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- A Fight for Justice: 800 Survivors File Suit Against Illinois Juvenile Detention Facilities
Feb 11, 2025
IMAGE SOURCE: On February 10, Anapol Weiss and co-counsel took a significant step forward in their relentless pursuit of justice for survivors of systemic sexual abuse in Illinois juvenile detention facilities. With the filing of an additional 133 complaints, the total number of lawsuits now stands at 800, highlighting the widespread and long-standing nature of this crisis. These lawsuits stem from harrowing accounts of sexual abuse suffered by minors while they were housed in state-run Illinois...Read More - Parents, Beware: Here's How Your Child Might be Hiding Their Roblox Account From You
Feb 10, 2025
Kids wanting to maintain their privacy from their parents is nothing new. However, as a parent, you’re right to be concerned about whether or not your child is playing Roblox. Roblox is an online platform designed for creative play and connectivity. Users come together to create and play games, buy virtual items, and connect with other players. Millions of children across the world play Roblox on a daily basis. With recent discoveries of predatory behavior on the...Read More - Birth Injury Insight: What is Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)?
Feb 7, 2025
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) is a devastating brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen and blood flow to a baby’s brain during or shortly after childbirth. The effects of HIE can be catastrophic, often leading to long-term developmental disabilities, cognitive impairments, motor dysfunction, and even death. For families affected by this condition, navigating the legal complexities of HIE-related lawsuits can feel like an uphill battle. What Causes HIE? HIE is caused by a significant reduction or interruption...Read More - Identifying Common Birth Injuries
Feb 7, 2025
Though we expect medical providers to ensure the safety of mothers and their babies during pregnancy and birth, mistakes can happen at any point in the process leading to birth trauma. Birth injuries can cause long-lasting physical, psychological, and cognitive effects to your child. If a negligence-related accident during pregnancy or birth caused your child to suffer injuries, you may be able to seek compensation for your family. Attorneys at Anapol Weiss have decades of...Read More - Investigating a Birth Injury Case: What You Need to Know as the Parent
Feb 6, 2025
Birth injury cases involve claims against medical professionals – obstetricians, nurses, midwives, and other staff, for a failure to properly diagnose and treat women who are pregnant or in labor, thereby causing harm to their unborn baby. These cases can take many different forms—from failing to diagnose preeclampsia to improperly interpreting fetal monitoring strips during labor. Thus, it is important when selecting a personal injury firm to investigate your potential birth injury case, you hire...Read More - Litigating Birth Injury Cases: A Guide to Legal Action and the Path Toward Justice
Feb 5, 2025
Birth injuries can be devastating, often leaving lasting physical, emotional, and financial burdens on a family. When medical negligence causes a birth injury, seeking legal action becomes an essential step toward justice. However, litigating a birth injury case is complex and challenging because it requires a deep understanding of medical and legal nuances. Attorneys at Anapol Weiss can help you and your family navigate this process. What Is a Birth Injury? A birth injury refers to any...Read More - What Pregnant Women Should Now About Severe Jaundice in Newborns
Feb 5, 2025
Jaundice is a condition frequently diagnosed in newborn babies. Babies with the diagnosis often have a yellow tint of their eyes and skin, caused by elevated levels of bilirubin in their bloodstream. Jaundice often can be cured with minimal treatment, but if it turns severe, can have life catastrophic consequences, including brain damage. Kernicterus, a type of brain damage caused by severe damage, can even cause lifelong disabilities, such as hearing loss, vision problems, and intellectual...Read More - Objections Mount Against J&J’s Talc Bankruptcy Plan
Feb 4, 2025
The fight for justice continues for the thousands of women who developed ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products. With growing opposition to J&J’s $10 billion bankruptcy plan through the use of its Red River construct, the U.S. Trustee and multiple insurers have raised concerns over its "irregularities and fairness" —citing last year’s Supreme Court ruling in Purdue Pharma, which invalidated similar non-consensual releases. Richard Golomb, of counsel to Anapol Weiss, was quoted in...Read More - Nine Depo Provera Lawsuits Filed Against Pfizer on Behalf of Women Diagnosed with Meningioma Tumors After Using Depo-Provera: Anapol Weiss Update
Jan 31, 2025
Philadelphia, PA – Anapol Weiss, a nationally recognized law firm specializing in complex pharmaceutical litigation, has filed multiple lawsuits against Pfizer Inc. on behalf of women who developed intracranial meningioma tumors following prolonged use of Depo-Provera, the widely prescribed contraceptive injection. These Depo-Provera lawsuits, filed in federal courts across the United States, allege that Pfizer failed to adequately warn patients and healthcare providers about the risks associated with Depo-Provera despite longstanding scientific evidence linking the...Read More - Roblox Safety Issues Highlighted in Deseret News Article: “App Stores Are Exploiting Our Children. We Must Change That”
Jan 31, 2025
"Imagine a bank where children as young as 13 are allowed to sign contracts for car loans, high-limit credit cards, or even connect with risky foreign investors." This opening analogy, presented by the authors of this article in Deseret News, starkly illustrates the exploitative practices of app stores. The authors, who are experts in law, child protection, and digital policy, argue that in the digital world, children are frequently treated as adults, with app stores...Read More