Jacob Fuchsberg Law Firm

01/02/2014

Happy New Year from all of us at the Jacob Fuchsberg Law Firm!

11/20/2013

Hip Implant Settlement Update

Johnson & Johnson announced yesterday that it would seek to settle approximately 8,000 lawsuits concerning faulty DePuy artificial hip implants for $2.475 billion. The proposal must be accepted by a federal court in order to go into effect. Under the settlement, patients who have had DePuy artificial hips removed and replaced with other devices will be entitled to compensation. In addition, Johnson & Johnson will pay for the medical costs associated with the surgeries in some cases. If you or a relative has had an artificial hip implant that is faulty or defective, please contact us at 212-869-3500. We can evaluate your case and provide effective and compassionate legal services.

11/15/2013

http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202580564670&slreturn=20131015091158

Alan L. Fuchsberg, a partner at the Jacob Fuchsberg Law Firm, and Edward J. Hynes, a senior associate at the firm, write that to prevail on the Act of God defense under New York law, defending parties need to establish that there was a climatic phenomenon so forceful that it caused an injury and als...

10/31/2013

The Jacob Fuchsberg Law Firm and The Raphaelson & Levine Law Firm Poised to Start Class Action Regarding Stop and Frisk Cases: Actively Seeking Plaintiffs for the Class

The New York Police Department’s “Stop and Frisk” policies made headlines recently when Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled that they were unconstitutional. Under the "Stop and Frisk" rules, officers have the power to stop and question pedestrians and pat them down if they have a reasonable suspicion that the person "committed, is committing, or is about to commit a felony or a Penal Law misdemeanor." Judge Scheindlin found that the policy unfairly discriminated against minorities with "indirect racial profiling." She ruled that to stop and frisk a pedestrian without objective probable cause is a violation of constitutional rights.

While the Judge granted an injunction, ruling that this police practice had to be revised, she was not asked to assess the damages to the thousands of people who have been humiliated by this practice. We believe that such persons are entitled to compensation and that a class action is the most practical approach to addressing this right to a remedy.

We are seeking several model representative plaintiffs to participate in this lawsuit. Eligible individuals meet the following criteria:

1. The person suffered a “Stop and Frisk” without justification;

2. The person was found to not be carrying any contraband or weapon;

3. Was detained for no valid reason; and

4. The “Stop and Frisk” occurred after 2005.*

Please contact [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] if you meet these criteria, or know someone who does. We believe that this case has merit as a class action, but cannot guarantee that the court will treat it as such, or that any damages will be recovered.

09/24/2013

Christopher Nyberg, ESQ.

09/24/2013

Shannon Montgomery, ESQ.

09/24/2013

Christina Kazepis, ESQ.

09/24/2013

Edward Hynes, ESQ.

09/24/2013

Aaron Halpern, ESQ.

09/24/2013

Joseph Lanni, ESQ.

09/24/2013

Keith Gross, ESQ.

09/24/2013

Bradley Zimmerman, ESQ.