About John Magrino

John W. Magrino is an Associate at Meirowitz & Wasserberg's New York City office, where he handles personal injury litigation including motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents, construction accidents, premises liability, and products liability matters.

John was inspired to pursue law by his late grandfather, the Honorable Frank Composto, J.S.C. Among his notable matters, he represented two families of World Trade Center tragedy victims seeking relief from the Victims' Compensation Fund.

John is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia, as well as in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of New York, Southern District of New York, and District of New Jersey. He earned his J.D. from St. John's University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from Pace University.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP

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A Richland County jury unanimously awarded $32 million, including $10 million in punitive damages against Kraft Heinz, after finding that secondhand asbestos fibers carried home on work clothes caused Kathy Weist's fatal mesothelioma diagnosis.

South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, 5th Judicial Circuit, Richland County (No. 2020-CP-40-02597) · 2021Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$23.6 millionVerdictTop 20 in Massachusetts · #14

A Boston jury found on Sept. 13, 2024 that Cimbar Performance Minerals misrepresented the safety of its Elite Talc 2000 and that its negligence helped cause a Utah man's mesothelioma, which was diagnosed seven years after he received talc during a 2014 pleurodesis. It is the first known verdict on that theory. The jury awarded about $39.1 million, and the trial judge later cut the future pain and suffering item from $21.5 million to $6 million. About $23.6 million stood.

Massachusetts Superior Court, Boston · 2024Product LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

St. John's University School of Law
JD
Pace University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of NY
State Bar of NJ
State Bar of DC
State Bar of EDNY
State Bar of SDNY
State Bar of D.N.J.
New York State Bar Association
Bergen County Bar Association
Orange County Bar Association
Catholic Lawyers Guild
Columbian Lawyers Association

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$43.1 Million Verdict Against R.J. Reynolds for Brake Mechanic's Lung Cancer From Menthol and Asbestos
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Kramer Dillof Livingston & Moore
$265 million · The Amtrak 188 Derailment and the $265 Million Fund for Its Victims
Jacoby & Meyers, LLP
Jacoby & Meyers, LLP
$34 million · Jury Awards $34 Million After Prempro Hormone Therapy Causes Breast Cancer and Double Mastectomy

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.