Our Practice

Williams, Cuker & Berezofsky has been committed to protecting the personal, civil and consumer rights of individuals since 1985. With offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, we represent clients both locally and nationally. Our team of attorneys and staff consists of people of diverse backgrounds and experience — all of whom are dedicated to championing the rights of our clients.

Guided by these principles, we have litigated cases to safeguard the environment at home and at work, making offenders accountable to victims of pollution.  We have upheld the rights of people injured by the negligence of professionals (doctors, dentists, attorneys, architects, engineers, accountants, etc.) or harmed by unsafe pharmaceutical products.  We have worked to stop unfair business practices and to advance the rights of consumers to get what they paid for.  We have also fought to defend the rights of employees who have reported wrongdoings at work (whistleblowers) and to protect citizens from police brutality and government abuse.

We have been involved in many precedent-setting cases, often establishing new or unique remedies for our clients:

The case we brought against the makers of the diet drugs Fen-Phen was the first statewide case to go to trial. Ultimately, it led to global settlement of nationwide litigation.

When we fought for the rights of Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange, the case established a precedent that allows people diagnosed with Agent Orange-related illnesses after 1994 to make claims against the manufacturers. Agent Orange —  Stephenson v. Dow

A toxic chemical case established the right under Pennsylvania law for consumers of contaminated drinking water to receive medical monitoring. Contaminated Drinking Water—   Merry v. Westinghouse

When the disposal of toxic chemicals at a plant owned by a Fortune 500 company polluted the groundwater and therefore contaminated drinking water used by families living nearby, we won the first-ever summary judgment in favor of a private plaintiff under the federal Superfund Law. Contaminated Drinking Water —  Fishel v. Westinghouse

A group of homeowners hired us after learning their builder was negligent in notifying them their properties were next to a former toxic landfill. We won a landmark decision, which obligates a builder to disclose off-site conditions that are not obvious to the buyer but can affect the value, use and enjoyment of property.   Builder — Strawn v. Canuso et al

In a landmark pollution case, a court was one of the first to hold that the Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act could be used to hold polluters strictly liable for certain damages suffered by individual citizens. Pollution — Toole v. Gould