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About Charles Ferguson
Charles M. Ferguson joined Weitz & Luxenberg in 1989 as an associate attorney in the Asbestos Litigation group and has risen to Partner and Practice Group Chair. He has been admitted to practice in New York since 1988, with privileges shortly after extended to U.S. District Court in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He earned his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1987 and his B.A. from Wilkes College in 1983. Ferguson leads asbestos litigation on behalf of clients exposed to asbestos products and advocates for workers and their families seeking compensation for mesothelioma and related diseases.
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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