At Messa & Associates, our clients understand that if their case does not settle, it can be decided at trial. In personal injury cases, that normally means conducting a lengthy jury trial. But is there another alternative? Should another method for case resolution be considered? The answer to both of these questions is……it depends. Cases […]
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On Monday, September 24, 2018, attorney Brett M. Furber of Messa & Associates secured a $568,375 verdict on behalf of a three-year-old client and his parents against the American Sardine Bar, Inc., after the child received disfiguring injuries as the result of a dog-bite on American Sardine Bar’s outdoor patio. On October 7, 2016, the […]
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In May 2015, an Amtrak commuter train traveling North on the Northeast Corridor from Washington, D.C. to New York City derailed at the Frankford Junction curve in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, killing eight and injuring hundreds. On Thursday, only 17 months after the incident took place, federal district Judge Legrome Davis signed off […]
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In November 2013, Johnson & Johnson paid over $2 billion in criminal and civil penalties and fines for their part in the misrepresentative marketing of Risperdal, an antipsychotic drug sold by their subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Nearly a year and a half later, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is back in court, fighting claims that they marketed […]
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World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (W.A.T.C.H.) has released its annual list of the Top 10 most dangerous toys. The theme for this year’s list is toys that have been designed and marketed for sales instead of safety. The list has a number of toys that capitalize on popular movies of television shows, but don’t […]
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Boston Scientific is facing its first federal trials in two courts over claims that their transvaginal mesh devices caused injury. One is in Charleston, WV and involves allegations from four women over the Obtryx vaginal mesh device, used to treat stress urinary incontinence. The other trial is in Miami and involves women implanted with the […]
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys at Messa & Associates report that Stryker, a major producer of artificial hip implants, has settled thousands of patient lawsuits involving their recalled all-metal hip devices in the amount of one billion dollars. The deal is the one of the largest amounts paid in the past year to patients with injury […]
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys from Messa & Associates, P.C. alert readers of the recent recall of portable bed handles by Bed Handles, Inc. The voluntary recall issued by the Missouri company is regarding 113,000 adult portable bed handles. When the handles are attached to an adult’s bed without the use of safety retention straps, the […]
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Messa & Associates personal injury attorney, Lee D. Rosenfeld, appeared on WWDB-AM 860 radio talk show The Fight Game on Tuesday with host, Barry Reisman and regular guest, Andrew Touchstone. The show generally features discussion between the host and guests about various aspects of the law and how they are handled through litigation and trial. […]
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