Weitz & amp; Luxenberg P.C. is a large injury law and medical malpractice company headquartered in New York, specializing in asbestos litigation. The company also specializes in medical malpractice, consumer protection and environmental protection litigation. Erin Brockovich, a woman famous for her portrayal of Julia Robert in the film Erin Brockovich, worked with the company on environmental cases in 2008.
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Overview
Weitz & amp; Luxenberg is the largest law firm in the state of New York. Overall, the company has won over $ 6.5 billion in lawsuits. The firm has 84 partner lawyers and 3 partners, with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, and Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The company was founded in 1986 by Perry Weitz and Arthur Luxenberg.
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Perry Weitz
Perry Weitz founded the company with Arthur Luxenberg in 1986. Weitz soon began to represent workers from construction trade exposed to asbestos.
In a 2002 New York Times article, law professor Lester Brickman, confirmed that sick people with legitimate claims represent only a small fraction of asbestos claims brought to justice. Weitz replied that juries across the United States had compensated people exposed to asbestos, and argued for trust in the jury system. "
The company specializes in suing companies that make asbestos or use asbestos products. For example, in 2011, the company won a ruling against Goodyear Tire. The lawsuit claims that two Goodyear employees, who are smokers, are exposed to asbestos while working at Goodyear. The verdict was $ 22 million. According to The New York Post, in 2014 "Weitz & Luxenberg won a record $ 190 million in a combined trial for five mesothelioma victims working in different jobs for different entrepreneurs."
In 2014, the company gets its clients $ 8.7 billion in decisions and settlements. In 2010, that figure was $ 6.9 billion.
The company's first major verdict involved an asbestos case from workers of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The suit was on behalf of 36 workers from the yard. In the end, the company gets a total client verdict of $ 75 million.
Claim on behalf of congressmen
In June 2013, Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) announced to the public that she had lung cancer. In the same year, McCarthy hired Weitz & amp; Luxenberg to sue over 70 asbestos companies for lung cancer. In his lawsuit, McCarthy claims that asbestos, not smoking, gives his lung cancer. McCarthy's brothers and sisters work on ships and in utilities. McCarthy claimed in a lawsuit that asbestos fibers stuck to their clothes, brought home, and caused lung cancer.
Pre-packaged bankruptcy
Weitz & amp; Luxenberg often recommends that the company help with pre-packaged bankruptcy to keep Gilbert Heintz & amp; Randolph (GHR) to make the process move faster. GHR specializes in litigation coverage disputes with insurance companies on behalf of accused asbestos. GHR also serves as a legal advisor to creditors. GHR played this role in the bankruptcy of the Congoleum on the personal recommendation of Perry Weitz. GHR appointed its subsidiary, Kenesis Group, to process claims related to the bankruptcy of the Congoleum. Kenesis is paid at a fixed cost per claim processed. The Congo insurance company challenges the appointment of GHR on the grounds that the bankruptcy code requires that the hired lawyers to represent the debtors in possession to have no real adverse interests and are otherwise not interested at all. Congoleum retaliated that GHR was only a special advice and therefore subject to less stringent rules. The bankruptcy court ruled in favor of the Congoleum. GHR later revealed that it serves as co-advice with Weitz & amp; Luxenberg for around 10,000 clients with claims against Congoleum.
Asbestos bankruptcy trust
Lawyer from Weitz & amp; Luxenberg serves on fifteen trust advisory committees governing the trustworthiness of asbestos bankruptcy. Fifteen beliefs suggested by Weitz & amp; Luxenberg paid $ 12.2 billion between 2006 and 2013. Weitz's clients also receive payments from other trusts. This other trust earned $ 51.6 billion in payments over the same period. The plaintiff's lawyers generally receive 25% of this money. Perry Weitz helps set up trusts for Owens Corning, Ultrasound, and Kaiser Aluminum. 15 Weitz-guided trusts have paid $ 12.2 billion between 2006 and 2013. Other trusts, which can also pay Weitz's clients, have distributed $ 51.6 billion, the report said. Lawyers usually get at least 25 percent of the payment.
In 2006, Weitz & amp; Luxenberg won a 25-million-dollar verdict against DaimlerChrysler in Manhattan's special asbestos trial. During the trial, Weitz denied that Johns Manville had any obligation to their clients. A year after the trial, Weitz filed a trust claim against Johns Manville for the same client.
Ford Motor Company accused Weitz & amp; Luxenberg was involved in misleading behavior in the June Arthur case. Ford asked Judge Barbara Jaffe to reduce the $ 11-million verdict in this case because it believed the plaintiff could file a claim with Raybestos and Wagner bankruptcy trust. Ford claims that June is entitled to $ 125,000 of Raybestos trust and between $ 100,000 and $ 300,000 from Wagner's trust. It was then determined that Wagner's belief no longer accepted the claim. Ford claims that only "games" can be the motive for not making claims against this belief. Ford relied on a 2014 decision by Judge Hodges in a Garlock bankruptcy to demonstrate that delaying claims for claims is a routine practice. Jaffe allowed Ford to move. The dollar amount from the previous decision was canceled upon appeal in a different process.
Sheldon Silver
Sheldon Silver served as Chairman of the New York Assembly from 1994 to 2015. During his tenure as Chairman of the New York Assembly, Silver worked for Weitz & Luxenberg. In 2013, Silver earns between $ 650,000 and $ 750,000. In 2012, it generates between $ 350,000 and $ 450,000. In response to Silver's arrest over allegations of corruption, the company openly said it was "shocked." After his arrest, Silver took a leave of absence from the company. Although convicted in court, Silver's conviction was canceled on appeal.
References
External links
- Weitz and Luxenberg TV Commercials
- Weitz & amp; Campaign contribution Luxenberg - Influence Explorer (Sunlight Foundation)
- Weitz & amp; Luxenberg YouTube Channel
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