MESOTHELIOMA LITIGATION

August 19, 2010 – Mesothelioma litigation is a viable legal option for workers who have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease caused by industrial employers and asbestos product manufacturers who chose to boost corporate profits over the cost of issuing protective gear or providing safe working conditions.

No asbestos company is more infamous for causing asbestos-related deaths than the Manville Corporation, formerly the Johns-Manville Corporation. Once described by a South Carolina attorney as “the greatest corporate mass murderer in history,” court litigation records showed that the once powerful Manville had a long history of hiding evidence on the ill effects of working with its asbestos-tainted products.

More than 16,000 Manville workers diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases like asbestosis and mesothelioma chose litigation and won substantial compensation awards.

If you too were deceived about the dangers of working with asbestos-containing materials, and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be angry after learning the disease was preventable and concerned about your family's financial future.

The best way to seek justice, while protecting your family's future well-being, is to initiate mesothelioma litigation with legal representation from Weitz & Luxenberg.

Law firm successes

The New York City-based law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg has been practicing mass tort litigation longer than any other firm in New York, bursting to the forefront of asbestos litigation in the 1980s when the firm participated in an historic asbestos class-action lawsuit on behalf of workers formerly employed at the asbestos-plagued Brooklyn Navy Yard.

A Weitz & Luxenberg represented 36 Brooklyn Navy Yard workers in that case and secured verdicts totaling a record $75 million.

Since then, the firm’s Asbestos Litigation Unit has used its expertise to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars more in verdicts and settlements against powerful defendant companies liable for the illnesses and the deaths of workers harmed by the ravages of occupational asbestos exposure.

Case histories

Weitz & Luxenberg sets records all the time. The firm recently obtained the first verdict ever against an asbestos dental tape supply company: A $16-million jury verdict on behalf of a 71-year-old client diagnosed with mesothelioma. He contracted his illness from dental supply items that years ago contained asbestos.

In 2007, the firm secured a $37-million verdict for two clients with asbestos-related lung cancer who had been exposed to asbestos insulation products manufactured by the defendant company. A record verdict came in, despite the fact that both clients were smokers.

And in a 2003 Manhattan asbestos case, the jury awarded a 53-year-old Pennsylvania boilerman $47 million for medical expenses, pain and suffering after finding that work he had performed for Consolidated Edison and the Long Island Lighting Company exposed him to industrial asbestos materials. The five-week trial ended with a record multimillion-dollar verdict by a jury that found the electrical companies had not provided their employee with a safe working environment.

Seek compensation

By contacting a lawyer that is experienced in mesothelioma litigation, you can help protect your family's future financial well-being.

Weitz & Luxenberg specializes in providing strong mesothelioma legal support and obtaining maximum compensation for workers diagnosed with asbestos disease.

If you have developed mesothelioma or asbestosis and seek free and private guidance on your eligibility to receive mesothelioma compensation, you are urged to contact Weitz & Luxenberg today through the communication form at left.