Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Jason S. Weiss
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2017 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Jason S. Weiss is an associate at Wapner, Newman, Wigrizer, Brecher & Miller, P.C in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His practice focuses on representing victims who are injured due to medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, defective products, and premises liability.
Since joining the firm, Mr. Weiss has been honored to serve as the associate for Partner Steven G. Wigrizer. Respected by his clients and peers alike, Mr. Wigrizer has been a past president of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association Fees Dispute Committee, and the examiner for the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board, as well as routinely being named a top 100 trial lawyer in the country and being rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review as excellent for his ethical standards and legal ability. Working closely with such an esteemed colleague has permitted Mr. Weiss to contribute to tremendous results on a range of cases including:
- $45 million judgment in the Tacony “Dungeon Case”
- $6.5 million in a premises liability action against a university
- $4 million in a wrongful death and survival action for failure to diagnose renal cell carcinoma
- $3.1 million in a medical malpractice case for failing to properly insert a spinal cord stimulator
- $1.6 million in a methadone overdose case settled during trial
- $850,000 for a wrongful death and survival action in a tow truck accident
- $825,000 settlement for a child in a Federal Flammable Fabrics Act case.
Mr. Weiss is currently assisting Mr. Wigrizer with taking a leading role with the wrongful death case arising from the Market Street building collapse.
In 2016, Mr. Weiss was selected as a Super Lawyer: Rising Star, distinguished in Medical Malpractice as a Plaintiff’s attorney.
Mr. Weiss is a 2007 graduate of The George Washington University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 2010, Mr. Weiss was awarded a Juris Doctor degree from the Rutgers School of Law – Camden, where he was a member of the Rutgers Law Journal.
While in law school, Mr. Weiss served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Joel H. Slomsky of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Wapner Newman in November 2011, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Michele M. Fox of the Superior Court of New Jersey.
Mr. Weiss is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. Contact our experienced personal injury lawyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jason Weiss for a free consultation if you are in Philadelphia, Allentown or surrounding areas.
Overview
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Gender: Male
- Ethnicity: White
- Rutgers University–Camden, J.D., graduated 2010
- Pennsylvania, 310446
- New Jersey, 023262010
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- New Jersey - Supreme Court
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania, 310446
- New Jersey, 023262010
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- Rutgers University–Camden, J.D., graduated 2010
- Gender: Male
- Ethnicity: White
- New Jersey - Supreme Court
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Construction Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- $45 million judgment in the Tacony “Dungeon Case”
The award, from a Common Pleas Court jury, was granted Thursday to Tamara Breeden, 33, who had been held captive for a decade by Linda Ann Weston.
She testified that from fall 2001 to October 2011, she was a captive of Weston, 55; Gregory Thomas Sr., 51; Eddie Wright, 53; and Jean McIntosh, 36.
Breeden was awarded $40 million in compensatory damages. She was also granted $5 million in punitive damages, including $3 million against Weston, and $1 million each from Thomas and Wright.
Breeden and the three others were rescued from the basement boiler room of an apartment house on Longshore Avenue in the city's Tacony section in October 2011.
She testified she was subjected to daily beatings, nearly starved, and did not have access to water, clothing, medicine, or doctors.
"She was terribly abused, she was prostituted, all so she could be controlled and Linda Ann Weston would get her Social Security benefits," said Breeden's lawyer, Steven Wigrizer.
Breeden was receiving the benefits because of her mental disability.
She testified that from fall 2001 to October 2011, she was a captive of Weston, 55; Gregory Thomas Sr., 51; Eddie Wright, 53; and Jean McIntosh, 36.
Breeden was awarded $40 million in compensatory damages. She was also granted $5 million in punitive damages, including $3 million against Weston, and $1 million each from Thomas and Wright.
Breeden and the three others were rescued from the basement boiler room of an apartment house on Longshore Avenue in the city's Tacony section in October 2011.
She testified she was subjected to daily beatings, nearly starved, and did not have access to water, clothing, medicine, or doctors.
"She was terribly abused, she was prostituted, all so she could be controlled and Linda Ann Weston would get her Social Security benefits," said Breeden's lawyer, Steven Wigrizer.
Breeden was receiving the benefits because of her mental disability.
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