Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Harry M. Roth
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Harry M. Roth is a shareholder in the law firm and is widely regarded for his superior handling of complex civil litigation including medical negligence, medical malpractice, product liability, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and pharmaceutical cases. He has been has been selected by his fellow lawyers as one of the Best Lawyers in America®.
Through jury verdict and settlement, he has achieved a number of multi-million dollar results in professional liability and product liability cases.
Mr. Roth also represents individuals, government entities, and companies seeking to recover for economic loss or property damage as a result of the wrongful conduct of others.
Mr. Roth was appointed to serve on the Disciplinary Board Committee of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1994–2000, is a frequent lecturer on public safety, health issues, and the law and is actively involved in supporting causes which directly impact the health and well being of individuals as well as the community.
Through jury verdict and settlement, he has achieved a number of multi-million dollar results in professional liability and product liability cases.
Mr. Roth also represents individuals, government entities, and companies seeking to recover for economic loss or property damage as a result of the wrongful conduct of others.
Mr. Roth was appointed to serve on the Disciplinary Board Committee of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1994–2000, is a frequent lecturer on public safety, health issues, and the law and is actively involved in supporting causes which directly impact the health and well being of individuals as well as the community.
Overview
- Hofstra University, J.D., graduated 1983
- Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
- American Bar Foundation - Member
- Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee of The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania - Member (1994–2000)
- International Property Investment Journal - Member (1982–1983)
- Leadership Class, National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Member
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations - Member
- The American Association for Justice and The Pennsylvania Association for Justice - Member
- The Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association - Director (1998–2007)
- Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
- American Bar Foundation - Member
- Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee of The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania - Member (1994–2000)
- International Property Investment Journal - Member (1982–1983)
- Leadership Class, National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Member
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations - Member
- The American Association for Justice and The Pennsylvania Association for Justice - Member
- The Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association - Director (1998–2007)
- Hofstra University, J.D., graduated 1983
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Medical Malpractice Law
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation
Awards:
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review AV®-rated lawyer, and included in The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the United States for 2015, published by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell®;
- Included in the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, based on peer review ratings.
- From 2008 through 2017, Harry M. Roth was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field(s) of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, based on peer review ratings (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Ai
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Additional Information
Case History
Cases
- Market Street Collapse - $ 227 million settlement
Harry M. Roth was one of the lead trial lawyers in the case arising from the collapse of a building during demolition that resulted in the deaths and injuries of 19 people in the adjacent Salvation Army Thrift Store. After the jury's liability finding, which followed four months of testimony, the parties reached a settlement of $227 million to compensate the victims of the collapse, and their families.
- $220 million tainted steroid settlement
Harry Roth was Co-chair, Official Creditors’ Committee in Bankruptcy that achieved a $220 million settlement in NECC contaminated steroid litigation.
- $3.25 million recovery for a teacher seriously injured due to the medical negligence of her doctors in failing to properly administer anesthesia;
$3.25 million recovery for a teacher seriously injured due to the medical negligence of her doctors in failing to properly administer anesthesia;
- $7.5 million dollar recovery for a young girl who suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of an untimely performed cesarean section delivery;
$7.5 million dollar recovery for a young girl who suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of an untimely performed cesarean section delivery;
- $2 million recovery for a man paralyzed from the waist down resulting from hospital staff's failure to comply with ordered spinal cord protection;
$2 million recovery for a man paralyzed from the waist down resulting from hospital staff's failure to comply with ordered spinal cord protection;
- Part of the team that created a confidential multi-million dollar recovery for families of 46 workers killed in Chinook helicopter crash off the coast of Scotland;
Part of the team that created a confidential multi-million dollar recovery for families of 46 workers killed in Chinook helicopter crash off the coast of Scotland;
- $890,000 judgment in a products liability case in which a worker suffered a mild traumatic brain injury with permanent cognitive losses due to a defectively designed high-speed roll up door.
$890,000 judgment in a products liability case in which a worker suffered a mild traumatic brain injury with permanent cognitive losses due to a defectively designed high-speed roll up door.
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