Aaron J. DeLuca
Aaron J. DeLuca has significant asbestos litigation and trial experience and has successfully represented mesothelioma patients and other victims of corporate indifference throughout the United States and in a number of foreign countries. He handles mesothelioma cases on behalf of his firm’s clients and has served as asbestos trial counsel for mesothelioma clients of a number of other law firms on a national basis.
Mr. DeLuca has developed substantial expertise in the areas of asbestos medicine and industrial hygiene. He is frequently asked to speak before groups of both plaintiff and defense lawyers on medical and scientific issues unique to toxic tort litigation.
Mr. DeLuca has handled mesothelioma cases for a wide variety of tradesmen, including plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, sprinklerfitters, boilermakers, insulators, mechanics, carpenters, steelworkers and shipyard workers. He has also represented the children and wives of those who were occupationally exposed to asbestos and brought asbestos dust home on their clothing.
Mr. DeLuca has successfully handled difficult litigation involving low-dose chrysotile exposures including floor tile, friction, gasket, valve packing and equipment defendants and has successfully handled cases against premises liability defendants including cases of primary, bystander and household exposure.
Mr. DeLuca has developed close working and personal relationships with some of the world’s foremost experts in asbestos issues and has successfully defended them in various courts against Frye, Daubert, Havner, Borg Warner, Robinson and Gentry challenges. He is frequently consulted and retained by other lawyers to assist them when confronted by defense motions to exclude or limit scientific evidence and testimony. In fact, because of his expertise in this area, Mr. DeLuca has been retained on numerous occasions by various experts to serve as their personal counsel.
Mr. DeLuca has tried numerous asbestos cases to verdict, including the first successful premises liability case ever against United States Steel on behalf of an employee of outside contractor who worked at the United States Steel Clairton Works for four weeks in 1968. In 2002, Mr. DeLuca was asked to handle many of the pretrial and trial issues involving the experts in a consolidated trial in West Virginia involving approximately 8000 asbestos-harmed individuals. The verdict in favor of the plaintiffs and against Union Carbide Corporation garnered national attention.
Recently, Mr. DeLuca was named by Law & Politics Magazine as a 2008 Texas Rising Star.
Education:
A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University School of Law
Admitted to Practice:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has also been admitted to practice in a number of other courts on a case by case basis in recognition of his specialty in complex litigation.
