A recently published NY Times article, "Victims of G.M. Deadly Defect Fall Through Legal Cracks," written by Barry Meier and Hilary Stout, relays how tort reform aimed at limiting awards has had the collateral effect of constricting the economic viability of legitimate...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo successfully imposed a statewide ban on the environmentally unsound technique known as hydraulic fracturing, aka “fracking.”

According to New York health commissioner Howard Zucker “The potential risks are too great, in fact not even fully k...

Yesterday the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided against Walmart and in favor of 180,000 workers owed back pay for missed breaks and overtime.

Notably, in Braun v. Wal-Mart Stories, Inc. the Court rejected the corporation’s argument that due process dictates each of...

The Wittels Law team is proud to announce the launch of our new blog.  We will be posting on class actions and other topics affecting the rights of individuals, consumers, and employees.