Andrew Sacks

Andrew Sacks, Esq.
Nationality American
Occupation Lawyer
Known for Environmental litigation, $1.06B verdict against ExxonMobil
Website
Sacks, Weston, Petrelli, Diamond, Millstein, LLC. website

Andrew Sacks is the managing partner of the Philadelphia law firm Sacks, Weston, Petrelli, Diamond & Millstein, LLC . Sacks is best known for representing plaintiffs in mass tort, environmental litigation and complex litigation, and for his participation in the 2001 $1.06 billion verdict against ExxonMobil.[1]

Legal background

Andrew Sacks spent the first decade of his career practicing personal injury law, during which time he also administrated two legal service plans for large labor unions, including Lodge 5 of the Fraternal Order of Police. His firm provided legal services to over 50,000 union members and their families.

In 1994, Sacks formed Sacks and Weston, headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. The firm handled personal injury, medical malpractice, and maritime matters. In addition, significant efforts were devoted to representing plaintiffs in mass tort, environmental contamination litigation, and class actions.

Sacks formed a satellite office in New Orleans, LA, closer to clients whose land had been contaminated. The firm rapidly pioneered N.O.R.M. litigation, which resulted in the largest, single-landowner verdict in the nation’s history.

From 2012 – 2013, Sacks and Weston merged with several other firms and formed Sacks, Weston, Petrelli, Diamond & Millstein, LLC. Mr. Sacks maintains dual interests in mass action and environmental law, with special focus on pursuing litigation against any company or industry that damages the environment or injures property or individuals. He is one of the few U.S. attorneys who has handled two cases and recovered in excess of $1 billion, and has settled over a dozen cases for millions of dollars each.

He is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania state courts, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third and Sixth Circuits.[2]

Mr. Sacks is an active member of the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Tri-State Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America.

Education

Sacks received his BA from Grinnell College and his Juris Doctor from the Dickinson School of Law.

Lawsuits

ExxonMobile

Sacks was a participating attorney in the landmark verdict against ExxonMobil in 2001. A jury awarded his client $1.06 billion in damages[3] for land polluted with radioactive material. The case is the largest private landowner contamination case in United States history.[4]

Philip Morris

Sacks and legal partner John Weston were counsel in a case representing the Departments and Central Government of Colombia, which resulted in a $200 million settlement from Philip Morris.[5]

Ashland Oil

Sacks was counsel in a case in which Ashland Oil paid $14 million to settle more than 5,000 third-party claims as well as damages,[6] expenses and cost of the settlement. The settlement included $11 million for cleanup, $5.25 million in legal and administrative fees to handle class-action suits, and $2.25 million in criminal fines paid for violations of the Federal Clean Water Act.

References

  1. ↑ "Exxon Mobil Ordered To Pay $1.06 Billion For Polluting Land". Wall Street Journal. May 25, 2001. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Lawyer Profile: Andrew Sacks". AVVO. Retrieved July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Report of the Committee on Maritime Personnel". The Maritime Law Association of The United States. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Jury Tells Exxon Mobil to Pay $1.06 Billion". LA Times. May 23, 2001. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  5. ↑ Adriaan Alsema (June 2009). "Philip Morris to pay US$200 million to settle Colombian tax evasion lawsuit". Colombia Reports. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  6. ↑ Patrick Lee (November 23, 1989). "Ashland to Pay $4.7 Million in Spill...". LA Times. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

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