Shareholder Daniel J. Mann

For almost 3 decades, Daniel J. Mann has represented individuals and families who have been victims of defectively manufactured products, trucking and motor vehicle accidents, construction and workplace accidents, premises defects, and medical malpractice. He has brought cases against obstetricians and hospitals for birth injury and malpractice, trucking companies for accidents resulting in severe injury and death, and car manufacturers for unsafe vehicle construction. A partner of the firm since 2003, Dan has co-chaired more than 40 jury trials and, through verdicts and settlements, has recovered in excess of $500 million for his clients. Dan’s recent results include:

PRODUCT LIABILITY:

• $50 million for the families of three toddlers who were fatally injured by IKEA dresser tip-overs
• $48 million for burn injury to child caused by defective design of water dispenser
• $46 million for the family of a toddler who was fatally injured by an IKEA dresser tip-over
• $18.3 million against the manufacturer of a portable electric heater that caused a house fire resulting in two fatalities and one catastrophically injured infant
• $13.5 million recovery for family of toddler in furniture defect case
• $8 million settlement for the death of an infant in a baby sling
• $7.25 million settlement in Libra dresser tip-over case, believed to be the largest recovery for death of a child in New York

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TRUCK ACCIDENTS:

• $26.1 million for the survivors of a tractor-trailer accident
• $15.57 million verdict against a large trucking company for failing to perform background checks on its independent contractor drivers
• $9.75 million for the victim of a tractor-trailer accident

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AUTO DEFECTS & CRASHWORTHINESS:

• $10 million for serious injuries arising from non-deployment of an airbag
• Confidential multimillion dollar settlement against an automobile manufacturer for permanent spinal cord injuries caused by its failure to use a headrest in its pickup truck

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PERSONAL INJURY:

• $36 million settlement for the family of two food truck explosion victims
• Confidential settlement for the family of a victim who was murdered in a carjacking at an Atlantic City casino
• Confidential settlements for victims of abuse by university faculty members and administrators

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Dan has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters consecutively since 2007, and since 2015 has been named as one of the top 100 Lawyers in Philadelphia. He has developed strong skills in the use of computer technology to effectively prepare and present cases for trial. Dan has authored numerous appellate briefs and argued appeals in the Courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is a frequent lecturer at continuing legal education programs, where he discusses the value of computer animations, high-tech depositions, and other unique testing avenues.

Dan received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and is a Syracuse University College of Law graduate. He is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Texas, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court for New Jersey.