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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...

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...

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...

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...

National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 16-22

Jan 1, 1970

The leading cause of death for teens is motor vehicle crashes. Distracted driving is now believed to contribute to more than 50% of serious teen crashes. Unfortunately the number of fatalities grew in 2015 over 2014 and is likely to continue to grow again in 2016. Teens die in car crashes at nearly tree times the rate of any other age group so this is terrible news for our youngest drivers. In recognition of these unfortunate...

Federal Regulators Dropping the Ball on Autonomous Vehicle Safety

Jan 1, 1970

Autonomous vehicles may be the most significant technological development we’ll see in our lifetime, but recently the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued guidelines that fail to provide thoughtful, thorough regulatory guidance. In doing so NHTSA ignored its Congressional mandate and passed the buck to the states. Rather than provide us with one set of consistent, national regulations that prioritize transparency, safety, and accountability, NHTSA is pushing us into a patchwork of state-by-state rules that...