Top 50 Car Accident Settlements in New Jersey in 2017
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| 1 | |
| 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 |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $2,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James P. McHugh, III of McHugh & Brancato |
| Case: | Lalonde v. MT. Olive Police Dept., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $2,475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew J. Renda, Jr. of Renda & Voynick |
| Case: | Rivera v. Coote |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $2,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Dodig of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP |
| Case: | Cullen v. Desousa, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $2,113,900.00 |
| Attorneys: | Harris S. Feldman of Blume, Forte, Fried, Zerres & Molinari, P.C. |
| Case: | Bauder v. Hayes, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury |
| 8 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James P. McHugh, III of McHugh & Brancato |
| Case: | Belmar v. Jones & Utz Tran |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 8 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam M. Epstein of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC; Abraham N. Milgraum of The Donnelly Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Newman, et al. v. Qamar-Yousufzai, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott D. Grossman of Grossman Law Offices |
| Case: | Plaintiff Auto Driver, et al. v. Defendant Bus Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $1,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter Chamas of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| Case: | DiMaggio v. Libbey, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $1,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward P. Capozzi, Corey A. Dietz of Brach Eichler LLC |
| Case: | Perry v. Kimberling, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury |
| 12 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Moses V. Rambarran of The Rambarran Law Firm |
| Case: | Fino v. Bergen Electric, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 12 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward J. Rebenack of Rebenack Aronow & Mascolo L.L.P |
| Case: | Plaintiff Driver v. Defendant Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $1,490,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce H. Nagel, Greg M. Kohn of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| Case: | Wilson v. Burkat |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $1,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Winters of Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. |
| Case: | Augustin v. Schneider National Carriers, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $1,414,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph LaBarbiera of LaBarbiera & Martinez |
| Case: | Vargas v. Pandora Travel, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas J. Leonardis of Stathis & Leonardis, LLC |
| Case: | Romao v. Lapatnick |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey I. Amtman of Law Office of Jeffrey I. Amtman |
| Case: | Colombo v. Auto Zone, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David T. Wheaton of Levinson Axelrod PA |
| Case: | Ormsby v. Russick |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, School Bus Accident |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $1,380,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jae E. Lee of Jae Lee Law, PC |
| Case: | Ho v. Goldstein |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Noriega, Patrick J. Mangan of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC |
| Case: | Plaintiff Driver v. Defendant Trucking Company |
| Type: | Car Accident, Falling Object, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey Hark of Hark & Hark |
| Case: | Dean v. Uhland, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark McBratney of Seigel Law, LLC |
| Case: | Smith-Leone v. Sidoti, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Norman M. Hobbie of Hobbie, Corrigan & Bertucio, P.C. |
| Case: | Chamiak v. Painter |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian A. Held of Lynch Lynch Held Rosenberg, P.C. |
| Case: | Abdel Jawad v. Fernandez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Musmanno of Einhorn, Harris, Ascher, Barbarito & Frost, P.C. |
| Case: | Bianculli v. Driscoll, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul K. DeGrado of Degrado Halkovich LLC |
| Case: | Melaa v. Tsatsaros |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Maran of Maran & Maran PC |
| Case: | Bravo v. Kwak, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard J. Albuquerque of D'Arcy Johnson Day, P.C. |
| Case: | Longshoreman v. Carragher |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,115,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marshall L. Gates of Law Office of Marshall L. Gates |
| Case: | Chudley v. Confidential Defendant |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 23 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mitchell J. Makowicz, Jr. of Blume, Forte, Fried, Zerres & Molinari, P.C. |
| Case: | Kovvuri v. Pennington and Fantasies |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 23 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen S. Weinstein of Stephen S. Weinstein, PA |
| Case: | Kelly v. Confidential Defendant |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,075,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard M. Brockway of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC |
| Case: | Emerson v. Naked Pizza, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,075,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Silvio Mascolo of Rebenack Aronow & Mascolo L.L.P |
| Case: | Estate of G. Moore v. Progressive Insurance Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Underinsured Motorist, Wrongful Death |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth M. Harrell of Harrell Smith & Williams, LLC |
| Case: | Faulk v. Rosenfeld |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael R. Lombardi of Lombardi & Lombardi, P.A. |
| Case: | Plytynski-Young v. Mercurio, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Uninsured Motorist, Wrongful Death |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard M. Brockway of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC |
| Case: | Foerster v. Tietjen, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce H. Stern of Stark & Stark, P.C. |
| Case: | Calhoun v. Jimmy's Bus Co. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark McBratney of Seigel Law, LLC |
| Case: | Langfield v. Grigoriou |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arthur M. Pavluk, III of Barrett & Pavluk, LLC |
| Case: | Craig v. Kellner |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $937,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | E. Gregory M. Cannarozzi of EG Cannarozzi, LLC |
| Case: | Eder v. Defendant Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $910,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Evan D. Baker of Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. |
| Case: | Lassera v. Union Stone Cleaning |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher T. DiGirolamo of Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi P.C. |
| Case: | Wang v. Poole |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $868,831.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin L. Parsons of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| Case: | Daily v. Dimare United Services Automobile Association, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 31 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward P. Capozzi of Brach Eichler LLC |
| Case: | Antonelli v. Nichols |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 31 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Sutton, III of Law Office of James W. Sutton, III |
| Case: | Panchella v. Martin |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $845,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Harold J. Gerr of Law Offices of Harold J. Gerr |
| Case: | Yu v. Mahli, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $837,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew J. Rossetti of Rossetti & DeVoto, P.C. |
| Case: | Roehle, et al. v. USA |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander Pavliv of Pavliv & Rihacek LLC |
| Case: | Plaintiff Auto Driver v. Defendant Truck Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $775,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul K. Caliendo of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| Case: | Halmo v. Sullivan |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephanie Tolnai of Clark Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Condon v. Gruning |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Sandman of Hankin Sandman Palladino & Weintrob |
| Case: | Cohen v. Laspina |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $735,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex S. Capozzi of Brach Eichler LLC |
| Case: | Aponte v. Hemhauser |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $725,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John G. Mennie of Schibell & Mennie, LLC |
| Case: | Hicks v. Ablonski & Red Lion Installations |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William S. Greenberg of Greenberg Minasian, LLC |
| Case: | Drake v. Andvei |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph LaBarbiera, Richard LaBarbiera of LaBarbiera & Martinez |
| Case: | Licor v. Sayanlar |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $699,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bertram Siegel, Todd I. Siegel of Siegel & Siegel |
| Case: | Plucinski v. Hug |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Underinsured Motorist |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $684,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Musmanno of Einhorn, Harris, Ascher, Barbarito & Frost, P.C. |
| Case: | Aliotta, et al. v. Galinus, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $675,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Barry R. Eichen of Eichen, Crutchlow, Zaslow & McElroy, LLP |
| Case: | Viglioti v. Bento |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $645,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin S. Cedzidlo of Jae Lee Law, PC |
| Case: | Han v. Sykes |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 44 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey E. Strauss of Strauss Law Offices |
| Case: | Plaintiff Passenger v. Defendant Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 44 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Musmanno of Einhorn, Harris, Ascher, Barbarito & Frost, P.C. |
| Case: | Cole v. Tasker, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John S. Voynick, Jr., Andrew J. Renda, Jr. of Renda & Voynick |
| Case: | Berdebes v. Stierhoff |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Musmanno of Einhorn, Harris, Ascher, Barbarito & Frost, P.C. |
| Case: | Monat v. Fredette, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mitchell J. Makowicz, Jr. of Blume, Forte, Fried, Zerres & Molinari, P.C. |
| Case: | Plaintiff Auto Driver v. Defendant Truck Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $525,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vanessa P. Patrizi of Borbi, Clancy & Patrizi, LLC |
| Case: | Bradley v. Alcaste |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mitchell J. Makowicz, Jr. of Blume, Forte, Fried, Zerres & Molinari, P.C. |
| Case: | Chunko v. City of Newark, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Police Misconduct |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alon Solon of LaRocca Hornik Rosen Greenberg & Patti LLC |
| Case: | Romita v. Anderson |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephanie Tolnai of Clark Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Bayez v. Suyan, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $490,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Suzanne Pasley of Barry, Corrado & Grassi, P.C. |
| Case: | Plaintiff Passenger v. Defendant |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $489,834.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard N. Wiener of Tobin Reitman Greenstein Caruso Wiener & Konray, PC |
| Case: | Avolio v. Sak-Kochjar |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $460,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin M. Stankowitz of Rosenberg Kirby Cahill Stankowitz & Richardson |
| Case: | Mathis v. Broschart |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |