Jason Itkin

In 2019, our firm—along with Thomas R. Kline at Kline and Specter—tried the very first punitive damages case against Johnson & Johnson for their drug Risperdal. The drug was originally developed to treat schizophrenia but was aggressively marketed off-label to children with autism and other behavioral disorders. Johnson & Johnson hid the dangerous side effect of its drug from the public, medical community, and F.D.A.

Our client was prescribed Risperdal and developed gynecomastia (female breast growth in boys). Our firm uncovered evidence that Johnson & Johnson knew about the link between their drug and gynecomastia, but didn’t turn it over to the FDA.

After a month-long trial, the jury returned with a verdict of $8 billion—the largest single-plaintiff jury verdict ever won in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the third largest jury verdict every obtained for an individual in the United States.

Jason Itkin, Noah Wexler, and Roland Christensen, along with Thomas R. Kline, Chris Gomez, Melissa Merck, and Toby L. Millrood of Kline & Spector, won a second history-making verdict against Bayer/Monsanto in the Roundup litigation. We remain committed to holding the chemical manufacturer accountable for decades of poisoning regular people.

Since Roundup came on the market nearly 40 years ago, Monsanto has used all its influence to hide the link between Roundup and cancer. However, the truth has come out about this dangerous chemical.

Our client used Roundup and then developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Our firm presented years of evidence and testimony, and after careful consideration, the well-educated jury awarded $2.25 billion against Monsanto. It’s the largest verdict against Monsanto/Bayer in the Roundup litigation.

On June 8, 2019, Kiersten Smith was making dinner in her apartment when a crane across the street fell onto her building. In a moment, she and her entire living room were gone. Kiersten’s mother called Arnold & Itkin once it was clear that the crane’s operators—a real estate developer called Greystar—were refusing to take responsibility for the crane collapse. After four years of shameless delay tactics, we took Greystar to court. In the end, the jury saw through Greystar and forced them to pay $860 million to our client for what they did.

Attorneys Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, and Kyle Findley secured $357.7 million in a confidential settlement on behalf of several injured employees. A workplace accident led to the injury of numerous workers, each of whom turned to Arnold & Itkin for help. Our firm was able to secure record settlements for each of them, collectively obtaining the largest workplace accident settlement in state history. Kurt, Jason, and the rest of the team were able to achieve this result within only 16 months of the date of injury.

Attorneys Jason Itkin and Cory Itkin obtained a $222 million verdict for a woman whose husband Jesse suffered fatal burns over approximately 90% of his body in a plant accident. Jesse was sent to investigate a steam release from a faulty valve, but when the elevator doors opened, the steam burned Jesse. He was airlifted to a burn unit, but it was too late. Jesse died the next day. The faulty valve was traced back to Team Industrial Services, Inc., who denied responsibility until a jury heard the facts and ruled in our favor.

Attorneys Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, Noah Wexler, and Caj Boatright achieved a massive settlement on behalf of a large group of clients. Our attorneys took dozens of depositions to get to the bottom of the facts. After years of difficult, highly-contested litigation, they were finally able to overcome both procedural and legal hurdles. The defendants chose to settle with our clients shortly before trial was scheduled to begin.

Jason Itkin, Noah Wexler, and Roland Christensen, along with Thomas R. Kline, Chris Gomez, Melissa Merck, and Toby L. Millrood of Kline & Spector won a $175 million verdict for a man who developed cancer from repeated exposure to Roundup, the now-infamous Monsanto herbicide. Monsanto’s repeated claims that Roundup was perfectly safe or had no carcinogenic effects were torn apart by Jason in court, leading the 12-person jury in Philadelphia to award $175 million against Monsanto.

It’s difficult to overstate how much of a turning point this is for the victims of Roundup.

Before we went to trial, Bayer was on a winning streak; however, this was their first trial against Arnold & Itkin. Our landmark victory turned the tide in this litigation for thousands of cancer victims.

The firm is proud to announce the recent successful verdict that they won on behalf of their client, the victim of an ambulance accident. The plaintiff was seven months pregnant at the time of the accident (December 2010) when she was experiencing stomach pains and called for an ambulance. Acadian Ambulance picked her up a short time later to transport her to the hospital. What the woman didn't know and what Arnold & Itkin later proved was that the driver had a poor driving history and bad vision as well. While the ambulance was en route to the hospital, the driver dropped something on the floor and proceeded to pick it up. He took his eyes completely off of the road and did not slow down. As a result, the ambulance collided with the back of a sugar cane truck. The woman suffered a severed spine and serious brain injuries as a result.

She will never be able to walk again, and is permanently confined to the wheelchair. Also incredibly unfortunate is that her baby was born prematurely. Our client's baby and her other daughter were forced to live with the client's mother because she could no longer care for them with her disability. At the time the verdict was reached, the woman had already had to spend $1.4 million in medical bills. Throughout the course of the rest of her life, her medical bills are estimated to reach $30 million. The $117 million verdict is going toward the medical bills for the mother as well as all possible medical treatments needed for the premature child, as health complications may arise. Part of the verdict was also because the plaintiff's two children will not be able to have a healthy mother who can take care of them, and the pain and suffering that the mother sustained in addition to her physical wounds.

Attorneys from the Arnold & Itkin team helped reach a record settlement on behalf of individuals who had suffered from the use of defective, dangerous products. This will help ensure they are taken care of for life.

Attorneys from our legal team helped to represent those who had been seriously harmed by dangerous, defective products. In the end, we obtained a record settlement and recovered $105 million on their behalf.