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About Arthur Luxenberg
Arthur Luxenberg co-founded Weitz & Luxenberg with Perry Weitz in 1986. He has directed the firm's administrative, governmental-affairs, and settlement operations since the firm's inception. One of his landmark appellate achievements was Hymowitz v. Eli Lilly & Co., in which he successfully argued to uphold a 1986 New York law allowing asbestos and DES victims to sue after the statute of limitations had previously run, making New York a viable jurisdiction for mass-tort litigation. Named Best Lawyers 2013 mass-tort litigation Lawyer of the Year in New York City, he is also known for building the firm's branding, multi-media marketing, and operational systems. He received his J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, in 1984 and his B.A. with highest honors from Yeshiva College in 1981.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Weitz & Luxenberg
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As co-lead counsel in the federal Roundup multidistrict litigation and the first firm to sue Monsanto in 2015, Weitz and Luxenberg helped negotiate a $10.9 billion settlement resolving approximately 125,000 non-Hodgkin lymphoma claims against Bayer-owned Monsanto.
Ellen Relkin served as court-appointed co-lead plaintiffs counsel in the DePuy ASR hip implant MDL, helping negotiate a $2.5 billion settlement for roughly 8,000 patients who required revision surgery after the metal-on-metal device failed.
A New York County jury awarded $117 million to William Durbec and his wife Victoria in May 2025, the largest single-plaintiff asbestos verdict in New York State history, after Durbec developed pleural mesothelioma from asbestos-containing fireproofing he breathed during years of sheet metal work at the original World Trade Center.
A NYCAL jury awarded Romeo Maffei $38 million after finding boiler manufacturer Burnham LLC 85% liable for his asbestos-caused lung cancer, despite his 40-year smoking history.
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