Andrew Van Wagner
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Practice Areas:
Social security disability,
Workers' compensation,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Toxic mold,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
Villanova University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Social security disability,
Workers' compensation,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Toxic mold,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
125 North 20th StreetPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103
First Admitted: 2010, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: http://www.roddenlaw.com
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, 2015
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2024
- Pennsylvania, 2010
- New Jersey Association for Justice, 2017
- United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 2016
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2012
- New Jersey, 2010
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Fahrer v. McRech Inc: A Camden County jury on Feb. 10 awarded $3.02 million to a woman injured when she fell in an auto dealership lot. The verdict was the 4th highest obtained in the State of New Jersey for the year of 2023. According to counsel, on Aug. 4, 2017, plaintiff Amanda Fahrer, 42, dropped off her truck for a service maintenance at Turnersville Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram dealership in Turnersville. Fahrer claimed that upon exiting her truck, she stepped in a puddle of water which caused her to slip and fall and land on her left arm. Fahrer sued the dealership; the management company, Foulke Management Corp.; and property owner, McCall Remi Charlie LLC. She alleged that they were negligent. The puddle of water came off a car that a dealership employee drove through the service area before Fahrer. Fahrer’s counsel argued that the dealership failed to clean up the water and failed to warn Fahrer of the water. Her counsel further asserted that the dealership violated its own policies and procedures. Fahrer was ultimately diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome and reflex sympathetic dystrophy. She was put on a nerve medication for her ongoing numbness and tingling. Fahrer was recommended ketamine infusions, but was unable to receive them due to issues with health coverage. She received a series of nerve-block and ganglion-block injections. Fahrer further treated with immunoglobulin therapy, which required a nurse to administer the treatment in her home five days in a row, for three months, which required Fahrer to sit eight hours for each session. Despite the extensive treatment, Fahrer received little no relief. Fahrer began receiving the ketamine infusions in 2021, which she continued to receive at the time of trial. At trial, Fahrer’s physicians testified that the incident caused her to suffer a permanent condition that requires lifelong treatment. The physicians recommended that Fahrer undergo ketamine infusions for the rest of her life, in addition to medical monitoring and additional pain management. Fahrer’s expert in environmental health and safety testified that the dealership’s floor in the service garage was made of epoxy-coated cement, which is a slippery surface on its own and becomes increasingly slippery when wet. The defense maintained that Fahrer’s accident was not caused by any negligence on the part of the dealership. The defense also contended that Fahrer was comparatively negligent for the incident. The defense’s engineering expert performed a slip-resistance test on the service garage’s floor three and a half year post-accident. The expert opined that the floor’s was not slippery. In her testimony, Fahrer discussed how her relationship with her four daughters and five grandchildren have changed. She can no longer be affectionate with her family as she used to, since her skin is so sensitive. Fahrer sought to recover $1.3 million to $1.4 million in future medical costs, plus damages for past and future pain and suffering. The defense’s expert in neurology testified that Fahrer does not suffer from complex regional pain syndrome or reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and that she had been misdiagnosed and treated incorrectly. Fahrer’s symptoms more likely resemble fibromyalgia, the expert said. At trial before Superior Court Judge Michael Kassel, the jury on Feb. 10 found that the dealership was negligent and its negligence was a factual cause of injury. The jury found that Fahrer was not comparatively negligent. The jury determined that the Fahrers would receive $3.02 million. Fahrer was awarded $1.4 million for future medical costs and $1.5 million for pain and suffering. Her husband, Todd Fahrer, was awarded $122,500 for loss of consortium., 2023
Honors/Awards:
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2016
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2023
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2022
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2021
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2020
- Top Personal Injury Attorney, Suburban Life Magazine, 2020
- Top Trial Attorney, South Jersey Magazine, 2019
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2017
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2018
Educational Background:
- Villanova School of Law, 2007-2010
- University of California, Davis, 2002-2006
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- While in Law School, Mr. Van Wagner was a member of the Villanova Environmental Law Journal serving as both a staff writer and as managing editor
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