About Leonard Feldman

Leonard F. Feldman is a partner in the Asbestos Litigation group at Weitz & Luxenberg, where he concentrates on mesothelioma and asbestos-disease cases. He works closely with medical experts who treat asbestos-related diseases, which he says helps both in court and in helping clients access the best available medical care. Feldman earned his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1993 and his B.S. from Cornell University in 1989. He is admitted in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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.

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (MDL No. 2741) · 2020Product LiabilityRead the full story →
$2.5 billionSettlementLargest in OhioLargest of 2013

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.

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio (MDL No. 2197) · 2013Product LiabilityRead the full story →

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.

New York County Supreme Court (NYCAL), New York, NY · 2025Product LiabilityRead the full story →
$38 millionVerdict

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.

New York County Supreme Court (NYCAL), New York, NY · 2023Product LiabilityRead the full story →

A Louisiana federal jury awarded Terrence Allen $9 billion in punitive damages against Takeda and Eli Lilly after finding they hid Actos's bladder cancer risk for years, with W. Mark Lanier serving as lead trial counsel in the first federal bellwether trial of the massive MDL.

U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana · 2014Product LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Maryland School of Law
J.D., 1993
Cornell University
Undergraduate, 1989

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New Jersey
State Bar of Pennsylvania

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.