Danny R. Kraft, Jr.
Danny R. Kraft, Jr., is an associate attorney at the New York City based personal injury law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg.
Mr. Kraft was recognized as a 2014 National Trial Lawyers’ "Top 40 Under 40" attorney, frequently puts his extensive courtroom experience to work for Weitz & Luxenberg clients who have been exposed to asbestos. His goal at trial is to argue your case in the most compelling way possible so as to persuade a jury to deliver a favorable verdict — or, alternatively, to convince the defendants that they cannot possibly win and that their best hope rests in agreeing to a generous settlement.
For example, in 2013, Mr. Kraft helped deliver a verdict worth a combined $190 million for five Tri-State Area tradesmen who developed mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos (this was the largest consolidated asbestos verdict in New York history and, for two of the plaintiffs, the $60 million each received represented what is believed to be the largest individual sums ever awarded in a New York asbestos case).
Also in 2013, Mr. Kraft served on the victorious trial team that obtained $35 million for the family of a deceased New York mesothelioma victim. Two years earlier, Mr. Kraft helped convince a jury to award $22 million in damages from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and Goodyear Canada to two clients who were smokers and developed lung cancer after exposure to asbestos.
In 2014, Mr. Kraft and his trial-team colleagues convinced a New York jury to award $6 million to the estate of a steamfitter, $3.5 million to the estate of a power-house insulator, and $3 million to the estate of an electrician. Throughout the course of this trial, Mr. Kraft amply demonstrated his penchant for effortless slicing and dicing of the arguments raised and the evidence offered by asbestos defendants eager to avoid liability for causing innocent victims to develop mesothelioma.
Notable Court Victories
| Amount | Case | Case Type | Victory Type |
| $190,000,000 | Assenzio, et al. v. A.O. Smith Water Products Co., et al. | Personal Injury; Mesothelioma; Product Liability | Verdict |
| $35,000,000 | Estate of Peraica v. Crane Co., et al. | Wrongful Death; Mesothelioma; Product Liability | Verdict |
| $15,000,000 | Sweberg v. Crane Co., et al. | Personal Injury; Mesothelioma; Product Liability | Verdict |
| $12,500,000 | Estate of McCloskey v. A.O. Smith Water Product Co., et al. | Wrongful Death; Mesothelioma; Product Liability | Verdict |
| $10,000,000 | Estate of Hackshaw v. Crane Co., et al. | Wrongful Death; Mesothelioma; Product Liability | Verdict |
Membership in Court Victories Clubs
Multimillion-Dollar Verdicts & Settlements Club - member since 2017.
Contact Info
Weitz & Luxenberg PC
700 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
URL: www.weitzlux.com
Phone: (212) 558-5500