Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky PC


Headquarters: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

8 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

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Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky is one of the nation’s leading personal injury firms. The firm has secured some of the largest settlements and verdicts in the history of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It is widely regarded as the best law firm in the United States for representing workers who have been injured or killed on the job. Known for winning tough, high-profile cases, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky has an exceptional track record of championing the rights of injured victims.

If you have experienced a catastrophic injury or the wrongful death of a loved one, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky is dedicated to achieving justice for you and your family.


Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky has earned a national reputation as the country's most specialized and experienced law firm in the representation of victims of construction accidents and construction falls. Known for winning tough, high-profile cases, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky's attorneys also have an exceptional track record in championing the rights of victims of workplace accidents, medical malpractice, defective products, unsafe premises, liquor liability, motor vehicle accidents, and class action injustices.

More Than 200 Verdicts and Settlements over $1 Million

Examples of Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky's ability to obtain record-setting personal injury verdicts, settlements and arbitration awards and/or set legal precedents include:

$101 million settlement
for the Atlantic City, N.J., Tropicana Casino parking garage collapse - the largest construction accident settlement in U.S. history.

$75 million verdict, the largest construction accident verdict ever awarded an individual U.S. construction worker and one of the largest jury verdicts in Philadelphia history.

$29.5 million settlement for the Pier 34 collapse - one of the largest premises liability settlements in Philadelphia history.

$17 million settlement for families of two Hungarian tourists who were killed when the duck boat they were on in the Delaware River was run over by a barge.

$16.5 million for a severely burned millwright - the largest personal injury settlement in the history of Lehigh County, Pa.

$14.7 million
settlement for a roofer whose skull was crushed by a falling hoist - one of the largest defective product settlements in Philadelphia history.

Other high-profile cases include a medical malpractice settlement on behalf of the teenager who died in a University of Pennsylvania gene therapy trial. The firm also secured the largest settlement ever reported - $20 million - involving bad faith by an insurer in Pennsylvania.

Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky's attorneys have also obtained million dollar-plus verdicts and settlements in scores of less publicized cases - cases that have been just as critically important to our clients victimized by life-altering personal injuries and wrongful deaths.

In addition, our class action attorneys have helped secure settlements in the tens and even hundreds of millions of dollars for the classes of wronged businesses and consumers that they represent.

If you or a family member has been injured or killed as a result of a serious accident - or been treated unfairly as a business or consumer - Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky is committed to obtaining all the results you need and deserve. To learn how we can help, contact us today.

"Our clients choose us because we get results. Insurance companies know us, respect us and fear us - which is what you want if you've suffered a catastrophic injury."
- Robert J. Mongeluzzi

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  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

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