Martin G. Rubenstein is a shareholder in the firm, a member of the firm’s management committee, and the head of the firm’s Drug and Medical Device litigation group. For over 25 years, Martin has exclusively represented people who have been severely harmed due to drug and medical product liability, premises liability, consumer product liability and motor vehicle liability. He has achieved jury verdicts on behalf of his injured clients that have been reported in the
Legal Intelligencer as ranking among the largest in the five-county Philadelphia area.
Marty is acknowledged as a leader in the mass tort pharmaceutical litigation area. He has served as a liaison counsel in coordinated mass tort pharmaceutical litigations pending in Philadelphia County, including the “Fen Phen” diet drug litigation, In Re Propulsid litigation, and In Re PPA litigation. He has been asked to represent thousands of people locally, nationwide and in Canada who have been injured by dangerous drugs and medical devices. He was a member of the trial team that went to trial in the first heart valve injury “fen phen” case in the state of Pennsylvania and which ultimately helped to pave the way for the settlement of thousands of fen-phen claims throughout the country.
He has successfully resolved claims on behalf of his clients with severe kidney injuries due to now withdrawn anti-cholesterol medications; who suffered strokes due to now withdrawn over-the-counter cold remedies; and who died or suffered serious cardiac injury due to medication prescribed for gastrointestinal disease.
Marty has also achieved significant verdicts and settlements on behalf of individuals seriously harmed due to premises liability, motor vehicle liability and consumer product liability. In addition, he is regularly asked to participate as a speaker at continuing legal education seminars for lawyers. He is a co-author of numerous publications, including the recent book on premises liability published by the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Pennsylvania Premises Liability: Law & Forms, (PaTLA 2003).
Marty received his B.A. in 1978 from Dickinson College and his J.D. in 1981 from Villanova University School of Law. He is now serving in his 11th year on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and he is a member of the Pennsylvania and American Associations for Justice. He has been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell with the highest rating bestowed among members of the legal community for legal ability and ethical standards. In addition, he has been recognized by his peers and selected as a Super Lawyers attorney for Pennsylvania and in Philadelphia Magazine.
Marty also serves as a Director and Vice President of the Lower Merion Soccer Club, a not-for-profit charitable organization that sponsors a variety of youth soccer programs for over 2,700 children in the community.
