Joel Feldman Speaks to High Schoolers About Vaping Dangers

Posted on January 28, 2020
Joel D. Feldman, Shareholder at the Law Firm of Anapol Weiss, gave interactive presentations to students at Cherry Creek High School in Denver, Colorado last week. Eight health classes and 325 kids later, Joel left the high school having informed 9th and 10th grade students about the real, tangible dangers of vaping. It is common knowledge that vape pods contain...
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Sol Weiss Panel Speaker at Villanova Law

Posted on January 17, 2020
Shareholder Sol H. Weiss participated at the annual three-day 2L business seminar at the Charles Widger Villanova School of Law. He discussed the business side of a contingency fee-based personal injury practice. Sol has been an active member of the Board of Consulters for Villanova Law for 30 years, and presently serves as the Chair. Sol expressed how he is...
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James Ronca and Ryan Hurd Featured in The Legal Intelligencer with Commentary on Collision Avoidance Systems Liability

Posted on January 15, 2020
Shareholder James R. Ronca and Partner Ryan D. Hurd of Anapol Weiss co-authored an article published in The Legal Intelligencer on January 15, 2020 titled, Liability for Failure to Include Collision Avoidance Systems. Ronca and Hurd argue that safety should not be optional for motor vehicles, and statistics show that safety systems in cars, trucks and tractor-trailers save lives. Ronca...
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Tracy Finken on PHL17: Juul and the Emerging Vaping Public Health Crisis

Posted on January 13, 2020
Anapol Weiss Shareholder and Attorney Tracy Finken was a guest on PHL17 Morning News January 10, 2020 to discuss the legal implications of vaping injuries. Tracy also shared the EndVaping.org initiative launched by Anapol Weiss in 2019. A dangerous trend that has gained popularity with minors, vaping is considered by many to be an epidemic. Tracy Finken, an expert in...
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Attorney Tracy A. Finken Interviewed by NBC News on Dangers of Vaping

Posted on December 26, 2019
Attorney Tracy A. Finken was interviewed by NBC 10 Philadelphia. Anapol Weiss Shareholder Tracy Finken joined Rosemary Connor of NBC10 Philadelphia for a segment on the vaping epidemic that ran Sunday, December 23. Tracy Finken represents a client whose thirteen-year-old son is now addicted to nicotine due to Juul vaping. As a mother of four, Tracy knows first-hand how prevalent...
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Yahoo Finance Interview of Tracy Finken about Vaping

Posted on November 19, 2019
To view Tracy's interview on Yahoo Finance please click here.
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Electronic Cigarette or Vaping-associated Lung Injury (EVALI): The Tip of the Iceberg

Posted on November 2, 2019
Several authorities, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and state and local health departments, have started an investigation into the perceived widespread outbreak of lung injury attributed to the use of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or vaping products, or EVALI. To read more click here.  
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E-cigarette Maker Juul Sued by PA. Family over 13-Year-Old’s Nicotine Addiction

Posted on October 23, 2019
A Lehigh County family is suing e-cigarette maker Juul after their 13-year-old son became addicted to nicotine from vaping. The family, whose names were withheld in the complaint to protect the child’s privacy, alleges that Juul designed its e-cigarettes to be addictive and marketed them in ways intended to appeal to youth, which led to their middle-school-age son’s addiction. To...
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Lung damage hospitalizations after vaping rises to 11

Posted on August 13, 2019
Fourteen teens and young adults have been hospitalized in Wisconsin and Illinois for breathing problems potentially linked to vaping, according to health officials from both states. In Wisconsin, eleven young adults were sent to the hospital with severe lung disease, an increase from the eight reported in July. Three young adults in Illinois were hospitalized. The severity of the lung...
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San Francisco Bans E-Cigs

Posted on July 31, 2019
San Francisco becomes the first United States city to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes until their health effects are clearly established. Juul Labs, a manufacturer of the most popular electronic cigarette “Juul”, is headquartered in San Francisco and controls about 70% of the United States vaping market. Upon San Francisco’s mayor signing this legislation, the law will be enforced...
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Sol Weiss, Shareholder at Anapol Weiss Announces Settlement Agreement with LivaNova PLC to Resolve Certain Litigation in the U.S. Related to the 3T Heater-Cooler Device

Posted on March 29, 2019
Under the terms of the agreement and subject to certain conditions, including acceptance of the settlement by individual claimants, LivaNova has agreed to a settlement framework that provides for a comprehensive resolution of the personal injury cases pending in the multi-district litigation in U.S. federal court, a related class action case pending in U.S. federal court, as well as certain cases...
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3M Military Earplug Litigation

Posted on January 22, 2019
3M and its predecessor, Aearo Technologies, sold defective Combat Arms Earplugs, version 2 (CAEv2) to the U.S. military between 2003 and 2015. These were standard issue devices provided to thousands of servicemembers. The CAEv2 earplugs may have caused permanent and significant hearing loss or tinnitus to military personnel including those who were deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq. The CAEv2 were...
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