Firm News: Feb. 2016

UPDATE: Weitz & Luxenberg is no longer accepting  new clients for this lawsuit. Long-time environmental activist Erin Brockovich is joining with Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., attorney Robin Greenwald to investigate claims from Portland, Oregon area residents who may have been harmed by chemical emissions released into the air by art-glass companies in the region.  Public…

Weitz & Luxenberg filed a federal class-action lawsuit today against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. and Honeywell International Inc. on behalf of Hoosick Falls, NY residents who have been drinking water laced with a dangerous chemical called perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Some local residents have reported falling ill after using this water for drinking and cooking. The…

Erin Brockovich and Weitz & Luxenberg today announced that they are expanding their investigation into PFOA water contamination to include Petersburgh, NY. They announced their broader examination after new tests revealed that the town’s municipal water supply had the same chemical that is poisoning the Hoosick Falls, NY water system. ”First Hoosick Falls, now Petersburgh.…

Nationally known law firm Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. secured a verdict of $5.2 million in damages on behalf of an 82-year-old Orange County, California, man and his wife who sued a Fortune 500 company they charged with contributing to his increased risk of developing mesothelioma. Fluor Corporation and two of its subsidiaries were found to…

Consumer Advocate Erin Brockovich and Weitz & Luxenberg lawyer Robin Greenwald voiced support today for the criminal charges filed against Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) over a massive gas leak in Aliso Canyon. Erin Brockovich, who has been working with the law firm Weitz & Luxenberg to seek compensation for affected residents, said, ”I’m pleased…