NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
National Mesothelioma Awareness Day 2011 carries special meaning
for New York-based Weitz Luxenberg, P.C., one of the nation’s leading personal
injury law firms, because so many of its clients are
mesothelioma victims on whose behalf hundreds of millions of dollars in
verdicts and settlements have been won.
Arthur Luxenberg, founding partner of Weitz Luxenberg, explains
that mesothelioma is a relatively rare form of cancer that strikes as
many as 3,000 Americans each year.
“A common cause of mesothelioma is asbestos
exposure,” he says. “Victims tend to be electricians,
plumbers, armed forces veterans – anyone who worked with or around
asbestos. The condition develops decades after exposure, but the disease
can prove fatal within a year of diagnosis. At present, there is no
cure. And to make matters worse, family members also often fall prey to
mesothelioma as a result of secondary exposure to asbestos fibers
carried into the home by the primary victim.”
Weitz Luxenberg has been able to play a pivotal role in the
ongoing effort to compensate mesothelioma victims thanks to its
extensive experience and vast resources.
“Mesothelioma awareness is an extremely serious issue, and we at
Weitz Luxenberg are grateful for the opportunity National Mesothalioma
Awerness Day 2011 affords us to inform people about it, to build broader
partnerships that hopefully can deliver more help to victims,” says
Luxenberg.
The disease – which affects internal organs by attacking
surrounding membranes – receives less attention than it deserves,
health advocates insist. Their raised voices helped convince Congress to
acknowledge the problem of mesothelioma
by proclaiming Sept. 26, 2011 National Mesothelioma Awareness Day.
About Weitz Luxenberg
Founded in 1986 by attorneys Perry Weitz and Arthur Luxenberg,
Weitz Luxenberg, P.C., today ranks among the nation’s leading law
firms. It specializes in multiple litigation fields including:
mesothelioma; defective medicine and devices; environmental pollutants;
accidents; personal injury; and medical malpractice. Weitz Luxenberg
offers free legal consultation to injured parties by calling
1-800-476-6070 or by emailing clientrelations@weitzlux.com.
More information is available at www.weitzlux.com
