Firm News: Mesothelioma: Page 17

A Suffolk Co. politician and hero of the labor community in Long Island became the recipient of a substantial legal settlement in September when Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. resolved his case against the makers of asbestos-contaminated equipment and products, the firm said. William Lindsay, of Glen Cove, Long Island, served in the Suffolk Co. Legislature…

Is it a lingering chest cold, or is it the lethal cancer known as mesothelioma? Is it a constant wheeze produced by seasonal allergies, or by a spreading sheet of tumor cells over the lining of the lungs? X-rays and CAT scans can tell the difference, but, unfortunately, not enough people are familiar with mesothelioma…

W&L won a landmark trial for mesothelioma victims at the end of July 2013. The eleven-week trial culminated in a $190 million verdict, the largest for a consolidated asbestos case in New York history. The case is the most recent sizeable success for the firm, which has earned billions since it was established more than…

The Wall Street Journal made an invaluable contribution to the national conversation about asbestos-exposure injuries by chronicling the health struggles of medical doctor Bill McQueen, a Weitz & Luxenberg client who recently died of mesothelioma. The article accurately depicts the horror of mesothelioma and demonstrates the disease’s devastating effect on the families of victims like Dr. McQueen.…

Mass tort and personal injury litigation firm Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. today announced a verdict in the case of Ivo John Peraica, an asbestos removal worker who died in December from cancer caused by asbestos. The New York Supreme Court jury that heard Peraica’s case returned its verdict Friday, awarding $35 million to the Croatian-born…