A Weitz & Luxenberg mesothelioma lawyer has spent decades fighting for those with asbestos illnesses. Our team has won more verdicts than most firms in the country.

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Weitz & Luxenberg began building its successful mesothelioma litigation practice in 1986, soon establishing itself with a landmark case in 1991. It was then that our lawyers won a historic consolidated trial involving men who had worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the 1940s and 1950s.

Our firm represented 36 clients in that case, securing verdicts of $75 million.

Our recent victories in mesothelioma litigation include a $25 million jury verdict in 2006 in a trial against DaimlerChrysler AG for a New York City brake reliner who lost his right lung to mesothelioma. Chrysler was found to have acted in “reckless disregard for the safety of others,” in its failure to warn of the hazards of asbestos, which it has known about since the 1930s. Back in 2002, the firm won a $53 million verdict for a brake mechanic with mesothelioma, and a $49 million verdict for a boilermaker who died from mesothelioma.

More recently, a mesothelioma lawyer from our firm secured a jury verdict in May 2007 of $37 million for two smokers with lung cancer who had been exposed to asbestos. The defendant was Robert A. Keasbey Company, a former insulation contractor and distributor of asbestos products. The jury determined that the occupational exposures to asbestos of both men were "substantial factors" in causing their lung cancers and rejected the defense that the sole cause of their lung cancers was smoking.

The list goes on, with Weitz & Luxenberg representing tens of thousands of individuals suffering from asbestos-related diseases. Our firm continues to set an unmatched standard of excellence for mass tort litigation, achieving more verdicts than most firms in America. The overwhelming majority of asbestos cases being tried in New York are represented by Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. We hope to have an opportunity to assist you with your legal matter.

Weitz & Luxenberg is a leading plaintiffs' law firm that has represented people affected by mesothelioma for over 20 years. Men and women diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure may be entitled to compensation from the companies responsible for their disease.

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