June 10, 2011 – Mesothelioma lawyer Robert I. Komitor, a partner at the nationally recognized mesothelioma law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP opens the New York Asbestos Litigation Conference held by...
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Mesothelioma Lawyers of Former US Coast Guard Engineman File Lawsuit against Manufacturers of Asbestos-Containing Ship Parts
March 31, 2011 – The survivors of a former US Coast Guard engineman, who has recently died of mesothelioma, filed an asbestos lawsuit against companies that manufactured asbestos-containing...
NY Judge Orders Immediate Production of Records by Pump Manufacturer in Mesothelioma Lawsuit Brought by Retired Nycha Police Officer
March 23, 2011 – New York Supreme Court Justice upholds recommendation of the Asbestos Litigation Special Master directing the immediate production of records in the possession of a pump...
THE KULIG FAMILY HONORS THEIR BROTHER’S MEMORY BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT MESOTHELIOMA AND RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH TOWARD A CURE
March 23, 2011 – Hundreds of people are expected to gather for the 3rd annual Norm Kulig 2Young2Go Foundation Get the Lead Out Race, which is to take place on April 2, 2011, at the Wissahickon High...
Two New York Families Turn Loss of Loved Ones from Mesothelioma into Hope for Others
February 28, 2011 – Hundreds of people are expected to gather for the 6th Annual 5K Walk/Run for Hope, which is to take place on April 10, 2011, in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, Long Island. The...
Federal Judge Issues Ruling Protecting Rights of Navy Servicemen to Bring Mesothelioma Lawsuits Against Government Contractors
January 13, 2011 – Federal Judge from New York’s Southern District Court rules in favor of a former Navy boilerman who developed mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos contained in ship...
NJ Court Rejects Attempts by Asbestos Company to Apply NY Law with Respect to Damages in Mesothelioma Lawsuit
December 7, 2010 – New Jersey Judge denies a motion brought by a tile manufacturer, named as a defendant in a take-home asbestos exposure lawsuit, seeking to have New York State law applied to the...
Judge Rules against Valve Manufacturer in Mesothelioma Lawsuit Brought by Former Navy Boilerman
December 6, 2010 – Federal Judge of the US District Court of the Southern District of New York dismisses a motion for summary judgment filed by a valve manufacturer Crane Co., one of the defendants...
Peritoneal Mesothelioma Compensation Verdict of $7.5 Million Upheld in Take-Home Asbestos Exposure Case
August 20, 2010 – The New Jersey Appellate Division has affirmed Bonnie Anderson’s $7.5 million verdict against Exxon Mobil. Bonnie Anderson, who suffers from peritoneal mesothelioma, was exposed to...
New Jersey’s Largest Mesothelioma Compensation Verdict of $30.3 Million Upheld by State’s Appellate Court
April 5, 2010 – New Jersey Appellate Division upholds the state’s largest $30.3 Million mesothelioma compensation verdict in a lawsuit brought by LK’s client Susan M. Buttitta both individually and...
New Jersey Court Stops Attempt to Force Autopsy on Mesothelioma Victim
NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION UPHOLDS AN EARLIER DECISION DENYING CHRYSLER AND HONEYWELL’S MOTION TO COMPEL AN AUTOPSY ON THE BODY OF LK’S CLIENT HAROLD ST. JOHN, WHO DIED OF MESOTHELIOMA ON...
MESOTHELIOMA COMPENSATION VERDICT OF $5 MILLION UPHELD BY UPSTATE NEW YORK COURT IN LANDMARK CASE BROUGHT BY FORMER NAVY BOILERMAN
December 4, 2008 – New York Supreme Court Justice upholds a $5 Million mesothelioma compensation verdict awarded to a former Navy boilerman. The jury award is believed to be the largest ever...
PERITONEAL MESOTHELIOMA COMPENSATION VERDICT OF $7.5 MILLION AWARDED TO WOMAN WHOSE MESOTHELIOMA WAS CAUSED BY LAUNDERING HER HUSBAND’S WORK CLOTHES
May 28, 2008 – A New Jersey jury awards LK’s client Bonnie Anderson a peritoneal mesothelioma verdict of $7.5 Million for the pain and suffering and loss of consortium arising from her peritoneal...
LK’s Mesothelioma Lawyers Obtain New Jersey’s Largest Asbestos Compensation Verdict Totaling $30.3 Million
February 26, 2008 – Mesothelioma lawyers of Levy Konigsberg LLP obtain what is recognized as the largest asbestos compensation verdict in the history of New Jersey’s mesothelioma litigation. The...
Asbestos Compensation of $2.25 Million Awarded to Family of Former Brooklyn Navy Yard Employee Who Died of Pleural Mesothelioma
February 1, 2008 – LK’s mesothelioma lawyers obtain an asbestos compensation verdict of $2.25 Million on behalf of the family of a former Brooklyn Navy Yard employee who died of pleural...
ASBESTOS LAWYERS FOR FAMILIES OF MESOTHELIOMA STRICKEN ELECTRICIAN & PIPEFITTER FROM NEW YORK OBTAIN TWO VERDICTS TOTALING $9 MILLION
December 17, 2007 – Asbestos lawyers from LK obtain two jury verdicts totaling $9 Million on behalf of two mesothelioma victims, a former electrician and pipefitter, and their wives. The verdicts...
Asbestos Lawyers Discuss Steam Pipe Explosion & Asbestos Testing at New York’s Grand Central Terminal
July 18, 2007 – A steam pipe explosion near Grand Central Terminal, in New York City, caused at least one death and many serious injuries. The explosion also raised concerns about possible asbestos...
Mesothelioma Lawyers from Lk Featured in New York Magazine’s List of New York Area’s Best Lawyers
NEW YORK, New York | July 2, 2007 - In today’s issue, New York Magazine features mesothelioma lawyers Stanley J. Levy, Robert I. Komitor, and Jerome H. Block of Levy Konigsberg LLP on its list of...
Asbestos from Talc Causes Cancer to Third Family Member from Natural Bridge New York
April 30, 2007 – As mesothelioma, a rare asbestos cancer, claims a third family member from Natural Bridge, a New York hamlet with only 392 residents, a lawsuit was filed today by LK’s mesothelioma...
New Jersey’s Largest Mesothelioma Compensation Verdict of $10 Million Awarded to Heating Oil Serviceman
August 8, 2005 – New Jersey’s largest mesothelioma compensation verdict of $10 Million is awarded to a US Air Force veteran, who contracted mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure during his...
First Ever Asbestos Compensation Verdict against US Welding Rods Industry Affirmed by New York Appeals Court
December 29, 2004 – The first-ever asbestos compensation verdict against the US welding rods industry, awarded to two LK clients last year, has been affirmed by New York State Supreme Court’s...
Asbestos Compensation Verdict of $7.6 Million Against John Crane Upheld by New York Appellate Court
December 2, 2004 – Asbestos compensation verdict of $7.6 Million previously awarded to a former electrician at Brooklyn Navy Yard and mechanic at the Pfizer manufacturing plant in a mesothelioma...
Mesothelioma Compensation Verdict of $19 Million Awarded to Former Brooklyn Navy Yard Electrician and Pfizer Mechanic
June 1, 2002 – Mesothelioma compensation verdict of $19 Million was awarded by a New York City jury to former apprentice electrician at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and maintenance mechanic at the Pfizer...
