Weitz & Luxenberg attorneys filed a lawsuit in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on behalf of a professional mechanic and home construction worker in his 60s. Our client had been diagnosed with the deadly cancer mesothelioma. We sought to hold responsible the manufacturers who made the asbestos-containing products that made him sick. Settlements Paid…

A soft-spoken used car salesman from Philadelphia in his 60s came to Weitz & Luxenberg for help after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. His exposure to asbestos-laced dust came while he was working in a car dealership and had bystander exposure from mechanics who were performing work with asbestos-containing products in his presence. He also…

After a month-long trial, Weitz & Luxenberg won a $20 million verdict on behalf of the family of the late Geoffrey Anisansel, a marine ship repairman who developed malignant mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos. The jury found that Crane Co., the manufacturer of the asbestos-containing equipment used by Mr. Anisansel, was negligent and recklessly disregarded…

A diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma in the lining of your lungs is devastating. It is made even worse when you are told you are not a candidate for surgery. This further limits what few treatment options are available for this terminal form of cancer, which is caused by exposure to asbestos fibers. When the…

When John Murray came home to his family at the end of his shift as a steamfitter in New York, he handed his wife a bag of his work clothes. With their three young sons playing underfoot, Mary dumped the asbestos-coated jeans and shirts into the washing machine. Every day. The dark blue clothes were…

Both doctors and lawyers have used the phrase “ticking time bomb” to describe mesothelioma. Several decades can pass between the time a patient is exposed to asbestos fibers and the time mesothelioma symptoms first appear. In fact, because of mesothelioma’s lag time, known as the latency period, some patients have difficulty pinpointing when and where…

Shock and confusion are understandable reactions after being diagnosed with any serious disease, including mesothelioma. Patients diagnosed with mesothelioma often undergo difficult and overwhelming emotions after learning about their condition, treatment options, and prognosis. At the same time, they and their loved ones are trying to quickly absorb a lot of information amid a flurry…

Mesothelioma in the Abdominal Lining A few months. That’s all the wife of a retired mechanic from New Jersey had after she suddenly fell seriously ill at the age of 56. The cause of her abrupt death was peritoneal mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure. The homemaker and grandmother was one of the…

Employers in Pennsylvania who do not protect their workers from hazards faced on the job can be held liable. When that lack of corporate responsibility costs a worker his life, the employer is going to pay for it. And pay substantially. That’s the message from the attorneys at Weitz & Luxenberg when we fight for…

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…