Weitz & Luxenberg is proud to announce our co-founding partner Perry Weitz was inducted into the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame, established by the National Trial Lawyers Association. Every year, the association honors and recognizes exceptional trial lawyers who, “through their practice,” have clearly established themselves “as true champions and crusaders for American Justice.” Mr….

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has inducted Weitz & Luxenberg Co-Founder Perry Weitz and W&L Partner Michael P. Roberts into the school’s Inaugural Hall of Fame. They are being honored at a celebratory gala on April 5, 2022, along with 48 other alumni and…

As the latest in a continuing series on the current state of affairs in nationwide asbestos litigation, Perrin Conferences is hosting the Cutting-Edge Issues in Asbestos Litigation Conference. This conference is being held in Beverly Hills, California, from March 7-8, 2022. The most recent previous conference was held in New York City. Weitz & Luxenberg…

Weitz & Luxenberg attorneys have again been selected by Best Lawyers as some of the best attorneys in America. Nine W&L attorneys from the New York and New Jersey offices are selected as Best Lawyers in the United States for the 2022 edition. Another four attorneys from the New York office are placed on the…

Weitz & Luxenberg has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers magazine as one of the Best Law Firms in the country for 2021. The organization’s rankings were based on the highest recorded participation from attorneys and law firms. The groups report incorporating more than 8 million evaluations. More than 110,000…

Weitz & Luxenberg has been named one of 2018’s “Best Law Firms” in an annual ranking of top law firms compiled by U.S. News & World Reports and Best Lawyers. Weitz & Luxenberg was recognized as a leading “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Plaintiffs” firm in the ranking’s national, New York City, and New Jersey…

Union leaders Al Wassell of Heat & Frost Insulators Local 12 and Patrick Dolan Jr. of Steamfitters Local 638 will lead the iWalk4MESO virtual race on Tuesday, September 26 in honor of Mesothelioma Awareness Day. Supporters can join the virtual race from anywhere and with any distance, and donations made for the walk will go…

Scientists may spend nine months waiting for grant funding to support mesothelioma medical research. “It’s like giving birth,” said Timothy Brauns, associate director at the Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center (VIC) at Massachusetts General Hospital. But with support from Weitz & Luxenberg, investigators at the VIC have been able to fast-track their mesothelioma cancer research, testing…

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…

Until now only two things have been certain about the rare cancer called Mesothelioma: First, that it is with near certainty caused by exposure to asbestos; Second, that the disease is terminal. Mesothelioma affect some 3,000 victims each year – mostly retired blue collar laborers who were exposed years ago to the lethal substance when…