
Gibbons director of business and commercial litigation Samuel I. Portnoy has entered an appearance for Verizon's top officers in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Jan. 17 in New Jersey District Court by Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz on behalf of Janis Turner, is part of a string of cases accusing the company of failing to mitigate environmental and health hazards posed by miles of toxic lead cables.
January 26, 2024, 3:42 PM