Top 10 Verdicts in Connecticut in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in Connecticut in the year 2017. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Verdicts in Connecticut in 2017) you have also made the list of Top 20 Verdicts in Connecticut in 2017.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $21,749,041.00 |
| Attorneys: | Antonio Ponvert III of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC |
| Case: | Mirlis v. Greer, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Emotional Distress |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $15,591,661.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy C. Virgil of Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Martinez, et al. v. Gonzalez, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric Reinken of The Reinken Law Firm; Michael G. Dowd of Michael G. Dowd, Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Spalter Iino v. Estate of Spalter |
| Type: | Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Emotional Distress, Child Abuse |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $6,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ruben Honik of Golomb & Honik, P.C. |
| Case: | Radzik v. Children’s Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Inform |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $6,413,140.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy P. Pothin of Faxon Law Group, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Harrison v. Tyson, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $5,775,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric P. Smith of Faxon Law Group, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Ashmore v. Hartford Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $5,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kristan Peters-Hamlin of Peters Hamlin LLC |
| Case: | Barham v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William J. Ronalter, Robert R. Simpson, Sarah A. Westby of Shipman & Goodwin LLP |
| Case: | Sarin v. Omitted |
| Type: | Dental Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $3,604,268.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Murray of Haymond Law Firm |
| Case: | Sutera v. Natiello, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Scaffolding Accident, Failure to Supervise |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $2,875,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert B. Adelman, Joram Hirsch of Adelman Hirsch & Connors LLP |
| Case: | Estate of M.R.O. v. General Motors |
| Type: | Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress |