May 30, 2019 – Marking yet another major mesothelioma verdict against Johnson & Johnson, a New York City jury has awarded damages totaling $325 million dollars to Levy Konigsberg clients Donna...
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LK Wins Second Major Mesothelioma Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson for Asbestos in Baby Powder
Marking the second major mesothelioma verdict against Johnson & Johnson in less than a year for the firm, a California jury awarded a total of $29.5 million dollars to Levy Konigsberg clients...
Cast Iron Pipes Lawsuit
Most homes built before 1975 use cast iron pipes for their sewage and water systems. Cast iron pipes can corrode internally and externally over time and cause severe damage. Policyholders are...
South Shore Libra and Smart Basics 3-Drawer Dresser Lawsuits
South Shore Furniture recalled its 3-drawer dressers sold online at Walmart, Amazon, Target and other stores after one child was killed and another child was seriously injured when the chest tipped...
Infant Sleeper Lawsuits Showcase Risk of Death or Serious Injury
The Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleepers and Kids II Rocking Sleepers have been recalled after being linked to dozens of infant deaths. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) called upon the U.S....
New Jersey Jury Awards $2.38 Million to Widow of Manufacturing Plant Worker Who Died of Mesothelioma after Being Exposed to Unio
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, January 29, 2019 – A jury in Middlesex County, New Jersey awarded $2.38 million to the widow of a manufacturing plant worker who died of mesothelioma after years of...
Boston Jury Awards $43.1 Million Verdict in Cigarette Smoking-asbestos Exposure Lung Cancer Trial
BOSTON, Massachusetts, October 15, 2018—In the first ever lung cancer trial involving claims of tobacco and asbestos exposure, a Boston jury awarded a total of $43.1 million dollars to plaintiffs,...
Lead-contaminated Dust Poses Major Health Hazard to New York Tenants
For years, lead-contaminated construction dust has inflicted serious harm on tenants in apartments throughout New York City. Lead is a highly toxic metal that was commonly used in interior and...
Federal Judge Allows Class Action to Proceed Against Embattled Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Housing Authority
August 14, 2018, New York, NY — Levy Konigsberg attorney Corey Stern won a landmark legal victory for residents of New York City Housing Authority (“NYCHA”) residents who are victims of lead...
Asbestos Covered Steam Pipe Bursts under the Streets of Manhattan
LK Partner Robert Komitor Is Interviewed and Appears on NBC New York Affiliate WNBC to Discuss the Impacts During the Height of the Disaster. Asbestos dangers lurk everywhere and may emerge at any...
First-Ever Mesothelioma Compensation Verdict in Syracuse New York Awards $5 Million to Former Navy Boilerman
SYRACUSE, New York, July 10, 2008 – Douglas Pokorney, a resident of Ithaca, NY, who from 1962 through 1965 served as a Navy boilerman aboard the USS Charles H. Roan, is awarded a mesothelioma...
How David (LK) Beat Goliath (Johnson & Johnson) in the $117 Million Johnson’s Baby Powder Mesothelioma Case
For more than 45 years, Johnson & Johnson has been claiming that its baby powder was “pure” and never contained asbestos. A jury of six citizens in New Jersey strongly disagreed. In the case of...
LK’s Historic $117 Million Verdict in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder Mesothelioma Trial
April 11, 2018 – A New Jersey jury has awarded a total of $117 million dollars to the plaintiffs, Steve and Kendra Lanzo, for Mr. Lanzo’s mesothelioma caused by exposure from asbestos in Johnson...
Catastrophic Railway Accidents Raise Questions about Safety Standards
A series of catastrophic railway accidents have made news headlines in the past few years, including four fatal accidents involving Amtrak trains since December 2017. The causes of these collisions...
Lead Poisoning Victim to Sue Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority
The effect of lead exposure in children has been a national health concern for decades. There is no known level of lead in the blood that is considered safe for children. Lead exposure is associated...
Ninth Circuit Court Demands EPA Issue Updated Rules on Lead Poisoning
The standards for lead-based paint and dust were issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2001 and have not been updated since that time. Now, an order by the United States Court of...
Victims Seek Legal Options Following New York City Terrorist Attacks
Families of victims of the terrorist attack on October 31, 2017 on the West Side Highway in Manhattan intend to sue the city and the state for maintaining an unsafe environment that contributed to...
2017 False Claims Act Year in Review: Government Recovers $3.7 Billion
Settlements and verdicts in fraud claims brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) amounted to a $3.7 billion payout to the Department of Justice in 2017. Since the FCA was amended in 1986 to enhance...
LK Wins Ruling Allowing Mesothelioma Ship Worker’s Case to Proceed in New York
On September 20, 2017, attorneys from Levy Konigsberg earned an important legal victory from a Manhattan-based federal court in New York. Levy Konigsberg represents the estate of Mr. Jurgen...
Alexander County Housing Authority Failed to Protect Residents from Lead Poisoning
Lead paint was banned in 1978 because lead poisoning from chipping or peeling paint is extremely dangerous to young children. Even small amounts of lead in a child’s blood can cause permanent brain...
Levy Konigsberg Wins Ruling in Mesothelioma & Asbestos Brake Case
On August 4, 2017, mesothelioma attorneys from Levy Konigsberg (“LK”) won an important legal ruling in federal court in New Jersey. The firm represents the estate of Mr. Gerald Hoffeditz who worked...
LK Mesothelioma Department – Highlights and Lessons Learned in 2017
As 2017 comes to an end, we look back at a few of the highlights and lessons we learned this year. Historic Mesothelioma Jury Verdict (April 7, 2017): Levy Konigsberg (“LK”) achieved a historic...
Florida Widow Lost Husband to Mesothelioma, Wins Ruling from Federal Magistrate
Levy Konigsberg, LLP is one of the nation’s premier law firms featuring highly acclaimed mesothelioma lawyers with decades of experience in the areas of asbestos exposure and mesothelioma law. Levy...
New Jersey: Lead Poisoning Lawyers Win $700k Verdict
Lead poisoning lawyers from New York and New Jersey-based personal injury law firm Levy Konigsberg LLP win a $700,000 verdict on behalf of a twelve-year-old New Jersey boy, who was poisoned by lead...
LK Sponsors 10th Annual 5K Walk/Run for Hope in East Meadow, NY to Support Mesothelioma Research
Join Levy Konigsberg LLP in supporting the 10th Annual New York 5K Walk/Run for Hope held on April 12, 2015, in East Meadow, NY. Nearly 200 participants gathered to raise funds and awareness for the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, which has awarded over $9 million in grants for mesothelioma research.
False Claims Act Update: Top Recoveries & Enforcement Trends from 2014
According to data released by the Department of Justice, whistleblowers helped return over $3 billion to the government through the False Claims Act in fiscal year 2014 and were awarded over $435...
New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyers Win $1.6M Asbestos Verdict on Appeal
New Jersey personal injury lawyers from NYC and NJ based personal injury and the wrongful death law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP win a $1.6-million verdict on appeal on behalf of a New Jersey man who...
Whistleblower Attorneys Recover $1M in Medicare Fraud Case
NEW YORK, New York, February 26, 2015 – Whistleblower attorneys at the qui tam law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP (“LK”) have successfully concluded a whistleblower or “qui tam” matter filed against a...
Asbestos Lawyers Win Historic Verdict Against Upstate NY Talc Company
Upstate NY asbestos lawyers from Levy Konigsberg LLP win a $10.55 million verdict for the family of a man who died from mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure from talc mined and sold by R. T....
NY Personal Injury Attorney Comments on Metro-North Railroad Accident
NY personal injury attorney from the prominent NYC and Westchester law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP comments on Metro-North railroad accident that caused multiple deaths and injuries on February 3rd,...
New Jersey Mesothelioma Attorneys Win $7.5M Asbestos Verdict
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, January 15, 2015 – William and Debbie Condon of Lake Hopatcong, NJ – represented by mesothelioma attorneys, including lead counsel Moshe Maimon of Levy Konigsberg LLP –...
Mesothelioma Lawyer Wins Case for Ohio Asbestos Victim
Mesothelioma lawyer from Levy Konigsberg LLP wins a significant verdict for an Ohio asbestos victim, who developed mesothelioma from being exposed to asbestos-containing Bendix car brakes....
New York Mesothelioma Lawyers Make History with $7.7M Asbestos Verdict
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...
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...
