With the New Year already well under way, we would be remiss to not take a moment to reflect on the 2011 highlights at Wexler Wallace. Our case load overflowed in 2011 with continued work on several cases as well[...]
The Litigation Privilege: Offering Protection for 25 Years’ Worth of Lies?
January 09, 2012
by Mark Miller, Associate
In Williams v. BASF Catalyst, LLC, Case No. 2:11-cv-01754-SRC-MAS (D.N.J.) BASF Catalyst LLC (“BASF”) and its corporate law firm, Cahill Gordon Reindell, LLP (“CGR”) recently asked a New Jersey federal court to dismiss charges that they allegedly lied to asbestos[...]
Wexler Wallace Gives Back
December 19, 2011
by Amy Sayre, Paralegal
Everyone knows that the economy has taken its toll, especially on the people with the least. Four years ago, Ken Wexler brought his family to volunteer at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, which distributes food to local pantries and shelters[...]
Republicans Block Another Obama Nominee, Consumers Suffer Another Blow
December 16, 2011
by Ken Wexler, Founder and Managing Partner
On Thursday, Dec. 8, in a 53 to 45 vote, Senate Republicans blocked the nomination of Richard Cordray as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Despite Cordray’s backing by 37 of the nation’s Democratic and Republican Attorneys General,[...]
New Law Prohibits the Sale of Expired Baby Food and Over-the-Counter Drugs
December 14, 2011
by Ian Barlow, Associate
Most parents, including me, reasonably expect that, if a retailer sells them baby food or infant formula products, the items are not “expired” and unsafe for consumption or use. Surprisingly, until recently, in California and perhaps other states, such retail[...]
Finding a Work/Life Balance is Hard Enough: How to Fit Volunteering into the Life of a Busy Attorney
November 30, 2011
by Amber Nesbitt, Associate
The daily life of many attorneys is really not all that glamorous – we have all worked until the wee hours of the morning and spent our weekends tied to our laptops and blackberries, caught up in our cases and[...]
