Stephen J. Imbriglia

Stephen J. Imbriglia is the Administrative Director in charge of Gibbons’ Philadelphia Office. Mr. Imbriglia is a trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in the defense of product liability cases. He defends pharmaceutical and medical-device manufacturers. For more than twenty years, Mr. Imbriglia has also defended companies in toxic tort litigation, such as those involving exposures to asbestos, benzene, beryllium and lead. In addition to defending clients in individual cases, he has extensive experience representing companies in class actions, multidistrict litigation and serial lawsuits. Mr. Imbriglia has served as national and local counsel for companies in mass tort litigation.

Mr. Imbriglia also defends professionals, including architects, engineers and accountants, in professional-liability actions.

Mr. Imbriglia has authored articles about medical monitoring claims, Daubert issues, class actions and mass tort litigation.

A Philadelphia native, Mr. Imbriglia began his career as a prosecutor in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office before transitioning to civil litigation.

Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1980)

Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1977)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

United States Courts of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuits

Member, Philadelphia Bar Association and the Association's Federal Courts Committee

Member, Defense Research Institute and DRI's Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee

President, Philadelphia Chapter of Boston College Law School Alumni Association

"Updating Pennsylvania Products Law: A 'Reasonable' Suggestion," The Legal Intelligencer, February 5, 2010 (Stephen J. Imbriglia, Stephen J. Finley, Jr.)

"Precluding the Testimony of Ethics Experts," For the Defense, October 2008

Quoted in "Court Limits Good Samaritan Rule in Medical Monitoring Case," The Legal Intelligencer, June 4, 2008

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Product Liability Litigation, 2010

Listed in Super Lawyers, Personal Injury Defense: Products, 2010

AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Law Clerk, Superior Court of New Hampshire 1980-1981

Defense of pharmaceutical company in multi-million dollar claim involving mistaken administration of a drug to an individual in anaphylaxis and allegation that drug was inadequately labeled.

Defense of manufacturer of products for the dental industry in several mesothelioma cases involving short-term asbestos exposure.

Defense of company that operated lead-processing plant in claim by worker at adjacent facility that he had developed porphyria as a result of exposure to lead.

Defense of product manufacturer in personal injury and property damage claims arising from leaking underground gasoline tank and resulting in exposures to gasoline and benzene.

Defense of fireproofing manufacturer in numerous asbestos property damages cases brought by building owners seeking tens of millions of dollars for asbestos removal costs.

Defense of grinding wheel manufacturer in case brought by purchaser of property for pre-existing lead contamination of ground and water.

Defense of manufacturer of conveyor system for food industry in case involving serious hand injury.

Defense of manufacturers of PPA - containing products in cases brought by individuals who had suffered strokes.

Defense of engineering firm in multiple personal injury and medical monitoring suits arising from beryllium exposure.

Defense of geotechnical engineer in wrongful death suit resulting from pier collapse.

Defense of structural engineer in property damage suit arising from building collapse.

Defense of accountant in fraud and conspiracy case brought by shareholder in company that allegedly conspired with accountant.

Defense of manufacturers in class actions involving asbestos, dietary supplements, tobacco product, beryllium and OTC dermatologic skin cream.

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