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2003 Spring

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Lipsitz & Ponterio is Western New York's Leading Childhood Lead Disease Law Firm

During the past seven and one-half years, we have sued dozens of negligent landlords and collected millions of dollars for children seriously injured by lead poisoning.

Asbestos Companies Profited at Expense of Workers

Lately, conservative newspaper columnists are arguing that trial lawyers are to blame for the general bankruptcy of the asbestos business.

Union Activist, Dedicated Volunteer Robert DiPirro (1931-2002)

Robert DiPirro died of asbestos-caused mesothelioma on September 4, 2002.

Motorcyclist Receives Substantial Award

When you show a jury of six reasonable members of the community real evidence of negligence, common sense usually wins out.

Workers' Compensation Law

Here at Lipsitz & Ponterio, it is our mission to ensure that each injured worker, or the family of a deceased worker, is treated fairly and reasonably by the insurance company under the Workers’ Compensation Law.

Everyone Needs a Power of Attorney

A power of attorney is an essential document in planning for the possibility of physical or mental incapacity.

Insurance Industry Lobby Threatens Rights of Malpractice Victims

A recent analysis of records of complaints of physician malpractice shows that five per cent of our doctors are responsible for 54% of the payouts by the insurance industry on claims of medical malpractice.

Autopsies May be Necessary to Prove Industrial Exposure Deaths

Where occupational disease is merely suspected and has not yet been diagnosed, an autopsy may be critical in proving the case and, without it, there may be no basis to go forward with a claim.

Testimony in Mesothelioma Cases Taken in Florida and Elsewhere

If you or a close family member are suffering from an occupational disease like mesothelioma, the fact that you are no longer living in Western New York is no obstacle to the successful prosecution of your case.

In Memoriam: Diane Felser (1943-2003)

It is with great sadness that we wish to advise our clients that Diane Felser passed away on January 16, 2003.