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  • Shore Medical Center Patients Possibly Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis

    Feb 25, 2016

    An infection control breach at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, NJ may have exposed certain patients to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C in 2013 and 2014. The hospital sent letters to more than 200 patients who received intravenous morphine or hydromorphone medications between June 1, 2013 and Sept. 17, 2014, telling them they may have been exposed to the diseases. The state Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are...
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  • National Birth Defects Prevention Month

    Jan 25, 2016

    January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month and a great time to raise awareness about avoiding preventable factors that can leave an unborn baby with lifelong health problems. A baby is born with a birth defect every four and a half minutes in the U.S., according to the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN). Further, birth defects are the most common cause of death in infants and the second most common cause of death in children...
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  • Third Settlement Reached in Kids-for-Cash Litigation

    Dec 17, 2015

    Senior U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo issued final approval for a $4.75 million settlement in the Kids-for-Cash civil rights litigation on December 16, 2015 between Robert J. Powell and the juveniles sent to his detention center by two corrupt Luzerne County judges including former judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., who was convicted by a jury for his conduct. Other former president judge Michael T. Conahan pleaded guilty to various crimes. Both are presently serving...
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  • Anapol Weiss’ Joel Feldman and EndDD.org Featured on TODAY

    Dec 11, 2015

    Over the last few years, Anapol Weiss partner, Joel Feldman, has made it his mission to end distracted driving. Joel tragically lost his daughter, Casey, after she was struck by a driver who was reaching for his GPS navigation system while driving. Joel and his wife, Dianne Anderson, started EndDD.org in hopes of educating the public about the dangers of distracted driving. Yesterday, he was able to bring his message to a national audience on the TODAY...
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  • Anapol Weiss Receives Highest Firm Ranking in 2016 Best Law Firms

    Nov 5, 2015

    Anapol Weiss is proud to announce that the firm has received the highest ranking of Tier 1 in the 2016 edition of Best Law Firms®. Anapol Weiss was named a Tier 1 law firm both nationally and in Philadelphia for the category of Plaintiffs’ Mass Tort Litigation and Class Actions. The firm also received the highest ranking in Philadelphia for Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Litigation. The firm has been ranked in every edition of Best Law Firms since...
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  • Running in Philly to Raise Awareness about Distracted Driving Dangers

    Oct 30, 2015

    On October 31, Anapol Weiss partner and EndDD.org founder Joel Feldman will be leading a pack of Philadelphia runners committed to raising awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. Live rock and roll music, refreshments and cheering crowds will welcome local runners at the American Association for Cancer Research Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon at 7:30 am. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon is the third race and second half-marathon for EndDD.org. Travelers Insurance is sponsoring...
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  • Anapol Weiss Partner’s Fight Against Distracted Driving Covered by CBS

    Oct 30, 2015

    Anapol Weiss is proud of our own Joel Feldman and his continued fight against distracted driving. Through his organization, End Distracted Driving, Joel is raising awareness about the growing problem, which the CDC says kills nine people and injures another 1,100 every day. Some experts believe the number of people injured or killed in automobile accidents will continue to grow as more and more people turn to their phones and other technology while behind the...
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  • Ethicon Morcellator Lawsuits Consolidated in Kansas

    Oct 16, 2015

    The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit involving its power morcellators in its order dated October 15, 2015. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (referred to as the “JPML” or “MDL Panel”) consists of seven sitting federal judges who were appointed to serve on the MDL Panel by the Chief Judge of the United States Supreme Court. The MDL Panel found that the lawsuits against Ethicon involving its power...
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