Number 3 Verdicts in New Jersey in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of the third-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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| $15,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David A. Mazie, Adam M. Slater of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
| Case: | Hrymoc v. Ethicon |
| No.3 in: | Personal Injury |
| $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.3 in: | Professional Negligence |
| $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.3 in: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice |
| $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.3 in: | Brain Injury |
| $1,800,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Andrew A. Fraser, William B. Thayer of Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP |
| Case: | Mongiello v. Gallagher |
| No.3 in: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident |
| $1,630,423.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Heidi R. Weintraub of Heidi Weintraub & Associates, LLC |
| Case: | Yatauro v. State of NJ, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Civil Rights Violation, Labor & Employment |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Leonard Z. Kaufmann of Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP |
| Case: | Yoav Krill vs. IDT Corp., et al. |
| No.3 in: | Breach of Contract |
| $1,280,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas J. Leonardis of Stathis & Leonardis, LLC |
| Case: | Hockman v. Burrellys LLC |
| No.3 in: | Failure to Warn, Premises Liability |
| $1,232,434.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Anthony M. Digiulio of Barish Rosenthal |
| Case: | Terry v. Norfolk S. Corp. |
| No.3 in: | Work Accident |
| $1,165,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michelle J. Douglass of My Rights Lawyers, LLC |
| Case: | Ferentz v. Frederick |
| No.3 in: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Abuse of Power |
| $859,463.00 | |
| Attorneys: | William E. Gericke of Cozen O'Connor |
| Case: | Fitchburg Mut. Ins. Co. v. Burlington Landscaping, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Negligent Maintenance |
| $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.3 in: | Dangerous Condition |
| $650,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | James J. Dunn, Michael B. Fusco of Levinson Axelrod PA |
| Case: | Moye v. USAA |
| No.3 in: | Insurance Bad Faith |
| $650,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Roy D. Curnow of Law Office of Roy D. Curnow |
| Case: | Jacobs v. Jersey Central Power & Light |
| No.3 in: | Failure to Maintain |
| $614,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kelly A. Conlon of Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. |
| Case: | Garlasco v. Government Employees Insurance Company |
| No.3 in: | Uninsured Motorist |
| $525,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David P. Corrigan of Hobbie, Corrigan & Bertucio, P.C. |
| Case: | Cece v. Geduhn |
| No.3 in: | Underinsured Motorist |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas S. Howard of Gartenberg Howard, LLP |
| Case: | AII1 v. Pinnacle Ins. Sol. |
| No.3 in: | Property Damage |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David C. Shachat of Zavodnick, Perlmutter & Boccia LLC |
| Case: | Jackson v. Geico |
| No.3 in: | Hit and Run |
| $458,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas P. Scutari of Law Offices of Nicholas P. Scutari |
| Case: | Napolitano v. Mss Vending, Inc., et al. |
| No.3 in: | Truck Accident |
| $432,635.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas A. McKinney of Castronovo & McKinney, LLC |
| Case: | Kubs v. Hackensack University Medical Center |
| No.3 in: | Hostile Work Environment |
| $359,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Domhnall O’Cathain of Lesnevich MarzanoLesnevich Trigg O’Cathain & O’Cathain LLC |
| Case: | Nadeau v. Cleave, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Unnecessary Surgery |
| $245,323.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Mark A. Petraske of Buckley Theroux Kline & Petraske, LLC |
| Case: | Wolf v. Maurilla |
| No.3 in: | Wrongful Death |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kristen L. Worley, Stephen T. Kulp of Delany McBride |
| Case: | Asroff v. Kontz, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Negligent Entrustment |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brian P. McElroy of Levinson Axelrod PA |
| Case: | Woods v. Waters |
| No.3 in: | Motorcycle Accident |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kevork G. Adanas of Kevork Adanas P.C. |
| Case: | Dytioco v. Duncan, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Motorcycle Accident |
| $175,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jason A. Rindosh of Bedi Rindosh |
| Case: | Pagan v. Felipe’s Place Inc., et al. |
| No.3 in: | Slip and Fall |
| $175,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joseph R. Mariniello of Mariniello & Mariniello, P.C. |
| Case: | Choi v. Ban, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Negligent Supervision |
| $160,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Edward L. Thornton of Methfessel & Werbel |
| Case: | Fitchburg Mut. Ins. Co. v. Burlington Landscaping, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Product Liability |
| $153,205.00 | |
| Attorneys: | James J. Dunn, David A. Cook of Levinson Axelrod PA |
| Case: | Rauch v. Nardi’s Tavern |
| No.3 in: | Assault and Battery |
| $150,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Timothy J. McIlwain of Tim McIlwain |
| Case: | Kazaba v. Township of Randolph |
| No.3 in: | Age Discrimination |
| $138,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Mitchell L. Pascual of Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC |
| Case: | MacIsaac v. IGS Assoc. LLC |
| No.3 in: | Trip and Fall, Negligent Hiring |
| $113,600.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Paul Castronovo of Castronovo & McKinney, LLC |
| Case: | Resciniti v. JC Landscape Construction & Management Co. Inc., et al. |
| No.3 in: | Disability Discrimination |