Top 20 Verdicts in Connecticut in 2015
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 plaintiff's jury verdicts obtained in Connecticut in the year 2015. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $21,968,558 |
| Attorneys: | James T. Shearin of Pullman & Comley, LLC; Amanda M. Knapp of Roetzel & Andress |
| Case: | Avetisyants v. Astromedia Global Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $6,304,272 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Zeppieri of Law Offices of Joseph Zeppieri |
| Case: | Peter Kantorowski, co-administrator for the estate of Dwayne Kantorowski v. St. Vincent’s Medical Center |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000 |
| Attorneys: | Robert R. Simpson and William J. Ronalter of Shipman & Goodwin LLP |
| Case: | Supriya Sarin v. Darryl A. Simms, DMD et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Dental Malpractice |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $4,250,000 |
| Attorneys: | David M. Bernard of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC |
| Case: | Erika Andrade v. William J. Gacso and Medical Anaesthesiology Associates |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $4,250,000 |
| Attorneys: | Emily Rock and Sean McElligott of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC |
| Case: | Gregory Leigh v. Daniel Schwartz, M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Misdiagnosis; Medical Malpractice |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000 |
| Attorneys: | James Horwitz and Kathleen Nastri of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC |
| Case: | Cynthia Olsen, Executrix of the Estate of Andrew J. Olsen, Deceased v. Dariush Owlia, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Misdiagnosis; Medical Malpractice |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $2,425,000 |
| Attorneys: | John J. Kennedy, Jr. and Stephanie Z. Roberge of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, LLC |
| Case: | Josephine Wirth, Executrix of the Estate of Wesley Wirth v. Connecticut Heart & Vascular Center et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Misdiagnosis; Medical Malpractice |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000 |
| Attorneys: | Jose Rojas of The Rojas Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Jacqueline Royster v. Black Bear Hartford LLC et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident; Dram Shop Liability |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $1,780,000 |
| Attorneys: | James J. Nugent of Nugent & Bryant; Lenny Isaac of Brennan & Isaac |
| Case: | Herbert Shook v. Ashley Bartholomew |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000 |
| Attorneys: | John W. Mills of Mills Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Deirdre Kiniry v. Ledgebrook Condominium |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Bicycle Accident; Premises Liability |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000 |
| Attorneys: | Kim A. S. Sudnick of Haymond Law Firm |
| Case: | Phyllis Lovett v. Adam Gornie and Russell Gornie |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000 |
| Attorneys: | William Bloss of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC |
| Case: | Kathleen Stern and Frederick Lee Stern v. Franklin McEwen d/b/a Lyme Tavern Cafe et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident; Dram Shop Liability |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $1,020,000 |
| Attorneys: | Emanuele R. Cicchiello of Cicchiello & Cicchiello LLP |
| Case: | Charles Sposito v. Jessica Blauvelt and Peter J. Blauvelt |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $847,000 |
| Attorneys: | Charles C. Goetsch of Charles Goetsch Law Offices LLC; Stephen J. Fitzgerald of Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. |
| Case: | Curtis Ervin v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Workplace Safety |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $805,000 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Meisenkothen of Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen |
| Case: | Marianne Bagley, Executrix for the Estate of Wayne M. Bagley v. Adel Wiggins Group, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Asbestos Exposure; Workplace Safety |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $770,000 |
| Attorneys: | Alan J. Rome of Rome Clifford Katz & Koerner, LLP |
| Case: | Susan Ellis v. Town of West Hartford |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Slip and Fall; Premises Liability |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $534,000 |
| Attorneys: | Peter J. Brown of Trantolo & Trantolo, LLC |
| Case: | Joseph Chaplin v. Julie L. Stone, Executrix of the Estate of Samuel Stone |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Motorcycle Accident |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $407,000 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Altieri of Balzano & Tropiano, PC |
| Case: | Teresa Craft v. Michael Okeke |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Assault and Battery |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $400,000 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Sadler of Fazzano & Tomasiewicz, LLC |
| Case: | Michael Doe v. Shawn Pahl, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Sexual Abuse |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $386,000 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Walsh of Walsh Woodard LLC |
| Case: | Arroyo v. University of Connecticut Health Center and State of Connecticut |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice |