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A history of success in lawsuit verdicts and settlements

When you are considering a potential lawsuit and the merits of its success, one of the most important decisions you must make involves choosing the right firm. Thousands of people have relied on the attorneys of Weitz & Luxenberg to help them. Our firm concentrates on mesothelioma and asbestos litigation; defective drugs and medical devices; environmental and toxic torts; general negligence and medical malpractice.

Below are some of our law firm's verdicts and settlements:

 

  • $15 million settlement - Man wound up a paraplegic due to negligent hospital care.

    About Weitz & Luxenberg P.C.
    Weitz & Luxenberg, founded over 20 years ago, is one of the leading plaintiffs' litigation law firms in America. The firm has played leading roles in national and local litigations involving mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer, as well as defective medicines and medical devices such as shoulder pain pumps, Yaz birth control, Zimmer Durom Hip implants, Advanced Bionics cochlear implants, Hydroxycut, transvaginal mesh (TVT mesh) and general negligence and medical malpractice, among others. A forerunner in the legal fight against polluters, Weitz & Luxenberg has worked with clients harmed by the groundwater pollution in Endicott, New York, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, Fennville, Michigan, Paw Paw, Michigan, industrial de-greasers PCE/TCE in groundwater and indoor air, the gasoline additive MTBE in water supply wells, hydraulic fracturing for natural gas (fracking) and PERC/PCE in coal float-sink test operations. Our lawyers are also representing Gulf coast residents facing property damage and financial losses due to the BP oil spill.

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    Focusing in mesothelioma and asbestos litigation; defective drugs and medical devices; environmental; general negligence and medical malpractice

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        Actos
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      • Accutane
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      • Depakote
      • Gadolinium
      • Hydroxycut
      • Paxil
      • Qui Tam
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      • Shoulder Pain Pumps
      • Topamax
      • Pelvic Mesh
      • Yaz/Yasmin/Ocella
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      • Zimmer NexGen-CR Flex Porous Femoral component
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    • ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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    • MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
      • New York Medical Malpractice
      • Anesthesia Complications
      • Birth Injury
      • Brachial Plexus Palsy
      • Cancer Misdiagnosis
      • Cerebral Palsy
      • Death
      • Erb’s Palsy
      • Failure to Diagnose
      • Foreign Object
      • Hospital Error
      • Hydrocephalus
      • Informed Consent
      • Medication Error
      • Pain and Suffering
      • Paraplegia
      • Podiatric Malpractice
      • Quadriplegia
      • Surgical Error
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    $423 million settlement
    MTBE suit involving the contamination of 153 public water systems nationally
    $16.5 million verdict
    Asbestos case involving exposure from dental tape
    $1.4 million settlement
    Accident involving woman struck down by ambulance
    $1.5 million settlement
    for 47-year-old construction worker who fell off elevated train tracks
    $6 million settlement
    Pediatric malpractice involving infant who suffered brain damage at birth
    $53 million verdict
    brake mechanic suffering from mesothelioma
    $13.5 million verdict
    one of the very first Vioxx trial cases
    $15 million settlement
    man wound up a paraplegic due to negligent hospital care
    $37 million verdict
    2 asbestos lung cancer plaintiffs
    $47 million verdict
    boilermaker who died from mesothelioma
    $2.6 million settlement
    ill-fitting prosthesis caused decubitus ulcers
    $75 million verdict
    historic consolidated trial involving men who had worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the 1940s and 1950s
    $8 million settlement
    obstetrical malpractice resulted in neurological deficits
    $64.65 million award
    4 asbestos plaintiffs
    $17.5 million
    consolidated trial of 5 mesothelioma victims
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