Number 2 Verdicts in New Jersey in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of the second-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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| $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.2 in: | Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| $11,824,911.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Drake P. Bearden Jr. of Costello & Mains, LLC |
| Case: | Pritchett v. State of New Jersey |
| No.2 in: | Civil Rights Violation, Labor & Employment |
| $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.2 in: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice |
| $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.2 in: | Fraud |
| $2,270,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Matthew G. Minor of Sweet Pasquarelli, P.C. |
| Case: | Pronovich v. South Bound Brook |
| No.2 in: | Consumer Fraud |
| $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.2 in: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident |
| $1,800,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | K. Raja Bhattacharya of Bendit Weinstock, P.A. |
| Case: | Maison v. NJ Transit, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Assault and Battery, Failure to Report |
| $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.2 in: | Breach of Contract |
| $1,630,423.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Heidi R. Weintraub of Heidi Weintraub & Associates, LLC |
| Case: | Yatauro v. State of NJ, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Wrongful Termination |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert H. Baumgarten of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Moreira v. JSM at Fairways |
| No.2 in: | Premises Liability, Work Accident, Fall |
| $1,448,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Alan J. Markman, Robert Cannan of Markman & Cannan LLC |
| Case: | Confidential Plaintiff v. Confidential Defendant |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Diagnose |
| $1,444,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Louis M. Barbone, Arthur J. Murray of Jacobs & Barbone, P.A. |
| Case: | Farruggio v. The Borough of Hamburg |
| No.2 in: | Whistleblower Retaliation, Abuse of Power |
| $1,292,704.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Bruce H. Nagel of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| Case: | Alpert v. Robbins M.D., et al. |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Warn, Unnecessary Surgery |
| $1,280,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas J. Leonardis of Stathis & Leonardis, LLC |
| Case: | Hockman v. Burrellys LLC |
| No.2 in: | Dangerous Condition |
| $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.2 in: | Insurance Bad Faith |
| $1,232,434.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Anthony M. Digiulio of Barish Rosenthal |
| Case: | Terry v. Norfolk S. Corp. |
| No.2 in: | Truck Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Maintenance |
| $885,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Paul Castronovo of Castronovo & McKinney, LLC |
| Case: | Iko v. County of Middlesex |
| No.2 in: | Hostile Work Environment, Workplace Harassment |
| $859,463.00 | |
| Attorneys: | William E. Gericke of Cozen O'Connor |
| Case: | Fitchburg Mut. Ins. Co. v. Burlington Landscaping, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Property Damage |
| $750,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Paul R. D’Amato of D'Amato Law Firm |
| Case: | Washart v. Mccormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants Inc., et al. |
| No.2 in: | Breach of Warranty, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure |
| $669,185.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Frank T. Lazzaro of The Law Offices of Lutz, Shafranski, Gorman & Mahoney, P.A. |
| Case: | Wilson v. Giacomo, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Failure to Maintain |
| $650,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | James J. Dunn, Michael B. Fusco of Levinson Axelrod PA |
| Case: | Moye v. USAA |
| No.2 in: | Uninsured Motorist, Hit and Run |
| $649,724.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Daniel R. Bevere of Piro Zinna Cifelli Paris & Genitempo LLC |
| Case: | Delgado v. Yurcho, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Construction Accident |
| $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.2 in: | Underinsured Motorist |
| $525,057.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Burns of Burns Law LLC |
| Case: | Kaller v. Toskos |
| No.2 in: | Motorcycle Accident |
| $525,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David P. Corrigan of Hobbie, Corrigan & Bertucio, P.C. |
| Case: | Cece v. Geduhn |
| No.2 in: | Pedestrian Accident |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael B. Zerres of Blume, Forte, Fried, Zerres & Molinari, P.C. |
| Case: | Barrett v. Guadara, D.P.M. |
| No.2 in: | Surgical Error |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas S. Howard of Gartenberg Howard, LLP |
| Case: | AII1 v. Pinnacle Ins. Sol. |
| No.2 in: | Insurance Broker Malpractice |
| $495,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Dennis A. Drazin of Drazin and Warshaw, P.C |
| Case: | Estate of Belanger v. Shamash, M.D |
| No.2 in: | Wrongful Death |
| $432,635.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas A. McKinney of Castronovo & McKinney, LLC |
| Case: | Kubs v. Hackensack University Medical Center |
| No.2 in: | Disability Discrimination, Failure to Accommodate |
| $359,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Domhnall O’Cathain of Lesnevich MarzanoLesnevich Trigg O’Cathain & O’Cathain LLC |
| Case: | Nadeau v. Cleave, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Anesthesia Error |
| $355,486.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David F. Corrigan, Bradley D. Tishman, Samuel B. Wenocur of Corrigan Law Firm |
| Case: | Cosimano v. Township of Union |
| No.2 in: | Gender Discrimination, Constructive Discharge |
| $350,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Lombardi of Lombardi & Lombardi, P.A. |
| Case: | Rosa v. Island Transportation Corp., et al. |
| No.2 in: | Slip and Fall |
| $350,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Sung H. Jang of Law Offices of Gary Park, P.C |
| Case: | Park v. Bae, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Negligent Entrustment |
| $335,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Gallardo, Robert H. Baumgarten of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Arrunategui v. Fairview Cemetery Co. of NJ |
| No.2 in: | Trip and Fall |
| $258,926.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Richard M. Pescatore of Law Offices of Richard Pescatore, PC |
| Case: | Andujar v. General Nutrition Corp. |
| No.2 in: | Age Discrimination |
| $247,280.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David K. Chazen of Chazen & Chazen, LLC |
| Case: | Mitchell v. Veith |
| No.2 in: | Dog Bite, Animal Attack |
| $179,500.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gerald J. Kelly of Gerald J. Kelly, P.C. |
| Case: | Guillaume v. Whitsitt, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Negligent Supervision, Negligent Hiring |
| $175,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joseph R. Mariniello of Mariniello & Mariniello, P.C. |
| Case: | Choi v. Ban, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Conversion, Unjust Enrichment |
| $171,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Noel Crowley of Crowley and Crowley |
| Case: | MacNaughton v. The Delbarton School, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Tortious Interference |
| $160,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Edward L. Thornton of Methfessel & Werbel |
| Case: | Fitchburg Mut. Ins. Co. v. Burlington Landscaping, et al. |
| No.2 in: | Subrogation |
| $150,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Timothy J. McIlwain of Tim McIlwain |
| Case: | Kazaba v. Township of Randolph |
| No.2 in: | Wrongful Demotion |
| $133,121.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Melissa M. Baxter, Louis J. DeVoto of Rossetti & DeVoto, P.C. |
| Case: | Mingori v. Ciccio |
| No.2 in: | School Bus Accident |
| $120,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Steven Benvenisti of Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. |
| Case: | Alvarez v. Breslin |
| No.2 in: | Bicycle Accident |