Best Law Firms in Connecticut for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen is a national law firm recognized for its representation of over 5,000 hardworking men and women who have been exposed to asbestos and diagnosed with mesothelioma. ELSM devotes nearly 100 percent of our resources to mesothelioma cases and has been doing so for over 40 years.

The attorneys at ELSM have extensive knowledge about the companies that distributed, manufactured, and supplied products containing asbestos and have used this knowledge to obtain settlements and jury verdicts which are among the highest in the country.

ELSM assists clients not only in filing civil lawsuits to recover for their injuries, but also in filing workers compensation and bankruptcy claims where appropriate.

Asbestos & Mesothelioma

Malignant mesothelioma is the most serious of all asbestos related disease. Although uncommon, mesothelioma cancer is no longer considered rare.

• What Is Mesothelioma?
• Mesothelioma Risk Factors
• Mesothelioma Symptoms
• What Is Asbestos?
• Occupations at Risk
• Asbestos Products
• Asbestos Job Sites

Mesothelioma Treatment

Ongoing research and mesothelioma treatments like Alimta® can give mesothelioma patients hope.

• Diagnosing Mesothelioma
• Mesothelioma Types
• Mesothelioma Staging
• Treating Mesothelioma
• Treatment Near You
• Clinical Trials
• Prognosis and Outlook
• Mesothelioma Survivors
• Mesothelioma Books

Your Legal Rights

Our justice system allows those suffering from mesothelioma to seek compensation from the manufacturers of asbestos and asbestos-containing products.

• Why Protect Your Rights
• Typical Case Process
• Viable Defendants
• Bankrupt Defendants
• VA Benefits
• Workers' Compensation
• FAQ's
• Asbestos News

Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen is nationally recognized for our representation of mesothelioma victims, and for our understanding of and compassion for victims and their families. Our experience in these matters spans over three decades.

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• Where We Work
• Why Hire Us?
• Settlements Obtained
• What Our Clients Say
• Martindale Rating
• Help Find a Cure
• Asbestos Awareness

ELSM is proud to support MARF (Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation) in its work to fund mesothelioma research.

I am very pleased with the law firm Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen and feel that they have always had my best interest at heart. Whenever I have had questions to be answered, I could (and can) count on prompt answers by calling the person with whom I have had the most contact, Jennifer Lucarelli. She has always treated me like a life-long friend.

-Shirley Lamphere

McCoy & McCoy is a leading law firm with 2 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 2 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2018. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that McCoy & McCoy has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs.

McCoy & McCoy is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 2 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. McCoy & McCoy has 2 rankings in 2 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

For more than 70 years, the attorneys at RisCassi & Davis, P.C. have fought for justice for our clients, winning some of the largest personal injury verdicts and settlements in Connecticut history. We are an experienced and dedicated injury law firm ready to protect your rights and fight for rightful compensation for your injuries. Whether you were injured in a car accident, suffered harm as a result of medical malpractice or a defective product, or need someone to guide you in any other type of personal injury case, our firm will always do what is necessary to protect your rights.

We were one of the first law firms in the country to fight effectively for consumer rights, and very few law firms in this region have received the honors and recognitions we have. We are proud of our many successes in the area of personal injury law, as they demonstrate the tangible ways in which we have helped ordinary individuals and families obtain justice.

FIVE DECADES OF OUTSTANDING RESULTS: SGT is a plaintiffs’ law firm. We are trial lawyers who thrive in high-stakes litigation and for nearly 50 years we have represented injured individuals, groups, and organizations in the important, complex cases that change lives. Our track record speaks for itself: we’ve returned billions of dollars in jury verdicts and settlements in class action, personal injury, medical malpractice, antitrust, and other complex matters to our clients.

SGT has been taking the tough, life-changing-big cases that the well-being of people, groups, and organizations depend on. We do not take cases that we aren't prepared to try, and we relish opportunities to get in the courtroom. Our approach has earned us a reputation for excellence at trial and our courtroom prowess is often a driving force in resolving a matter in our clients' favor.

CATASTROPHIC EVENT LITIGATION PIONEERS: SGT pioneered the type of medical malpractice and serious personal injury practices the firm is known for throughout Connecticut. We take on cases involving catastrophic events and expend the resources, time, and expertise others won't or can't. In 1980, SGT became the first firm in Connecticut history to obtain a $1 million-plus medical malpractice verdict and we have continued obtaining record-setting results ever since. This is why majority of our medical malpractice and serious personal injury cases are referrals from other lawyers.

GUIDING OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH NATIONAL CONTROVERSIES: SGT’s Class Action and Complex Litigation practice groups regularly achieve landmark results involving national issues and controversies that touch the communities we serve.

Big Tobacco Litigation. SGT served as lead private counsel for the State of Connecticut from 1996-98 in its action against the American tobacco industry as part of the nationwide litigation, resulting in Connecticut receiving a $3.6 billion share of the $246 billion settlement, as well as a $370 million bonus attributable to SGT's work. State of Connecticut v. Philip Morris, Inc., et al., No. X02-CV-960148414S.

Enron. SGT represented over 70 Connecticut municipalities that lost money as a result of the Enron scandal in Town of New Hartford, et al v. Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, No. UWY-CV-04-0185580S, obtaining the largest verdict ever rendered against a public entity in Connecticut.

Madoff Ponzi Scheme. SGT represented the retirement funds of the employees of the Town of Fairfield, Connecticut in actions seeking to cover investment losses suffered in connection with the Bernie Madoff fraud and successfully recovered over $15 million for the Town.

Allianz Global Investors Structured Alpha Fraud. SGT represented a local union's retirement fund, the employees of Fairfield's retirement funds, and mutual fund shareholders against Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC -- a subsidiary of German insurance Company Allianz SE -- to recover for "a sophisticated Wall Street scheme that cost victims billions of dollars."

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP & ACCOLADES: SGT is proud of its role as a legal community leader. Name partners Richard Silver, David S. Golub, and Ernie Teitell have taught trial practice at Yale Law School and Quinnipiac University Law School, and several SGT partners have served as President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA), and SGT sponsors an annual lecture series at the Quinnipiac University Law School and a law school scholarship has been established in the firm’s name.SGT is included in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® list of “Best Law Firms.” Several SGT attorneys have achieved a Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rating — the highest peer review available. Additionally, SGT attorneys are regularly named Connecticut Super Lawyers* by Connecticut Magazine, included in The Best Lawyers in America®, and consistently named to the in the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™.

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