2023 Fall Newsletter

Articles include: Talcum Powder and Mesothelioma; LPC Accepting CPAP Cases, Bankruptcy Department Spotlight, Asbestos Seminars, Grieving Families Act Update, Attorney Spotlight with Joseph T. Kremer, Community Outreach, and more!

2022 Fall Newsletter

Articles include: $5 Million Judgment Enforces Jury Verdict; Grieving Families Act; Adult Survivors Act; Camp Lejeune Litigation Update; EPA Taking Action to Protect People from Asbestos Exposure; LPC Welcomes Eric R. Winnert, Esq., and more!

2020 Summer Newsletter

Articles include: Jury Awards $8 Million Verdict in Mesothelioma Case; NYS Court of Appeals Holds Coke Oven Manufacturers Have a Duty to Warn; Child Victims’ Act Signed Into Law in New York State; Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford Welcomes Associate Attorneys Sean M Esford and Katherine L. Dibble; Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford Sponsors Roswell Park’s First Day of Giving, and more…

2017 Fall Newsletter

Topics include: Lipsitz & Ponterio Client Awarded $1.2 Million in Medical Malpractice Case; Summer Job Led to Mesothelioma – Lipsitz & Ponterio Settles Case for  $3.1 Million; Workers’ Comp Benefits: Widow Whose Husband Was Exposed to Deadly Chemicals; Lipsitz & Ponterio Moves to the Liberty Building and more……

2016 Fall Newsletter

Topics include: Lipsitz & Ponterio Hosts Norton Labs Meeting; $6.4 Million Dollar Settlement in Mesothelioma Case; Mesothelioma – Asbestos Exposure at Bethlehem Steel; Lipsitz & Ponterio Represents Families Injured by Defective Products; Western New York Lawmakers Crack Down on Negligent Property Owners; Appeals Court Upholds $3 Million Verdict in Asbestos Case and more……

2016 Spring Newsletter

Topics include: Experienced Trial Team Handles Automobile Accident Cases; Judge Awards $5.6 Million to Former Durez Employee; Asbestos Deaths are Higher than State and National Averages in WNY; Local Judge Recognizes Depth of Mesothelioma Victim’s Pain and Suffering; Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford Represents Individuals Injured by Home Waxing Kits; and more…

2015 Spring Newsletter

Topics include: W.R Grace Establishes Bankruptcy Trust for Asbestos Diseases; Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine Opens at ECMC; L&P Hosts Forum for Durez Residents; Asbestos Claims Denied by Berkshire Hathaway; and more…

2014 Summer Newsletter

Topics include: $3 Million Dollar Settlement for Worker Diagnosed with Mesothelioma; Lung Cancer Screening Has Arrived at Roswell Park; $2.4 Million Dollar Settlement for Former Laborer; Bladder Cancer in Industry; Mesothelioma Cases in Durez Neighborhood; and more…

2014 Winter Newsletter

Topics include: $3 Million Dollar Verdict to Former Ashland Oil Employee in Mesothelioma Lawsuit; Lipsitz & Ponterio Launches Facebook Campaign to Benefit Roswell Park; Bethlehem Steel – Dangers Posed at the Open Hearths; Blacktop Worker Receives Substantial Settlement, and more…

2013 Spring Newsletter

Topics include, $3 Million Dollar Verdict to Former Pipefitter in Mesothelioma Lawsuit; Environmental and Occupational Impacts of Coke Production; $2.5 Million Dollar Settlement to Former Durez Worker; and many more…

2012 Fall Newsletter

Topics include: $2.4 million dollar settlement for steamfitter in mesothelioma lawsuit.; Buffalo asbestos judge rules valve manufacturer may be held liable; Cancer risks from coke oven emissions and coal tar; New cases of mesothelioma gradually decline; and more….

2012 Winter Newsletter

Lipsitz & Ponterio announces the publication of its 2012 Winter Newsletter. Topics include: $2 million dollar verdict against Hedman Resources, Ltd.; Expansion of EEOICPA program for Linde workers;Coal tar pitch exposure related to lung cancer and other cancers; First lead poisoning plaintiff’s verdict in Western New York; Debt responsibilities after death.

2011 Summer Newsletter

Lipsitz & Ponterio has published its 2011 Summer Newsletter. Topics include: $2.5 million dollar verdict against Ford Motor Company; Announcement of New Secondhand Mesothelioma Website; Large Settlement on Behalf of Bethlehem Steel Worker; and, 17 Year Legal Battle on Behalf of former Linde worker.

2010 Fall Newsletter

Topics include: Pokorney Scholarship Established for Cornell University Farrier Students; Former Donner Hanna Worker Sues Coke Oven Manufacturer; Eugene Jackson Shares Memories of Durez; $325,000 Obtained for Family of Accident Victim and more…

2010 Spring Newsletter

Lipsitz & Ponterio announces the publication of its 2010 Spring Newsletter. Featured stories include: an introduction to our new website, Brakes and Mesothelioma, Advantages to Mediation and Expedited Resolution and an Interview with Don Holdaway.

2009 Fall Newsletter

Topics include: Are Asbestos Products Being Sold Today; Mesothelioma and the Younger Worker; Equipment Cases out of Kodak; Legwork Allows Injured Worker’s Case to Proceed; Interview with Former Local 4 Laborer and more..

2009 Spring Newsletter

Topics include: Dealing Safely with Asbestos in Your Home; Our Attorneys Will Come to You; Asbestos Denial Reversed; Ashland Oil – Joseph McNeil Interview; Albany Lawmakers Re-Introduce Wide-Ranging Lead Poisoning Prevention Act; Warnings – Handle with Care; and more…

2008 Fall Newsletter

Topics include: Lipsitz & Ponterio & Its Clients Lobby in D.C.; Court Issues Landmark Ruiling for Dying Widow; $5 Million Dollar Mesothelioma Verdict in Syracuse; Local #6 Iron Worker Receives $2.4 Million Mesothelioma Settlement; and more…

2008 Winter Newsletter

Topics include: Former Supreme Court Judge Receives Substantial Settlement; 48 Year Old Brake Worker Receives Multi-Million Settlement; Toys Recalled for Lead Content; Asbestos – Various Types of Exposure; WNY Workers Seek Compensation from Linde Ceramics and Bethlehem Steel; and more…

2007 Spring Newsletter

Topics Include: Young Man Settles Industrial Accident for $2 Million Dollars; Diesel Fume Exposure linked to Cancer; Children Continue to be at Risk for Lead Poisoning; Widow of Coke Oven Worker May See Award; Asbestos Exposure Through Drywall Work; and more…

2006 Spring Newsletter

Topics include: Niagara County Resident Receives $1.8 Million Cash Settlement for Medical Malpractice Claim; Niagara County 6th in Nation for Mesothelioma; Children Continue to be at Risk for Lead Poisoning; Mesothelioma Case Settles for $1.5 Million; and more…

2003 Fall Newsletter

Topics include: Lead Poisoning Epidemic Continues; Put That House You Want to Buy Under a Microscope; Structured Settlement Won for Lead Poisoned Child; Dangers of Invisible Dust Concentrations; Pedestrian Struck by Bus Receives Settlement; and more…

2003 Spring Newsletter

Topics include: Lipsitz & Ponterio is Western New York’s Leading Childhood Lead Disease Law Firm; Asbestos Companies Profited at Expense of Workers; Motorcyclist Receives Substantial Award; Workers’ Compensation Law; Testimony in Mesothelioma Cases Taken in Florida and Elsewhere; and more…

2002 Summer Newsletter

Topics include: Western New York Suffers from Childhood Lead Poisoning; Asbestos Litigation Enters a New Phase; Mesothelioma Tide Rising Among Durez Workers; Accident Victim Receives Substantial Award for Disabling Injuries; Household Exposure Case Settled; and more…

2001 Fall Newsletter

Topics include: Child Awarded Settlement in Lead Disease Lawsuit; Changing Times in Asbestos Litigation; Local Asbestos Contractor Responsible for Niagara County Worker’s Death; Update on Construction Worker Cases; Claims for Occupational Disease and Death; and more…

2001 Spring Newsletter

Topics include: New Federal Legislation May Help Individuals Who Worked at Former Manhattan Project Sites in Western New York; Niagara Falls Woman Receives Settlement for an Assault at a Dentist’s Office; New Federal Legislation May Help Individuals Who Worked at Former Manhattan Project Sites in Western New York; Asbestos Disease Evaluation; and more…