M. H. “Mike” Gertler

• Dussouy v. Gulf Coast Inv. Corp., 433 So.2d 1080 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1983);
• Williams v. Public Grain Elevator of New Orleans, Inc., 417 So.2d 398 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1982);
• Prince v. Paretti Pontiac Co., 281 So.2d 112 (La. 1973);
• In re Manguno, 961 F.2d 533 (5th Cir. 1992);
• Stewart v. Parish of Jefferson, 951 F.2d 681 (5th Cir. 1992);
• Trupiano v. Swift & Co., 755 F.2d 442 (5th Cir. 1985);
• Wedgeworth v. Fibreboard Corp., 706 F.2d 541 (5th Cir. 1983);
• Petes v. Hayes, 664 F.2d 523 (5th Cir. 1981);
• Porter v. American Optical Corp., 641 F.2d 1128 (5th Cir. 1981);
• Ferrara v. Intermedics, WL 533973 (E.D. La. 1993);
• Doe v. The Archdiocese of New Orleans 2001-0739 (La. App. 4th Cir. 5/8/02) 823 So.2d 360;
• Scott v. American Tobacco Co., Inc., 04-2095 (La.App. 4th Cir. 2/7/07), 949 So.2d 1266.

Founded in 1975, the Gertler Law Firm, is a prominent New Orleans law firm in the field of toxic torts, product liability and personal injury. Over the past decades, the Gertler Law Firm has represented thousands of clients throughout Louisiana in many diverse areas of the law.

The attorneys with the Gertler Law Firm have attained impressive results for their clients. Their achievements have earned the Gertler firm membership in the Million Dollars Advocates Forum as a result of numerous damage awards in excess of one million dollars. As a result, the firm’s lawyers have been recognized as leaders in their field.

In the state of Louisiana, the Gertler firm prosecuted some of the first asbestos personal injury suits including mesothelioma and asbestosis claims, the first silicosis suits, and the first product liability suits against respirator manufacturers.

The Gertler Law Firm also was a leader in a group of prominent Louisiana law firms that obtained a groundbreaking and unprecedented judgment against the tobacco industry, which ordered the tobacco companies to establish a $241 million cessation program for the citizens of Louisiana.

The Gertler Law Firm seeks justice for its clients. It litigates its cases with a strong sense of compassion, integrity and a dedication to protecting the rights of its clients.

• $591,000,000 – Verdict for class against tobacco companies to establish cessation program for Louisiana citizens.
• $1,600,000 – Auto Accident settlement
• $4,950,000 – Product Liability verdict – Pressure Cooker Explosion
• $3,627,500 – Mesothelioma settlement
• $529,400 – Accident in tanning salon – Personal injury verdict
• $3,207,000 – Mesothelioma settlement
• $500,000 – Medical Malpractice settlement
• $3,025,000 – Mesothelioma settlement
• $125,000 – Bicyclist struck by vehicle in parking garage – Settlement
• $3,005,000 – Mesothelioma settlement
• $400,000 – Medical Malpractice settlement
• $2,494,000 – Mesothelioma verdict
• $1,000,000 – Car accident w/ Fedex truck – Verdict
• $1,692,850 – Mesothelioma settlement
• $1,604,250 – Mesothelioma settlement
• $218,500 – 3 Vioxx settlements total
• $1,560,200 – Mesothelioma settlement
• $600,000 – Nursing Home settlement
• $1,540,750 – Mesothelioma settlement
• $1,506,500 – Mesothelioma settlement

When you have suffered a serious injury or lost a family member in an accident, we’d like the opportunity to get you the results you’re seeking. We have represented clients in New Orleans, elsewhere in the state of Louisiana and across the country – and we look forward to helping you as well.