Riki Strosser

Philadelphia, PA24 years experienceAdmitted 2002

About Riki Strosser

Riki R. Strosser is an associate with Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP who has represented injured plaintiffs since 2002. A native of Massachusetts, she focuses her practice on asbestos litigation, toxic torts, and medical malpractice, and has obtained numerous six- and seven-figure settlements as well as several seven-figure verdicts on behalf of her clients.

Ms. Strosser earned her B.S. in Human Resources from the University of Delaware in 1996, graduating magna cum laude, and her J.D. from Delaware Law School (formerly Widener University School of Law - Wilmington) in 2002, also magna cum laude. While in law school she served on the Law Review and the Trial Advocacy Honor Society. She has since served as an adjunct professor teaching trial advocacy at Delaware Law School.

Ms. Strosser was named a Rising Star for five consecutive years (2007-2011) and was nominated as a Super Lawyer by her peers in 2023 and 2024. She has authored articles for The Verdict, the monthly publication of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, including 'Asbestos Litigation - Alive and Well in Philadelphia' (October 2010) and 'The Thrill is Gone - Determining the Validity of Release of Liability Contracts' (June 2010), and has served as an editor for the publication.

She is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, and Pennsylvania Association for Justice.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP

These results are credited to Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

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

Delaware Law School (formerly Widener University School of Law - Wilmington)
JD, 2002
University of Delaware
Undergraduate, 1996

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of PA, admitted 2002
State Bar of NJ, admitted 2003
Philadelphia Bar Association
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
Pennsylvania Association for Justice

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers (2023-2024)
Rising Star (2007-2011)

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