Tag: Weitz and Luxenberg
NY Jury Awards $11M in Mesothelioma Verdict Against Ford Motor Co., represented by Weitz & Luxenberg
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: A New York jury on Tuesday returned a verdict against Ford Motor Co. and awarded $11 million to a New York mesothelioma victim represented by the law firm of Weitz and Luxenberg. It did not take the jury long to find that the automaker acted with reckless disregard for the safety of - among others - Arthur H. Juni, Jr., and that Ford bore nearly half the blame for Mr. Juni's death.
Lawsuit Filed in Industrial Chemical Case against Monsanto announced by Weitz and Luxenberg
WESTPORT, Mass. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The Town of Westport and Westport Community Schools have taken an important step to protect the health of students, teachers, administrators, and others who work in or visit schools in Westport. They filed a lawsuit against Monsanto Company and its corporate successors to recover the costs of removing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) from their schools, says Weitz and Luxenberg.
Jury Awards $9B to a New York man who developed bladder cancer after taking Actos
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Actos manufacturer Takeda and its partner Eli Lilly were hit this week with a $9 Billion verdict over the safety of their popular diabetes drug. After a two month trial, the jury found that Weitz and Luxenberg client Terrence Allen's use of Actos caused bladder cancer and the drug manufacturer and marketer failed to warn of this life-threatening risk.
Weitz & Luxenberg announce $12M verdict for men who got cancer working with and around asbestos-contaminated materials
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: A four-month legal battle ended this week in victory for the families of three New York area workers stricken by mesothelioma, a rare cancer caused by asbestos exposure. The verdict, announced Tuesday by a New York Supreme Court jury, brings closure to the fight for justice of three workers unwittingly exposed to toxic materials on the job. Weitz and Luxenberg filed suit more than a year ago on behalf of the three men.
Weitz and Luxenberg bring suit after NYC Commuter Train Derailment
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: According to Weitz and Luxenberg lawyer Peter Samberg, what began for Gregory Paul Bignon as a pleasant, carefree Christmas gift-buying excursion on a quiet Sunday morning ended with a Manhattan-bound Metro North Railroad commuter train crash and severe injuries that included a broken pelvis, knocked-out teeth, and head, back, and leg trauma.
