Working at a gas station and working in the construction industry led to a man developing the mesothelioma that killed him in his late 60s, leaving behind a wife and an adult daughter. Weitz & Luxenberg was able to get him a large financial settlement so his family could be compensated in some measure for…

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…

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…

In many of our cases, our clients pass away from deadly mesothelioma before we can get them the financial compensation they deserve. That’s because the cancer is so aggressive and so fast. This case was different. In this case, W&L attorneys were able to get a multimillion-dollar settlement from a pipe manufacturer for our client…

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…

The family of a former Navy shipfitter who died earlier this year of mesothelioma received a verdict of $20 million against a manufacturer of boilers that were insulated with asbestos, the law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg today announced.   It took just two hours for a New York City jury to decide at the…