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Attorney Paul Kinne discusses on In Business with Jody and Joan Employment & Labor Law

February 1, 2012

GCL Attorney Paul Kinne was featured on In Business with Jody and Joan radio program. Paul discusses employment law and recent changes in Wisconsin law and how it affects the labor related issues.

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PRESS RELEASE - Victoria Karcher Joins the Law Firm of Gingras, Cates & Luebke

December 30, 2011
Victoria Karcher is the newest practicing attorney at the Gingras, Cates and Luebke (GCL) law firm.

Gingras Cates Luebke Attorneys Named to 2011 Wisconsin Super Lawyers & Rising Stars

December 19, 2011

FOR ( Wisconsin Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars named several Gingras Cates and Luebke (GCL) Attorneys to its 2011 list of honorees.

PRESS RELEASE - Victims of the DePuy Hip Implant Recall Will Benefit from Madison Firm’s Counsel Due to New State Laws

August 23, 2011

Many people across the country are becoming aware of the current cases involving patients  who have received a DePuy Hip implant which were brought  due to the defective and unreasonably dangerous nature of the product.  DePuy recalled the metal-on-metal hip devices that were implanted in over 93,000 people worldwide.  It is a regrettable circumstance, but  even more unfortunate for patients in Wisconsin is that a recent law signed by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker directly impacts the amount of compensation  Wisconsin victims may be able to receive.  However, these changes in the law likely will not apply to the class action brought by the Madison law firm of Gingras, Cates & Luebke (GCL).  GCL has filed the only class action on behalf of Wisconsin patients prior to the Governor’s new law.

ARTICLE: 7th Circ. Lets Class Stand In DirectSat OT Action

April 4, 2011

By Abigail Rubenstein
Law360, New York (March 30, 2011) -- The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday denied a request by DirectSat USA LLC and Unitek USA LLC to review a lower court's decision to certify a class of satellite installation technicians in an overtime pay dispute.

ARTICLE: DePuy Hip Failure Rate May Be as High as 49% According to UK Study

March 17, 2011
According to a statement from the British Orthopaedic Association and the British Hip Society, four surgeons' data showed that the rate of corrective surgeries in those implanted with the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System ranged from 21% after four years to 49% six years after the initial surgery.

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Verizon Faces Overtime Class Action

March 3, 2011
An article from LawyersandSettlements.com writes that a proposed class action has been filed against Verizon over allegations that the the company cut costs by refusing to pay overtime and forcing employees to work through mandated meal and rest breaks.

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DePuy Hip Implant Recall

January 13, 2011
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. recently announced the recall of its ASR Hip Replacement Systems, which have been implanted in 93,000 persons worldwide.

DePuy Hip Replacement Failures

December 16, 2010
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. recently announced the recall of its ASR Hip Replacement Systems, which have been implanted in 93,000 persons worldwide

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