Press Releases

 2022

$50 Million Verdict against 3M for Army Veteran, Luke Vilsmeyer. Messa & Associates attorneys, Joseph L. Messa and Ashley B. DiLiberto earn verdict for plaintiff.  

Court Denis 3M's Motions for Remittitur, New Trial, and Judgement as Matter of Law. $50 Million Verdict for Luke Vilsmeyer Stands.  

Messa & Associates Attorney, Ashley B. DiLiberto, appointed to the Leadership Development Committee for Philips CPAP MDL 

Messa & Associates Welcomes New Attorney, Laura E. Laughlin 

PA Superior Court Rejects Uber's Attempts to Deprive Pennsylvanians of Their Constitutional Right to a Jury Trial 

Major Win for Messa & Associates Attorney, Laura E. Laughlin and Co-Counsel Adele Kimmel of Public Justice in Their Case Against North Penn School District Involving Repeated Sexual Harassment of Student. 

April 2019

$1.75 Million Verdict Reached in Camden, NJ Lawsuit Threshold Case

April 2019

United States Military Veterans Suffer Hearing Damage and Loss as the Result of Defective Earplugs and False Claims by 3M Company

March 2019

Joseph L. Messa, Jr. and Richard J. Heleniak Named To 2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers List

January 2019

$12.9 Million Verdict Awarded Against the Philadelphia Joint Board Workers' Union in Philadelphia County

January 2019

Deputy Sheriff in Montgomery County Files Lawsuit Against Smoke Detector and Space Heater Manufacturers after Deadly House Fire Claims Sons' Lives

November 2018

Joseph L. Messa, Jr. Named a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers

November 2018

Messa & Associates, P.C. Voted by U.S. News and World Report as one of America's Best Law Firms in 2019

August 2018

Philadelphia jury awards over $500k in damages to disfigured dog bite victim

August 2018

Joseph Messa, founder of Messa & Associates, P.C., Selected for Inclusion in the 25th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

June 2018

Joseph L. Messa, Jr. presents National Business Institute Seminar for attorneys seeking CLE credits.

May 2018

Messa & Associates Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, and Top 100 Lists, Firm Features Client Stories on www.WhyMessa.com

April 2018

Philadelphia personal injury attorney lectures hospital residents on the leading causes of medical malpractice filings in Pennsylvania

April 2018

Family of Penn State student murdered in West Philly bar fight retains attorney

April 2018

Messa & Associates Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Amtrak Crash Victim, Katie McMillen

January 2018

Joseph L. Messa, Jr. Selected to Executive Committee by The National Trial Lawyers

January 2018

UBER SUED FOR DEATH OF SEVEN YEAR-OLD GIRL

January 2018

Messa & Associates welcomes new of counsel attorney, Richard P. Abraham

November 2017

Messa & Associates, P.C. Voted by U.S. News and World Report as one of America’s Best Law Firms in 2018

August 2017

Philadelphia City Council presents Joe Messa with citation honoring his work as an advocate for injured workers

August 2017

Joseph Messa, founder of Messa & Associates, P.C., Selected for Inclusion in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

August 2017

TODAY! Free school supplies for 1,000 students!

July 2017

Free school supplies for 1,000 students!

July 2017

KIDNAPPING OF AMERICAN CHILDREN LEADS TO LAWSUIT AGAINST GERMAN AIRLINE

July 2017

KENNEDY HOSPITAL-STRATFORD SUED FOR NEGLIGENT TREATMENT THAT RESULTED IN AMPUTATION AND PERMANENT COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION

July 2017

Jury awards punitive damages against attorney Ronald A. Blumfield for failing to pay origination fees

May 2017

 $2 Million settlement reached for Philadelphia man who cut off one finger and injured another while using a defective Ryobi table saw

May 2017

$7 Million settlement obtained for injured union carpenter

March 2017

 Joseph L. Messa, Jr. Named to 2017 New Jersey Super Lawyers List 

January 2017

Messa & Associates settles fire death case in Philadelphia for $5.25 million

December 2016

 Joseph L. Messa, Jr. Selected as a Top 100 Litigation Lawyer in PA by the American Society of Legal Advocates

December 2016

 Five Messa & Associates Attorneys Selected to National Trial Lawyers Distinctive Lists

December 2016

 New Jersey Fence Company Settles Lawsuit for $1M after Running Down Pedestrian

November 2016

 Messa & Associates Welcomes New Attorney, Brett M. Furber

November 2016

 Messa & Associates, P.C. Voted by U.S. News and World Report as one of America's Best Law Firms in 2017

October 2016

 Messa & Associates Welcomes New Attorney, Ashley B. DiLiberto

September 2016

 Record Medical Malpractice Verdict Awarded in Northumberland County, PA to Permanently Injured Victim of Undiagnosed TIA

September 2016

 Messa & Associates Sponsors Yo' South Philly Phestival This Sunday, September 18th

September 2016

 Messa & Associates Acquires New Office Space in Northeastern Pennsylvania

August 2016

 Joseph Messa, founder of Messa & Associates, P.C., Selected for Inclusion in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

August 2016

 Joseph Messa, founder of Messa & Associates, P.C., Selected for Inclusion in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

August 2016

 Free school supplies for 1,000 students!

August 2016

 Fourth Annual Back-to-School Bash TODAY!

August 2016

 $8 Million settlement awarded to the family of a seven-year-old girl who perished in a house fire caused by a defective curling iron

July 2016

 Attorneys Messa, Almquist, and Kwak settle Multi-Million Dollar Medical Malpractice Case

May 2016

 Messa & Associates Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, and Top 100 Lists, Firm Features Client Stories on www.WhyMessa.com

May 2016

 Young woman and her unborn baby die after Hahnemann Hospital Emergency Department sends her home; mother filing wrongful death action

April 2016

 New Jersey Based Mattress Manufacturer, Dream Well, Reaches $1M Settlement with Catastrophically Injured Victim of Negligence

January 2016

 Messa & Associates Welcomes New Attorney, Angelo Theodosopoulos, Esq. Adds to Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Team

December 2015

 Messa & Associates Welcomes New Attorney, Suzanne H. DePillis, Esq. Adds to Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Team

December 2015

 Philadelphia Jury Awards $4.2 Million Verdict to Knee Replacement Patient Amputee

November 2015

 Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorney Prolongs Police Conduct Investigation in the Death of Linwood Lambert to Seek Out Additional Review of Medical Findings

November 2015

 Messa & Associates, P.C. Voted by U.S. News and World Report as one of America’s Best Law Firms in 2016

August 2015

 Joseph Messa and Eric Weitz of Messa & Associates, P.C. Voted Among America's Best Lawyers® for 2016

July 2015

 Messa & Associates Welcomes New Attorney, Suzanne H. DePillis, Esq. Adds to Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Team

June 2015

 Philadelphia Jury Awards $3 Million Verdict to Permanently Injured Victim of Construction Site Negligence

June 2015

 Lawfirm Acquires Video Surveillance Of Police Tasing That Leads To Death Of Unarmed African American Man

June 2015

 Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Inducts Joseph L. Messa, Jr. as 55th President

May 2015

 Unarmed African American Man Tased To Death By Virginia Police, Messa & Associates Files Lawsuit

May 2015

 Messa & Associates Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Amtrak Victim, Trevor Beddoe

May 2015

 Amtrak Victim Retains Messa & Associates for Injuries Sustained in Last Week's Fatal Derailment

May 2015

 Messa & Associates Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, and Top 100 Lists, Firm Features Client Stories on www.WhyMessa.com

March 2015

 Richard Heleniak Named To 2015 New Jersey Super Lawyers List

March 2015

 Thomas N. Sweeney Presents CLE Course "What's It Worth" in Philadelphia

March 2015

 Philadelphia Jury Awards $6.6 Million Verdict to Recovered Heroin Addict for Medical Negligence that Resulted in Paraplegia

February 2015

 Joseph L. Messa, Jr. Certified by The American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys as a Medical Malpractice Attorney, Awarded Status of Diplomat

February 2015

 Messa & Associates, P.C. Voted by U.S. News and World Report as one of America's Best Law Firms in 2015

February 2015

 Wildwood, NJ Mayor and Board of Commissioners Named in RICO Action Filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

January 2015

 Messa & Associates Welcomes New Attorney, Ramon A. Arreola, Esq., Adds to Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Team

January 2015

 Jenimae Almquist, Esq. of Messa & Associates, P.C. is appointed to Board of Directors of the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement

November 2014

 Joseph Messa presents at Ninth Annual Pennsylvania Association for Justice Medical Malpractice Seminar

November 2014

 Almost $1 million in sanctions levied against Nancy Raynor, Esq. of Raynor & Associates, P.C. after trial misconduct

November 2014

 $1.975 Million Jury Verdict Awarded Against Roxborough Memorial Hospital for Estate of Deceased Victim of Missed Cancer Diagnosis

October 2014

 Messa & Associates Welcomes New Of Counsel Attorney, Adds to Qui Tam / Whistleblower and Pharmaceutical Mass Tort Team

August 2014

 Verizon to Pay $3 Million to Settle Lawsuit

August 2014

 Joseph L. Messa, Jr. Named President Elect of Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association

August 2014

 GARDA to Pay $850 Thousand to Settle Lawsuit

August 2014

 $775k Verdict in Cape May County Verbal Threshold Case

July 2014

 Messa & Associates Welcomes New Attorney, Adds to Medical Malpractice and Catastrophic Personal Injury

July 2014

 Verizon to Pay $3 Million to Settle Lawsuit

June 2014

 Messa & Associates Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers, Rising Stars and Top 100 Lists Firm, Features Client Stories on WhyMessa.com

June 2014

 Thomas N. Sweeney Serves on CLE Course Panel in Philadelphia

May 2014

 Mother Sues Railroad Company after Death of Seventeen Year-Old Daughter

April 2014

 Philadelphia Man Sues Manufacturer of Table Saw After Gruesome Injury

April 2014

 Lawsuit Filed Against Manufacturer of Defective Smoke Alarms City of Philadelphia failed to maintain fire hydrant

April 2014

 Trump Entertainment Resorts Sued after Woman Falls to Her Death

March 2014

 Family of Woman Killed by Garbage Truck Retains Messa & Associates, P.C.

March 2014

 Defective Curling Iron, Power Strip Blamed for Child's Death

December 2013

 Missed Diagnosis Leads to Paralysis, Death of Former SEPTA Police Officer

October 2013

 Messa & Associates Welcomes New Associate Adds to Medical Malpractice and Catastrophic Personal Injury Team

October 2013

 $350,330 Verdict for Premises Liability Action

September 2013

 Death of Young Philadelphia Mother Results in $2 Million Settlement

August 2013

 Free School Supplies Provided to Germantown Students

July 2013

 $1.29 Million Settlement for Family of Mentally Disabled Man Killed After Being Left Unattended

July 2013

 $750,000 Verdict in Motor Vehicle Accident Case

July 2013

 $450,000 Verdict in SEPTA Accident Case

July 2013

 Philadelphia Attorney Eric H. Weitz Appointed to Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Board of Directors

July 2013

 Philadelphia Attorney Eric H. Weitz Appointed to Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Board of Directors

May 2013

 Messa & Associates Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers, Rising Stars and Top 100 Lists Firm Features Client Stories on "WhyMessa.com"

April 2013

 Philadelphia Attorney Joseph L. Messa, Jr. Presents at AAOS Annual Meeting

March 2013

 Richard Heleniak Named To New Jersey Super Lawyers List

February 2013

 Attorneys File Suit Against Messiah College for Three-Year Old Child Who Lost Her Eye on Early Learning Center Playground

December 2012

 Shari Larson Shares Her Experience on Panel for Pennsylvania Hospital's Nursing Conference

December 2012

 $5 Million Recovery for Slip and Fall Case

November 2012

 Messa & Associates Announces New Northern New Jersey Location

October 2012

 Messa & Associates Educates Students About Fire Safety During Fire Safety Month "Nearly 500 Students to Receive Smoke Alarms," Says Messa

October 2012

 Offices of Messa & Associates Featured as Part of CCRA's Annual Fall Tour

October 2012

 Philadelphia Attorney Joseph L. Messa, Jr. Speaks at The Philadelphia Association of Paralegals Annual Education Conference

October 2012

 $2+ Million Verdict Affirmed by Pennsylvania Superior Court Family of Hyseem Jacobs to Receive Damages

August 2012

 Attorney Joseph L. Messa, Jr. Named Among New Jersey's Top Rated Lawyers

July 2012

 Philadelphia Attorney Thomas N. Sweeney Appointed to Pennsylvania Association for Justice Board of Governors

July 2012

 Messa & Associates Files Second Lawsuit Against Johnson & Johnson Tainted Tylenol Caused Death of Two-Week-Old Infant

May 2012

 Messa & Associates Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers, Rising Stars and Top 100 Lists

May 2012

 Philadelphia Attorney Joseph L. Messa, Jr. Presents as Part of Pennsylvania Bar Institute Continuing Legal Education Course.

February 2012

 Philadelphia Attorney Joseph L. Messa, Jr. Addresses Orthopaedic Surgeons at their Annual Meeting

February 2012

 Philadelphia Attorney Eric H. Weitz Elected to Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors

January 2012

 Messa & Associates Adding to New Jersey Practice with John Mininno Joining the Firm as Of Counsel

January 2012

 Messa & Associates Files Lawsuit in Tylenol Recall Case that Killed Toddler

December 2011

 Messa & Associates Gives Back for the Holidays

December 2011

 Messa & Associates Rolls Out Spanish Website

November 2011

 Attorney Jenimae Almquist Joins Messa and Associates, P.C.

October 2011

 Attorney Joseph L. Messa, Jr. Named Top 100 Trial Lawyer for Pennsylvania

October 2011

 $2+ Million Unanimous Verdict Upheld

September 2011

 Verdict for Family of Man Injured in Alcohol-Related Crash

June 2011

 Messa and Associates, P.C. Adds Attorney Eric H. Weitz

May 2011

 More Than Half of Messa & Associates Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers List

April 2011

 Judge Rules Drug Manufacturer Can be Held Liable for Punitive Damages in Wolfe Case

March 2011

 $950,000 Recovery for a Medical Malpractice Case

March 2011

 $1.375 Million Settlement for a Construction Accident

February 2011

 $2+ Million Unanimous Verdict

February 2011

 Joe Messa, Client Speak about Carnez Boone Case

January 2011

 Messa & Associates One of Newsweek's "Top Attorneys in Pennsylvania"

December 2010

 Messa & Associates Joins Salvation Army's Adopt-A-Family

November 2010

 Messa & Associates Donates to Tons of Turkeys

November 2010

 Joe Messa Recognized by Suburban Life Readers

November 2010

 $885,000 settlement for a trucking accident

September 2010

 New Attorney: A. Christine Giordano

August 2010

 Messa & Associates Retained in Tragic Drowning Case

June 2010

 $1,300,000.00 Settlement in Negligent Security Case

June 2010

 $700,000 settlement for Negligent Inpatient Care

April 2010

 $2.5 Million Settlement for Trucking Accident Case

March 2010

 Joseph L. Messa at American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Conference

March 2010

 Philadelphia Jury Awards Plaintiff $954,000.00 in Slip and Fall Case

February 2010

 They Knew and Failed To

January 2010

 Messa & Associates, "Philadelphia's Finest Attorneys", Featured in Newsweek

October 2009

 A jury awarded over $435,000 against the University of Pennsylvania to Mr. Frank Reynolds

September 2009

 Messa & Associates Published in National Magazine

August 2009

 $5.75 Million Settlement for the Death of a Toddler at Local Day-Care Center

July 2009

 Trial Begins Monday for the Death of Toddler at Local Day-Care Center

May 2009

 Attorneys For Victims Of Cement Truck Rollover Accident I-26 At College Park Road

April 2009

 Pistachio Recall

January 2009

 Over-the-Counter-Children's Motrin Causes Liver Failure in Little Girl

November 2008

 Woman's Life Spared By Misfire Of Gun By Roommates Boyfriend

October 2008

 Messa & Associates Recovers $2.75 Million For Sixty-Four Year Old Man Permanently Injured In Motorcycle Accident

October 2008

 Messa & Associates Is Pleased To Announce The Recent Addition Of Thomas N. Sweeney, Esq To The Firm

July 2008

 Nationwide Federal Class-Action Lawsuit Regarding the Drug Digitek

July 2008

 New Attorney: Richard J. Heleniak

May 2008

 Joseph L. Messa, Jr. Inducted Into The Verdict Club

March 2002

 Tractor Trailer Accident Leaves Driver a Quadriplegic