About Wapner Newman

Founded in 1978 by Morton Wapner and Robert Newman, Wapner Newman is a Philadelphia personal injury and medical malpractice firm that has represented injured victims across Pennsylvania and New Jersey for nearly five decades. The firm concentrates exclusively on plaintiff-side personal injury work, covering motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, premises liability, construction accidents, and wrongful death.

Proven verdicts and settlements won by Wapner Newman

$227 millionSettlement

When a demolition project at 22nd and Market Streets sent a four-story brick wall crashing through a Salvation Army thrift store in June 2013, seven people were killed; after nearly six months of civil trial, the defendants settled for $227 million, the largest personal-injury settlement in Pennsylvania history.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas · 2017Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$45 millionVerdict

A Philadelphia jury returned a $45 million verdict in favor of Tamara Breeden, a mentally disabled woman who was confined, abused, and robbed of her Social Security benefits for more than a decade by Linda Ann Weston and two associates.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas · 2014Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
View all 2 proven verdicts →

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

Proven verdicts and settlements from other Philadelphia firms

Kline & Specter, PC
Kline & Specter, PC
$8 billion · A $8 Billion Risperdal Verdict in Philadelphia, Then a Judge Cut It to $6.8 Million
Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky
Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky
$1.2 billion · $1.2 Billion Settlement for 98 Victims of the Champlain Towers South Collapse in Surfside, Florida
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig
$160 million · U-Haul Pays $160 Million After Overfilled Propane Tank Kills Food Truck Owner and Her Daughter
Ross Feller Casey
Ross Feller Casey
$85 million · $85 Million Verdict for Penn Med Student Who Fell 18 Feet Into Open Center City Manhole
Anapol Weiss
Anapol Weiss
$1.6 billion · 104 Women Win $1.6 Billion Against Long Island Pediatrician Stuart Copperman

Attorneys at Wapner Newman

13 total