Firm News

Partner Joel Feldman’s non-profit EndDD Featured in the Press

Oct 12, 2020

The winner of the 2020 National End Distracted Driving Video Contest was covered in KTTC, an NBC affiliate in Rochester, Minnesota. The contest is meant to encourage positive driving habits in young people and spread the word to everyone on the dangers of distracted driving, which remains a leading cause of automobile accidents and injuries. Winner Hannah Brumfield created a video compilation of photos spanning her life with a ticking time clock, meant to illustrate how...

Larry Coben Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court

Oct 7, 2020

Shareholder Larry Coben wrote and filed in the US Supreme Court an Amicus Brief for the Center for Auto Safety in a case that was argued before the Court on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. The ruling on this appeal has significant jurisprudential implications for every consumer who purchases and uses motor vehicles throughout the United States. The issue at stake is the rights of consumers injured by unsafe products to sue manufacturers in the state where...

Larry Coben Presents at Personal Injury Law Conference 2020

Sep 10, 2020

Anapol Weiss Shareholder Larry Coben is presenting on the topic of Crashworthiness at a leading conference for personal injury attorneys today, Thursday, September 10, 2020. The Personal Injury Law Conference is hosted annually by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute to support attorneys to “learn, compare, share, and challenge emerging developments, trends and practices in personal injury litigation.” Larry will be speaking from 2:15-3:15pm Thursday, September 10, 2020 with the presentation, “Auto Intake: Crashworthiness to Small Impact.” Larry is a leader in...

Catelyn McDonough Joins Women Leaders of Law in Philadelphia

Aug 27, 2020

Associate Catelyn McDonough joined fellow female attorneys in Philadelphia today for a Women’s Roundtable Discussion hosted by The Legal Intelligencer. Attorneys from leading Philadelphia firms such as Cozen O’Connor, Fox Rothschild and Anapol Weiss participated in a virtual roundtable to discuss topics applicable to women in law today, with the goal of raising visibility, generating solutions, and connecting with community. Applicants to join the Roundtable were subject to a rigorous selection process to ensure diverse representation and...

Anapol Weiss Best Lawyers 2021

Aug 20, 2020

Anapol Weiss is proud to announce our Best Lawyers 2021. The firm’s winners this year are Managing Partners Tom Anapol and Sol Weiss; Shareholders Larry Cohan, Jim Ronca, Tracy Finken, Larry Coben, Joel Feldman and Greg Spizer; Partners Miriam Barish, Stephen Pokiniewski, Shayna Slater and Ryan Hurd; and Associates Emily Ashe, Joshua Cohan, Adrianne Walvoord-Webb, and Pamela Playo-Lin. A very special congratulations to Larry Cohan, named Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year, 2021 in Medical Malpractice...

Paola Pearson Discusses Hand Sanitizer Safety in The Legal Intelligencer

Aug 18, 2020

Anapol Weiss Associate Paola Pearson was recently featured in The Legal Intelligencer with her timely and informational article, “Is Your Hand Sanitizer Safe? Dangerous Products in the COVID-19 Era.” In her article, Paola discusses how shortages and rationing of once-ubiquitous household products like disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer have caused some potentially serious problems. The FDA relaxed regulations over acceptable ingredients to be used in hand sanitizer to help combat the global shortage. This means organizations...

Shareholder James R. Ronca Leads CLE Webinar

Aug 5, 2020

Anapol Weiss Shareholder James R. Ronca lead a webinar for the Bar Association of Lehigh County this week entitled, “Beyond Crashworthiness: Liability for Failure to Include Collision Avoidance Systems.” The webinar allowed attendees to earn Continuing Legal Credits as part of their participation. What is “crashworthiness?” In his presentation, Jim covered the basic tenants of crashworthiness, but the focus of the seminar was going “Beyond Crashworthiness” to discuss how collision avoidance technology (CAT) avoids the crash altogether,...

Jury Trials in Philadelphia Postponed to 2021

Jul 29, 2020

Jury Trials in Philadelphia are Postponed to 2021 The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, due to ongoing concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, will not schedule a civil jury trial until Monday, January 4, 2021. What Does this Mean For You? If you had a trial scheduled before January 4, 2021, we will make sure to obtain a new trial date. We continue to settle cases even though the courts are closed. Because...

Anapol Weiss Partners Host Debut Webinar for Zantac Clients

Jul 23, 2020

Anapol Weiss Shareholders Tom Anapol and Tracy Finken, along with Partner Shayna Slater, hosted the firm’s first client-facing informational webinar this week. Tracy Finken has been named co-lead counsel in the Zantac multi-district litigation, and Tom and Shayna are both nationwide leaders in mass tort pharmaceutical and product liability litigation. The firm’s mass tort department represents clients in a variety of matters across the country, and secures some of the largest settlements in this area...

Tom Anapol and Sol Weiss Share Tips on Thriving and Leading Through Adversity

Jul 9, 2020

Managing Partners Tom Anapol and Sol Weiss were recently interviewed on the legal podcast Leading Through Adversity. They spoke with founder Michael Mogill of legal consulting group Crisp Video about the firm’s transition to remote work, tips to thriving during uncertainty, and what gives Anapol Weiss law firm its edge. Leading through adversity, now and into the future Throughout the show, Tom and Sol shared key aspects of the firm’s success, beginning with the most recent transition...