Weitz & Luxenberg co-founder Perry Weitz donated $2 million to create the Perry Weitz Mass Tort Institute at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. Hofstra Law launched the Institute in November 2022. There was a special event held, as well as a conversation featuring several members of our W&L team: History…

When Arthur Luxenberg and Perry Weitz established their own firm in the late 1980s, they took a good, hard look around them and recognized an overwhelming need: Many hard-working Americans had suffered serious injuries due to actions taken by large corporations putting profit before people. They needed representation. Both Weitz and Luxenberg wasted no time…

For years, Weitz & Luxenberg has fought for the rights of those affected by mesothelioma, which kills an estimated 3,000 Americans annually. This year the firm has created the iWalk4MESO Virtual Race to both raise public awareness of the rare disease and generate funds for research. Its premise is so simple, practically anybody can become…