Joel H. Feigenbaum

Joel H. Feigenbaum is a Principal in the firm's Casualty Litigation Department and Hospitality and Retail Practice Group. He defends clients in complex civil litigation, including general and premises liability, negligent security, assault/battery, sexual violence and misconduct, discrimination, and harassment claims. Mr. Feigenbaum advocates on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, healthcare facilities, academic institutions, retailers, non-profit corporations, and hotels/motels in defense of claims that often involve complicated legal questions and sensitive fact patterns. He is an experienced litigator and manages all facets of his cases from inception through trial. He has first-chair jury trial experience and has successfully defended cases in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mr. Feigenbaum is committed to working with clients to devise and implement the most effective defense strategy and aggressively advocates for his clients to achieve the best possible result on even the most sensitive cases.

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• Defense verdict in Philadelphia County on behalf of a trucking company and its tractor-trailer driver in a contested liability motor vehicle accident where the plaintiff claimed significant spinal injuries.
• Defense verdict on behalf of a condominium association and commercial real estate developer in a fifteen-day Chester County premise liability action where a traumatic brain injury was alleged, and the pre-trial settlement demand was $10M.
• Verdict of $5,000 against the end-user in a commercial liftgate failure-product liability action in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas following a seven-day jury trial where the three manufacturing co-defendants settled-out, but the jury still found them, collectively, 97.5% liable for the plaintiff’s alleged significant spinal injuries where a liftgate arm snapped, causing 1,500 lbs. of material to strike the plaintiff, rendering him unconscious.  The pre-trial demand against the end-user was $5M.
• Verdict of less than $100,000 against a nationally recognized pharmacy chain in a negligent security case in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas where the plaintiff claimed assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and false imprisonment against the retailer based upon an assault by another customer wielding a firearm.  The plaintiff claimed post-traumatic stress disorder, sought punitive damages, and demanded $3M before the six-day trial.  

• Successful defense of a federal employment discrimination and sexual harassment claim where a worker claimed post-traumatic stress disorder based on alleged pervasive misconduct.  
• Successfully mediated a workplace discrimination and harassment claim on behalf of a restaurant chain whose employee’s sexual assault was captured by the building’s security cameras.
• Dismissal in child sex abuse case on behalf of a non-profit organization whose staff member was accused of repeatedly intoxicating and then molesting a minor.
• Successfully defended a special needs school where a disabled student was sexually assaulted by an unsupervised peer.
• Favorable binding arbitration award on behalf of a retail client whose customer was stabbed in its parking lot after an altercation among patrons spilled outside of the store.
• Obtained summary judgment in federal court limiting the available damages in a breach of contract action against a prominent retailer to less than $350 where the demand was $1M+.
• Favorable pre-suit settlement on behalf of a childcare program whose staff members were accused of physically assaulting a learning-impaired student.
• Successfully defended a well-known pharmacy chain where a dying tree fell and struck a customer in its parking lot, resulting in brain damage and spinal cord injuries.
• Obtained summary judgment for a franchisor where a subcontractor sustained a traumatic brain injury after falling from a ladder.
• Defense of a hotel chain whose guest fell from an unsecured window and alleged serious neurological impairments. 

• "Who's Responsible in Sex Abuse Claims Against Out-of-State Nonprofits?" New Jersey Law Journal (March 29, 2024)
• "Federal Judge Tackles 'Sexual Abuse' Exception to Sovereign Immunity - Twice" The Legal Intelligencer (February 7, 2024)