NEW YORK LAW OFFICE
Ruth D. Marcus - Attorney at Law
Practice Areas: Toxic Torts
Products Liability
Areas of Emphasis: Mass Toxic Torts Litigation, Products Liability,
Personal Injury Litigation, FELA Litigation
Bar Admission:
New York, U.S. District Court, Southern District
of New York 1988,
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New
York 1992
Education:
J.D., CUNY, 1987
B.A., City College of New York, 1974
Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
Biographical Information:
Ruth D. Marcus is counsel with the toxic and
mass tort team in the New York office of Wilentz, Goldman and Spitzer. As the daughter of an
asbestos exposed shipyard worker, she has successfully
represented hundreds of workers
who have suffered from occupationally induced
asbestos related disease. In addition, she
has litigated other toxic tort and defective
product cases concerning repetitive stress
injuries, silicone breast implants and a mass
tort involving fraud. An active member of
the New York Committee for Occupational Safety
and Health (NYCOSH), Ruth currently serves
on NYCOSH's Board of Directors and lectures
before labor unions regarding occupational
health and safety issues.
