Nowhere is this sentiment more desirable than in the work of the Appellate Unit. Meredith Abrams is part of Weitz & Luxenberg’s demanding and talented team. As part of our Appellate Unit, she focuses on assisting our asbestos exposure litigation team. Ms. Abrams also covers clients and cases for our other W&L practice groups, including…

Weitz & Luxenberg has secured a $40 million jury award for the family of William Gaborko in their asbestos lawsuit against Emerson Electric Company. The Long Beach, California jury found Emerson Electric 65% at fault for Mr. Gaborko’s death from mesothelioma, an asbestos-caused cancer. He was 84 at the time of his passing. “The Gaborko…

Sean Kerley is a member of our dedicated team of mesothelioma and asbestos exposure trial litigators. He is an experienced trial attorney and many of his clients received significant compensation for their injuries. “It is a supreme privilege to be here,” Mr. Kerley says. “I’ve known for a long time I wanted to be an…

Do Baby Products Contain PFAS? Also called “forever chemicals”, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), accumulate in the human body and they remain there for years. Also, these chemicals do not break down in the environment. (4) Even more alarming is the range of baby products with PFAS in the market which include wipes, diapers, strollers,…

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…

Weitz & Luxenberg partner and notable authority on asbestos litigation, Charles M. Ferguson, is serving as a co-chair at the Perrin Conferences New York Asbestos Litigation Conference. It is being held Wednesday, December 7, at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in Manhattan, New York. He is speaking at the Opening Remarks session from…

Weitz & Luxenberg welcomes Ilya Kharkover to our experienced and dedicated team of mesothelioma and asbestos trial litigators. “I’m excited to be here,” says Mr. Kharkover. “I’ve known about Weitz & Luxenberg for years. What the firm stands for and the work they do. And I feel privileged to join the ranks of some of…

Weitz & Luxenberg partner Ellen Relkin remains as busy as ever this November, with two more speaking engagements lined up. The first is George Washington University Law School’s conference titled Bench, Bar & Bankruptcy: Complex Litigation Forum 2022. It is scheduled for November 17-18 in Washington, DC. The second is HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: Navigating Current…

Weitz & Luxenberg proudly sponsored the 2022 Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF) Philadelphia Gala dinner. It was held on Saturday, October 22, at Rivers Casino in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The guest of honor was General David Berger, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corp (USMC). W&L attorneys joined in the festivities to honor such an honoree dedicated…

Sara Merrill has joined Weitz & Luxenberg’s experienced team of mesothelioma and asbestos trial litigators. “Coming to New York and being given the opportunity to live my dream — working as a plaintiffs’ attorney for a recognized law firm — is such an incredible privilege,” says Ms. Merrill. “The work I am doing here is…