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The lead poisoning attorneys at Levy Konigsberg LLP are taking on the New York City Housing Authority (“NYCHA”) for failing to make federally and locally mandated annual lead paint inspections for...
Levy Konigsberg LLP (LK) salutes the brave men and women that put their lives in danger each day to protect our great nation. Today, on Veterans Day and each-and-every day, we acknowledge the...
The Flint Water Crisis has brought lead poisoning back into the national spotlight, decades after lead-based paint and leaded gasoline have been banned across the country. The renewed awareness of...
New York, NY, April 7, 2017 – Levy Konigsberg achieved a $16.5 million verdict against a cosmetic talc distributor in the first-of-its-kind trial on behalf of a Long Island peritoneal mesothelioma...
Providence, RI, March 16, 2017 – Today, Levy Konigsberg announced an important legal victory for the family of a man, James Stevens, who developed mesothelioma as the result of his asbestos exposure...
New York, NY, February 23, 2017 – Today, Levy Konigsberg announced that it received payment of $7.98 million for a client who died from mesothelioma as the result of asbestos exposure at one of New...
Motor Vehicle Accidents are one of the highest causes of death in the United States. While we may never be able to eliminate motor vehicle accidents due to human error, Congress has taken a huge...
The fiscal Year 2016 proved another strong year for the False Claims Act. With a total recovery of more than $4.7 billion this year, the Government has recovered more than $31 billion since 2009. Of...
A new study by University of Iowa professor Jaron H. Wilde confirms the importance of whistleblowers in deterring corporate misconduct. The New York Times published an article this week highlighting...
Recently, we discussed how the SEC was investigating Wells Fargo regarding the bank’s fraudulent practice of opening up bank accounts without customers’ knowledge. (If you’d like to read that...
Since its humble beginnings following the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act of 2010, the SEC Whistleblower Program has continuously proven to be a powerful force against fraud and a...
THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL INTERVIEWS LK CLASS ACTION ATTORNEY JEROME H. BLOCK IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECENTLY FILED TOBACCO CLASS ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST PHILLIP MORRIS USA BY LONG-TIME MARLBORO...
Today the Circuit Court of Genesee County in Flint, Michigan distributed the first Case Management Order to govern the Flint Water Litigation. The Case Management Order states that it “applies to...
BHP BILLITON PAYS $25 MILLION FOR FAILING TO HAVE ADEQUATE INTERNAL PROCEDURES IN ILLEGAL QUID PRO QUO AGREEMENT WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. In 2015, BHP Billiton, the Australian based mining...
My oldest son Charlie is thirteen. For his entire life, I have been representing people with mesothelioma. It is hard for any child to understand the work of a parent outside the home. I have also...
There is an emerging soil crisis in East Chicago, Indiana, which has a population of about 30,000 people and sits less than 25 miles east of Chicago, Illinois. As early as 2009 city, state, and...
CHECK OUT THE REQUIREMENTS BELOW TO SEE IF THE WINNING CONTRACTOR MET THE CRITERIA TO BE ELIGIBLE. IF IT WASN’T, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REWARD FOR REPORTING THIS FRAUD. The set-aside and sole...
Judge John Corbett O’Meara issued an order today, clearly stating that there is no federal jurisdiction for the cases thus far filed by New York-based law firm Levy Konigsberg LLP, and the...
WHISTLEBLOWERS BE AWARE – AS THE PANAMA PAPERS SHOW, THE RICH AND POWERFUL STILL THINK THEY CAN HIDE THEIR ASSETS FROM THEIR GOVERNMENTS TO AVOID PAYING TAXES. April 8, 2016 – Recently, an anonymous...
LEVY KONIGSBERG LLP, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ASBESTOS AND MESOTHELIOMA LAW FIRM, WON THE MOTION IN THIS FEDERAL CASE PENDING IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. On March 21, 2016, Levy Konigsberg LLP defeated...
March 17, 2016 – Today, twelve families joined Lee-Anne Walters and Tammy Loren, in filing individual lawsuits in the Circuit Court of Genesee County in Flint, Michigan, on behalf of 25 children who...
Today Lee-Anne Walters filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Genesee County in Flint, Michigan, on behalf of her four children who were lead poisoned by water in Michigan’s 7th largest City. Mrs....
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...
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....
Florida Radiation Oncology Providers Pay $3.5 Million for Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE Scheme; Whistleblower to Receive $609,796. September 25, 2013 – On September 13, 2013, the U.S. Justice...
FEDERAL JUDGE IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY, RULES THAT A RETIREMENT PLAN PROVIDER CAN BE DEEMED AN ERISA FIDUCIARY WITH RESPECT TO THE TERMS OF ITS OWN COMPENSATION, EVEN IF...
August 23, 2013 – The Georgia Attorney General, Samuel Olens, announced that his office has intervened in a federal whistleblower lawsuit filed against several Georgia hospitals, including Health...
August 12, 2013 – Chicago, IL. Northwestern University, considered one of the nation’s premier colleges, has agreed to pay $3 Million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging misuse of medical...
August 12, 2013 – Fraudsters nationwide are taking advantage of our tax dollars by submitting false claims for Medicare’s hospice care benefit. The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is fighting back,...
August 6, 2013 – Top mesothelioma doctors and researchers are to speak to asbestos cancer patients and their family members at the 2nd Annual New York City Mesothelioma Conference on September 27,...
August 1, 2013 – Wrongful death lawyers from NYC-based personal injury law firm Levy Konigsberg LLP, nationally recognized for their work on behalf mesothelioma and asbestos lung cancer victims,...
July 22, 2013 – The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorized the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide incentive payments to eligible professionals and...
June 19, 2013 – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has issued its second ever whistleblower incentive award. The whistleblower award program was established as part of the 2009...
July 19, 2013 – The Department of Justice announced yesterday that St.-Louis based drug manufacturer, Mallinckrodt LLC will pay the government $3.5 million to settle allegations that it paid doctors...
NEW YORK, New York | July 18, 2013 – Lessons from Hurricane Katrina suggest that the large influx of federal aid associated with the Hurricane Sandy relief will present the potential for fraud and...
July 16, 2013 – NYC mesothelioma lawyers at the nationally-acclaimed asbestos law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP share a map of some of the most common asbestos exposure sites in New York City....
July 12, 2013 – In a sharp rebuke, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit against the for-profit college ITT Educational Services....
July 11, 2013 – The national asbestos law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP (“LK”) is proud to announce that the firm’s lifetime donations to mesothelioma research now total more than $1 million dollars....
July 10, 2013 – Florida-based healthcare provider faces $1 billion in damages after a whistleblower, a former compliance officer, blows the whistle on fraud schemes involving illegal kickbacks and...
July 3, 2013 – Schenectady mesothelioma lawyers from the nationally-renowned asbestos law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP open offices in Albany, NY. The firm shares a map of common asbestos exposure...
June 28, 2013 – Starting July 1, 2013, whistleblowers employed by Defense Department subcontractors will be protected from retaliation under new provisions contained in the National Defense...
June 20, 2013 – Lung cancer attorneys from the nationally renowned personal injury law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP win a post-trial motion in a historic wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family...
June 18, 2013 – Last September, mesothelioma attorney Bob Komitor, a partner at Levy Konigsberg LLP, was a featured as asbestos litigation expert at an NYC mesothelioma conference where he shared...
June 10, 2013 – Wage and hour class actions in the healthcare industry are on the rise. Among the latest, U.S. Nursing Corp., a California based corporation that provides temporary nurses to...
June 5, 2013 – Moshe Maimon, a highly-acclaimed New Jersey mesothelioma lawyer and partner at the national asbestos litigation firm Levy Konigsberg LLP, has been recognized as a “2013 Top Rated...
NEW YORK, New York | June 4, 2013 – In response to a new documentary titled “The Retirement Gamble,” the law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP discusses the legal remedies related to excessive 401(k) plan...
June 3, 2013 – On May 7, 2013, after a six-day trial in Hudson County Superior Court of New Jersey, a unanimous eight-member jury awarded a former lab technician at Bayonne Medical Center, $80,640...
EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS AT LEVY KONIGSBERG LLP, A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED LITIGATION LAW FIRM REPRESENTS EMPLOYEES WHO ARE VICTIMS OF THEIR EMPLOYERS’ VIOLATIONS OF WAGE AND HOUR STATUTES AND REGULATION....
May 24, 2013 – Hurricane Katrina is considered the most costly natural disaster in U.S. History, estimated to have cost up to $125 billion. The federal government has picked up the majority of this...
May 16, 2013 – Westchester mesothelioma lawyers from the national asbestos law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP have recently opened an office in White Plains, New York. LK will provide legal advice to...
May 16, 2013 – As many are aware, two major public schools systems have been the subject of standardized test cheating scandals this year. Government investigations and criminal conspiracies are not...
May 16, 2013 – Two recent major victories for the U.S. Government showcase the importance of the False Claims Act as a pivotal tool in combating healthcare fraud. Tuomey Healthcare System On May 8,...