Number 1 Verdicts in New Jersey in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of the largest – in each applicable case type (category) – plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in the State of New Jersey 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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| $51,040,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Stephen G. Console, Laura C. Mattiacci, Emily R. Derstine Friesen of Console Mattiacci Law L.L.C |
| Case: | Braden v. Lockheed Martin Corp. |
| No. 1 in: * | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| $45,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Adam M. Starr of Jarve Kaplan Granato Starr, LLC |
| Case: | Burgos-Bonilla v. Diorio, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault and Battery, Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Report |
| $17,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Paul A. Lauricella, Slade H. McLaughlin of McLaughlin & Lauricella |
| Case: | Heaney v. Jersey Shore University Medical Center, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Medical Malpractice |
| $15,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David A. Mazie, Adam M. Slater of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
| Case: | Hrymoc v. Ethicon |
| No. 1 in: * | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Pelvic Mesh Complications |
| $11,824,911.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Drake P. Bearden Jr. of Costello & Mains, LLC |
| Case: | Pritchett v. State of New Jersey |
| No. 1 in: * | Disability Discrimination, Failure to Accommodate |
| $11,049,639.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Carol L. Forte, Brian E. Mahoney of Blume, Forte, Fried, Zerres & Molinari, P.C. |
| Case: | Fava v. Moss, M.D., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Treatment |
| $9,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John Cottle, Perry M. Adair, Sanjay Kurian, Matthew Meyers, Vincenzo M. Mogavero, Martin C. Cabalar of Becker & Poliakoff PA |
| Case: | Port Imperial Condominium Ass’n. vs. K. Hovnanian At Port Imperial Urban |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Warranty, Consumer Fraud, Construction Defect |
| $8,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gregg A. Stone of Kirsch, Gelband & Stone, P.A. |
| Case: | Dickens v. Irvington Board of Education, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Premises Liability, Trip and Fall |
| $6,008,404.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joshua R. Van Naarden of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | Howlen, et al. v. Burbella M.D., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Wrongful Death, Paramedic Malpractice, Premature Discharge |
| $5,150,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Scott A. Parsons of O'Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble L.L.C |
| Case: | Polt v. Kroon, M.D. |
| No. 1 in: * | Unnecessary Surgery |
| $5,058,900.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John J. Curley of John J. Curley LLC |
| Case: | North Hudson Sewerage Auth. v. Maxwell Place Condo. Ass'n |
| No. 1 in: * | Eminent Domain Abuse, Property Rights |
| $4,250,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Bruce H. Nagel, Susan B. Connors of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| Case: | Jordan v. Lam, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Misdiagnosis |
| $3,766,416.99 | |
| Attorneys: | Richard A. Vrhovc of Law Office Of Richard A. Vrhovc |
| Case: | Electrospec, Inc. v. New Jersey Micro-Electronic Testing, Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Contract |
| $3,350,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Marvin R. Walden Jr. of Greenberg, Walden & Grossman, LLC |
| Case: | Sol-Gonzales v. Flores |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident |
| $2,270,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Matthew G. Minor of Sweet Pasquarelli, P.C. |
| Case: | Pronovich v. South Bound Brook |
| No. 1 in: * | Toxic Exposure |
| $2,145,409.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Richard B. Rubenstein, Craig M. Rothenberg of Rothenberg, Rubenstein, Berliner & Shinrod, LLC |
| Case: | Steuer v. Litter Patrol Sweeping Company |
| No. 1 in: * | Truck Accident |
| $2,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Raffi Momjian of Raffi Momjian, PC |
| Case: | Loyle Lanes Bowling Center v. Hansen and Izdebski Insurance Associates |
| No. 1 in: * | Property Damage, Insurance Broker Malpractice, Arson |
| $2,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert H. Baumgarten of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Encalada v. Rock Ridge Construction MGT LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Construction Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety |
| $1,800,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | K. Raja Bhattacharya of Bendit Weinstock, P.A. |
| Case: | Maison v. NJ Transit, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Inadequate Security |
| $1,700,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth G. Andres, Jr. of The Law Offices of Andres & Berger, P.C. |
| Case: | Gerber v. Sousa, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Insurance Bad Faith, Underinsured Motorist |
| $1,630,423.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Heidi R. Weintraub of Heidi Weintraub & Associates, LLC |
| Case: | Yatauro v. State of NJ, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Whistleblower Retaliation, Abuse of Power |
| $1,580,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kevin L. Parsons of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| Case: | Martin v. Sea Isle City, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bicycle Accident |
| $1,521,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Charles J. Sciarra of Sciarra & Catrambone L.L.C. |
| Case: | Botti v. Borough of West Long Branch, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Gender Discrimination |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Leonard Z. Kaufmann of Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP |
| Case: | Yoav Krill vs. IDT Corp., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Unpaid Severance |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert H. Baumgarten of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Moreira v. JSM at Fairways |
| No. 1 in: * | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Maintain, Ladder Accident |
| $1,448,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Alan J. Markman, Robert Cannan of Markman & Cannan LLC |
| Case: | Confidential Plaintiff v. Confidential Defendant |
| No. 1 in: * | Surgical Error |
| $1,444,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Louis M. Barbone, Arthur J. Murray of Jacobs & Barbone, P.A. |
| Case: | Farruggio v. The Borough of Hamburg |
| No. 1 in: * | Hostile Work Environment, Constructive Discharge, Workplace Harassment, Police Misconduct |
| $1,280,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas J. Leonardis of Stathis & Leonardis, LLC |
| Case: | Hockman v. Burrellys LLC |
| No. 1 in: * | Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance |
| $1,250,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Salim F. Sabbagh, Neil S. Weiner of Lynch Lynch Held Rosenberg, P.C. |
| Case: | Bloomfield v. GEICO Ins. Co., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Uninsured Motorist, Hit and Run |
| $1,232,434.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Anthony M. Digiulio of Barish Rosenthal |
| Case: | Terry v. Norfolk S. Corp. |
| No. 1 in: * | Railroad Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment |
| $975,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gary D. Ginsberg of Ginsberg & O'Connor, PC |
| Case: | Jean-Pierre v. Old Bridge Board of Ed., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | School Bus Accident |
| $950,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Andrew A. Fraser, William B. Thayer of Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP |
| Case: | Reid v. Burdorf |
| No. 1 in: * | Dog Bite, Animal Attack |
| $859,463.00 | |
| Attorneys: | William E. Gericke of Cozen O'Connor |
| Case: | Fitchburg Mut. Ins. Co. v. Burlington Landscaping, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Subrogation, Contractor Negligence |
| $850,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Patrick T. Collins of Franzblau Dratch, P.C. |
| Case: | Abuhadba v. Berman, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Legal Malpractice |
| $843,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Patrick J. Whalen of Law Offices of Patrick J. Whalen |
| Case: | Lukaszewski, et al. v. Jasticon, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation |
| $800,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kevin P. Nerwinski of Kevin P. Nerwinski, Attorney At Law |
| Case: | Gattone v. Ana Beall's Tea Room LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Dram Shop Liability |
| $650,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Roy D. Curnow of Law Office of Roy D. Curnow |
| Case: | Jacobs v. Jersey Central Power & Light |
| No. 1 in: * | Utility Negligence |
| $649,724.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Daniel R. Bevere of Piro Zinna Cifelli Paris & Genitempo LLC |
| Case: | Delgado v. Yurcho, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Falling Object |
| $606,100.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jack Sanders of Shebell & Shebell, LLC |
| Case: | Esposito v. Feliciano |
| No. 1 in: * | Motorcycle Accident |
| $600,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Maggiano of Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi P.C. |
| Case: | Rivera v. Enriquez, M.D. |
| No. 1 in: * | Anesthesia Error |
| $575,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael R. Hobbie, David P. Corrigan of Hobbie, Corrigan & Bertucio, P.C. |
| Case: | Cece v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company |
| No. 1 in: * | Pedestrian Accident |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas S. Howard of Gartenberg Howard, LLP |
| Case: | AII1 v. Pinnacle Ins. Sol. |
| No. 1 in: * | Negligent Misrepresentation |
| $359,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Domhnall O’Cathain of Lesnevich MarzanoLesnevich Trigg O’Cathain & O’Cathain LLC |
| Case: | Nadeau v. Cleave, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Dental Malpractice |
| $355,486.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David F. Corrigan, Bradley D. Tishman, Samuel B. Wenocur of Corrigan Law Firm |
| Case: | Cosimano v. Township of Union |
| No. 1 in: * | Wrongful Demotion |
| $247,280.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David K. Chazen of Chazen & Chazen, LLC |
| Case: | Mitchell v. Veith |
| No. 1 in: * | Negligent Supervision |
| $238,946.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David N. Levy, Joseph Lee Matalon of Matalon, Shweky, Elman PLLC |
| Case: | Shine Inc. v. City Line Car Wash of NJ, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Tortious Interference, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Promissory Note, Promissory Estoppel, Debt Collection |
| $175,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joseph R. Mariniello of Mariniello & Mariniello, P.C. |
| Case: | Choi v. Ban, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Landlord-Tenant |
| $171,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Noel Crowley of Crowley and Crowley |
| Case: | MacNaughton v. The Delbarton School, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Defamation |