containing Ship Parts
March 31, 2011 – The survivors of a former US Coast Guard engineman, who has recently died of mesothelioma, filed an asbestos lawsuit against companies that manufactured asbestos-containing...
NY Judge Orders Immediate Production of Records by Pump Manufacturer in Mesothelioma Lawsuit Brought by Retired Nycha Police Officer
March 23, 2011 – New York Supreme Court Justice upholds recommendation of the Asbestos Litigation Special Master directing the immediate production of records in the possession of a pump...
THE KULIG FAMILY HONORS THEIR BROTHER’S MEMORY BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT MESOTHELIOMA AND RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH TOWARD A CURE
March 23, 2011 – Hundreds of people are expected to gather for the 3rd annual Norm Kulig 2Young2Go Foundation Get the Lead Out Race, which is to take place on April 2, 2011, at the Wissahickon High...
The Hartford Group Mutual Funds Shareholders File Derivative Action for Excessive Service Fees
March 11, 2011 – A nationwide shareholder derivative suit has been filed by the class action attorneys from Levy Konigsberg LLP on behalf of five shareholders suing The Hartford Group mutual funds...
Federal Judge Rules Future Damages under Ica § 36(B) Recoverable
March 8, 2011 – Federal Judge in the United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, rules that future damages in actions under Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act are...
