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Last Updated: Friday, May 16, 2008
BREAKING NEWS: May 8, 2008--Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. has secured a landmark settlement against some of the country’s biggest oil companies, which have agreed to pay $423 million in a suit involving the contamination of 153 public water systems nationally. Read our Press Release.

April 25, 2008--A Class I recall was issued by Actavis Totowa LLC for all lots of the heart medicine Digitek (generic name digoxin) because some have been found to contain twice the approved levels of active ingredient than is appropriate. Read on for more.

Our litigation practice includes:

Mesothelioma
Asbestos , Lung Cancer, Asbestosis

Accidents
Auto Accidents, Construction, Escalator/Elevator, Municipal, Sidewalk, Slip & Fall, Boat/Plane/Train, Work

Drugs/Devices >>
Accutane, Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implants, Ambien, Avandia, Bextra, Celebrex, Cytotec, DES, Digitek, Femara, Fosamax, Gadolinium, Heparin, Ketek, Kugel Mesh Patch, Ortho Evra, Paxil, ReNu With MoistureLoc, Shelhigh, Inc., SJS Drugs, Stryker Hip Implants, Trasylol, Vioxx

Medical Malpractice >>
Birth Defects, Dental Injuries, Doctors/Nurses, EMT/Paramedic, Hospital, Nursing Homes

Personal Injury >>
Amusement Parks, Brain Injury, Dangerous Product, Death Cases, False Arrest, Lead Paint, On Property

Pollutants >>
Asbestos, Arsenic, Atrazine, Benzene, Chromium, DiButyl Phthalate, Dioxin, Mercury, Mesothelioma, MTBE, PAH, PCB, PCE/TCE, Perchlorate, Pesticide/Herbicide, PVC Plastic, Radiation, Soil Gas Vapor, Teflon, Toluene

Other Lawsuits >>

For serious injuries, view the following sections:
Coma
Concussion
Rehab

Have you been recently diagnosed with mesothelioma? Are you wondering if you are showing a mesothelioma symptom? (take a look at mesothelioma symptom) Do you know where to go for help? People diagnosed with mesothelioma find themselves worrying about multiple issues simultaneously. Those diagnosed with the disease worry about their mesothelioma treatment, their future, their finances, the people who depend on them and other issues. We can help.

Our website has a wealth of information on mesothelioma treatment and other subjects of interest to mesothelioma patients.

If you have mesothelioma, contact a Weitz & Luxenberg mesothelioma attorney. Weitz & Luxenberg personal injury lawyers have a track record of success in recovering money for those who developed malignant mesothelioma. We can help you recover money with a mesothelioma lawsuit. Contact a mesothelioma attorney at Weitz & Luxenberg for a free case evaluation for a mesothelioma lawsuit. We may be able to ease the financial burden of living with malignant mesothelioma.

As you fight mesothelioma, keep in mind that help is out there. There are many mesothelioma support groups where you can meet with others who are fighting mesothelioma. Membership to many of these support groups is free of charge. Communicating with people in support groups can bring peace of mind and a feeling of companionship. There are even online support groups that allow you to communicate through the internet from the convenience of your home and at any time.


BREAKING NEWS: February 28, 2008--Baxter International recalled nearly all of its heparin blood-thinning products after they were linked to severe allergic reactions in some patients. The company's heparin products have been associated with as many as four deaths and more than 400 reports of severe allergic reactions, the FDA said in January. Read more about the latest heparin recall.


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$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

$75 million verdict — historic consolidated trial involving men who had worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the 1940s and 1950s

$12.7 million verdict — iron worker who was injured due to unsafe working conditions

$64.65 million award — 4 asbestos plaintiffs

$17.5 million — consolidated trial of 5 mesothelioma victims

$25 million jury verdict — brake reliner

$5.8 million settlement — failure to perform timely C-Section

$30 million verdict — 7 former power-plant workers suffering from asbestos-related illnesses

$6 million settlement — pediatric malpractice case

$14 million consolidated verdict — 5 asbestos-related cancer suits: shipyards/powerhouses/construction

$8 million settlement — obstetrical malpractice resulted in neurological deficits

$3.5 million — 2 asbestos exposure cases

$600,000 settlement — motor vehicle negligence resulting in serious injury

$44 million verdict — 5 asbestos cases, including $11.6 million awarded to widow of sheet metal worker who died of mesothelioma

$1.6 million settlement — suicide after premature hospital discharge

$2.6 million settlement — ill-fitting prosthesis caused decubitus ulcers

$1.5 million settlement — construction worker fell off elevated train tracks

$750,000 settlement — defective construction equipment resulted in serious injury to worker



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