The firm was founded in 1986 by attorneys Perry Weitz[3] and Arthur Luxenberg. Its early reputation developed through asbestos litigation, including a 1991 trial involving workers from the Brooklyn Navy Yard that resulted in one of the largest asbestos verdicts of its time.[4][5][6]
In 2025, the firm secured a $117 million jury award for a World Trade Center steel worker exposed to asbestos, one of the largest individual verdicts in New York related to asbestos illness.[7][8]
Over the decades, the firm expanded its practice to include pharmaceutical and medical device cases, defective consumer products, and large-scale environmental contamination lawsuits. It has represented clients across the United States and obtained significant verdicts and settlements.[9]
Practice areas
The firm focuses on large, complex litigation related to corporate accountability. Major areas of practice include:
Asbestos and mesothelioma litigation: Representing individuals exposed to asbestos, including leadership in securing verdicts and settlements for mesothelioma and related diseases.[10][11]
Pharmaceutical and medical device litigation: Involvement in multidistrict litigation regarding drugs and medical devices such as hip implants and transvaginal mesh products.[12]
Environmental litigation: Representation of communities affected by water contamination and toxic spills, including MTBE contamination and Flint, Michigan.[13]
Defective products and consumer protection: Litigation involving unsafe or defective consumer products.[14]
Notable cases
A $75 million asbestos verdict in the early 1990s.[15][16]
A $190 million consolidated asbestos verdict in New York in 2013.[17]
Environmental contamination representation, including water pollution cases in Hoosick Falls, New York, and Flint, Michigan.[20][21][22]
A $38 million asbestos lung cancer verdict in 2023, which included punitive damages.[10][23]
A $27 million settlement with DuPont in a PFAS contamination case in New York.[24][25][26]
Recognition
The firm and its attorneys have been listed in publications such as Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and the National Law Journal's Top Verdicts Hall of Fame.[27][28]
In 2023, attorney Robin Greenwald was inducted into the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame for her work in environmental law.[29]
In 2013, co-founding managing partner Arthur Luxenberg was named Lawyer of the Year for mass tort litigation in New York City by Best Lawyers.[30]
In 2025, attorney Ellen Relkin received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association for Justice for her leadership in mass torts and multidistrict litigation.[31]
Perry Weitz, co-founder of the firm, was featured in New York Magazine, where he was recognized for his contributions to mass tort litigation.[3][6]
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