Top 10 Settlements in New Jersey in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 settlements obtained in New Jersey in the year 2017. The list is comprised of various case types that were filed either in state or federal courts.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Settlements in New Jersey in 2017) you have also made the list of Top 20 Settlements in New Jersey in 2017.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $69,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Apy of Attorney General of the State of NJ |
| Case: | Hoffman v. Volkswagen AG |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Pollution |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $17,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James C. Shah, Natalie Finkelman Bennett of Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP; Michael D. Donovan of Donovan Litigation Group, LLC; Robert W. Murphy of Murphy Law Firm; Marc A. Goldich of Axler Goldich LLC |
| Case: | Q+Food LLC, et al. v. Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Class Action, Economic Loss, Product Liability, Property Damage, Defective Product, Consumer Protection |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard A. Friedman of Zazzali, Fagella, Nowak, Kleinbaum & Friedman, P.C.; Robert M. Schwartz of Schwartz Law Group, LLC |
| Case: | Gray, et al. v. Hamilton Township Board of ED. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action, Labor & Employment |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $6,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Colleran of The Colleran Firm; Louis C. Shapiro of Louis Charles Shapiro |
| Case: | C.V., Pro ami v. Silk, D.O., et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott A. Parsons of O'Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble L.L.C |
| Case: | Plaintiff Patient v. Defendant Rehabilitation Facility |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Fall |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick M. Metz of Dario, Albert, Metz and Eyerman, LLC |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Jayne |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $5,080,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew R. Wolf, Bharati S. Patel of The Wolf Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Steven Gomes v. Extra Space Storage Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action, Conversion, Consumer Protection |
| 8 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dion G. Rassias of The Beasley Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Lingenfesler v. United Parcel Service, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training |
| 8 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew R. Mendelsohn of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
| Case: | Markov v. Davessar |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Mazie of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
| Case: | Salifu v. Kondamudi, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $4,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hugh M. Turk of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. |
| Case: | Plaszymaka v. Fu, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury |