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Supreme Court of New Jersey Appoints Parker Waichman LLPs Raymond C. Silverman Co-Lead Counsel in Mirena IUD Litigation

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New York, New York (PRWEB) July 02, 2013

Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by defective healthcare devices and drugs, is proud to announce that Partner Raymond C. Silverman has been appointed Co-Lead Counsel in the Mirena IUD multicounty litigation (MCL) entitled In Re: Mirena Litigation (Case No. 297 Master Docket No. BER-L-4098-13). The Order announcing this was filed on July 1, 2013.

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Previously, Parker Waichmans Matthew J. McCauley, Senior Litigation Counsel, was appointed Co-Lead Counsel in the Mirena IUD multidistrict litigation (MDL) now taking place in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which is entitled In Re: Mirena IUD Items Liability Litigation (Case No. 7:13-md-02434-CS). (Mr. McCauley also co-chairs the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Mirena IUD Litigation Group. The Group exchanges educational material and medical literature to aid the members greatest represent victims.)

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On Could 29, 2013, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed an earlier decision and centralized Mirena IUD lawsuits in Bergen County, exactly where Superior Court Judge Brian R. Martinotti is managing them, according to a Notice to the Bar dated May 24, 2013.

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On March six, 2013, Parker Waichman LLP had submitted an application asking the Superior Court of New Jersey to reconsider its preceding selection denying Bayers application for centralized management of multicounty litigation for Mirena IUD lawsuits. The application was entitled In Re: Application Pursuant to R. four:38A (Centralized Management of Multicounty Litigation) Joint Request for Reconsideration of Designation of Mirena litigation as a Multicounty Litigation for Centralized Management.

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The application asked the court to reconsider centralizing due to the truth that more than 60 lawsuits alleging injuries from the Mirena IUD are involved in the litigation, with more lawsuits expected to be filed in the future. Parker Waichman LLP alone has filed much more than 50 cases in Morris County.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Bayers Mirena IUD was approved in 2000. The item is a little, t-shaped plastic device attached to two strings a hormonal IUD, it releases levonorgestrel when placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. Mirena is inserted and removed by a healthcare professional. It can be left in the uterus for up to five years. According to the FDA, the most serious side effects associated with the Mirena IUD contain: &#13

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Sean Rutledge Files Suit Against the California State Bar and Chief Counsel Representative Tim Byer

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Irvine, CA (Vocus) August 7, 2009

Sean Rutledge these days announced that he has filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California County of Orange Central Justice Center against Tim Byer, Chief Counsel for the California State Bar, and the California State Bar for violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (case number CV09- 5475 PSG (RCx)).

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The complaint, which was filed on July 27, 2009, alleges that Tim Byer and The California State Bar violated Sean Rutledges Civil Rights beneath these acts by refusing to offer Rutledge “any accommodation” needed because of his Sort-1 diabetes. These accommodations would have allowed him to attend a pre-filing, private conference, to defend himself against the filing of charges against him, which could result in his disbarment.

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The charges filed against Sean Rutledge in early July outline seven counts of misconduct in handling a loan modification in a case exactly where the person received a full refund a lot more than two months prior to the State Bars complaint. The Rule 7 Conference for this case is scheduled for August 11, 2009.

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Rutledges presence at the pre-filing could have prevented these unnecessary charges. Nonetheless, in one particular response to the initial request Byer allegedly said, Below no circumstances will I grant that little Al Capone Any accommodation at all. Extra written requests had been ignored.

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Rutledge seeks an injunction ordering the Defendants to comply with the statutes. Actual, compensatory and statutory damages for violations of the civil rights beneath state and federal law as properly as punitive damages beneath federal law are also getting sought.

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Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act&#13

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides that “no certified person with a disability shall, by explanation of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the advantage of the services, applications, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any such entity.” A “public agency” is defined as “any division, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or nearby government.”

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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act states that “no otherwise qualified person with a disabilityshall, solely by explanation of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the advantages of, or be subjected to discrimination below any plan or activity receiving federal monetary help.”

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For further details call Corvi Urling at (800) 680-5717.

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Property owners Urged to Seek House Foreclosure Help Customer Lawyers of America Site Now Offers Immediate Access to Education and Legal Counsel

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Jupiter, FL (PRWEB) December 8, 2009

With a record quantity of foreclosures and bankruptcies across the nation and no end in sight, Henry Portner, nearby bankruptcy and foreclosure lawyer, reports, “We have never seen such pain in our 35 years of representing clients.” He also reports that what they see in the trenches is contrary to what he has heard from the media and the government. In response, his law firm, specializing in foreclosure defense and debt management, is now delivering a internet site to educate and serve buyers.

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Consumerlawyersofamerica.com offers a wealth of information on deficiency judgments in Florida and other states, predatory lending practices, false claims produced by the foreclosing celebration to preserve consumers in the dark, and far more info on bankruptcy, quick sales, loan modification and other topics that can be confusing.

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Executive director for the firm Alan Palange explains, “Most shoppers have no sense of how to defend themselves and many times sit on the valuable rights they have. What surprises us the most is the reaction most buyers look to take, which is to put their heads in the sand for as extended as feasible. Even though we can normally assist those who put off contacting us for residence foreclosure assist, we want to encourage consumers not to wait. We can be of even much more aid when clientele come to us at the very first sign of problems.”

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A consumer driven organization, Consumer Lawyers of America is an organization of licensed attorneys, with several years of encounter working with lenders in foreclosure defense.

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Managing companion Henry Portner says that if buyers knew how numerous viable defenses they have, rather than becoming intimidated by their lenders, they would take swift legal action to protect themselves, their homes and their futures. He explains, “The banks, lenders and servicers are normally acting in poor faith when they deal with the customer. For example, numerous occasions we’ll hear from our clients that the lender mentioned they must not be concerned about the home foreclosure as their file is in review and that an answer must be coming soon. The answer seems never ever to come, and all along the lender is moving forward with the foreclosure whilst the homeowner does absolutely nothing.”

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Portner also reports that a lot of of these loans are deficient in ways that give a implies for defense to the foreclosure action, and states that a lot of instances the lender can not locate the original promissory note, and if the note does surface, it does so along with concerns with the assignments from one celebration to another becoming improperly executed.

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Deficiency Judgments also look greatly misunderstood, according to Portner and Palange. These attorneys and other folks in the organization have set up Consumerlawyersofamerica.com to make certain consumers know that lenders will get a deficiency judgment in most cases right after a foreclosure and will chase down the consumer for years. With helpful resources and expert counsel, consumers can be aware of the harm that can be carried out when deficiency judgments are passed and, for instance, private garnishments begin. Such actions offered to the judgment holder can imply lengthy-term economic loss that could otherwise be addressed by competent foreclosure defense.

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As a licensed law firm in six states (Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Colorado, Pennsylvania and South Carolina) Customer Lawyers of America, PA is properly aware of what is happening and concerned about the future, with a lot of foreclosures however to be filed. Info and direct access to legal help is accessible at the ConsumerLawyersofAmerica.com site.

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About Customer Lawyers of America, PA:

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A law firm licensed in six states Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey &amp Colorado, Customer Lawyers of America PA specializes in foreclosure defense, bankruptcy, and debt settlement. The firm is a customer driven organization that operates to defend and protect the consumer. Henry Portner, Managing Partner, is a licensed lawyer for 38 years and holds a Masters Degree in Taxation. He has served as an adjunct professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Henry Portner is admitted to U.S. District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Customer Lawyers of America is committed to standing up for shoppers and modest businesses fighting against effective banks and massive corporations.

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Hiersche Hayward Drakeley and Urbach Computer Welcomes the Return of Attorney Jason Katz as Senior Counsel

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Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) February 21, 2013

Hiersche, Hayward, Drakeley and Urbach, Computer welcomes attorney Jason Katz back to the firm as Senior Counsel. Practicing law for around ten years, Jasons focus is handling complicated industrial litigation circumstances and bankruptcy. Examples of complicated industrial litigation contain representing organizations in each federal and state court receivership proceedings and representing judgment debtors and creditors in complex judgment collection circumstances. He has also worked with banks to resolve numerous matters such as loan modifications and workouts, fraud and deficiency actions, foreclosures of security interests in both genuine and individual home, and perfecting security interests.

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Jasons bankruptcy encounter covers debtor representation in Chapter 11, Chapter 7 trustee representation, and lender representation in adversary proceedings involving alleged fraudulent transfer and preference claims. His representation for corporate reorganization includes a hotel, air conditioning business and real estate and brokerage firm. Other industry representations consist of bankruptcy instances in the telecommunications and power sectors.

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Right after graduating from the University of Georgia with a B.A. in history, Jason earned an M. B. A. ahead of graduating from law school at the University of Arkansas. Although in law school, Jason was an Arkansas Law Review Associate Editor and a member of the National Moot Court Traveling Team.

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Jasons productive track record earned him recognition as a Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers

To Help North Carolina Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure The McCann Law Group LLP dba Consumer Attorney Services Added Brice Bratcher of Counsel in April

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Jacksonville, Florida (PRWEB) April 18, 2013

Consumer Attorney Services added attorney Brice Bratcher of counsel to their national foreclosure defense team in April to help North Carolina homeowners fight foreclosure. Consumer Attorney Services knows Bratchers experience in foreclosure defense and varied working career within the legal community makes him a great fit for their foreclosure defense team.

Bratcher managed law firms including North Carolina Senator Doug Bergers office for two years and Mediation, INC., a law firm which handled court ordered mediations on the state and federal levels. He also worked for the Howard, Stallings, From and Hutson law firm as a department manager for three years before attending law school.

Bratcher graduated cum laude from the North Carolina Central University School of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate. While in law school, he was an active leader in student government and a two-time member of the moot court team. He also participated in the Saul Lefkowitz Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition.

Consumer Attorney Services noticed many North Carolina homeowners were still having serious issues in dealing with their banks despite a recent settlement to help homeowners in foreclosure. Consumer Attorney Services selected Bratcher to address these problems.

The recent $ 25 billion mortgage settlement was geared towards motivating banks to do a better job helping homeowners, but some homeowners in North Carolina are still battling with foreclosure difficulties. One major problem lies in the banks ability to continue moving forward with foreclosure actions while homeowners file paperwork to apply for a loan modification.

An April 2013 article titled One Year After Mortgage Settlement, Frustrations Linger For Troubled Borrowers, on the Charlotte Observer website touched upon this problem in saying, Janet Menetrier was surprised to be served a foreclosure notice on her Charlotte home in early December, just three months after Bank of America promised her a loan modification over the phone.

Consumer Attorney Services believes their addition of Bratcher will help more homeowners in North Carolina find foreclosure solutions without the banks ripping the rug out from under them. With legal representation and an understanding of the North Carolina foreclosure process, homeowners can prepare themselves to avoid foreclosure.

Consumer Attorney Services is a full service consumer advocacy law firm headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, helping families with foreclosure defense, debt settlement, bankruptcy law and more.