Top 20 Settlements in New Jersey in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 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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| 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 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $4,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William O. Crutchlow of Eichen, Crutchlow, Zaslow & McElroy, LLP |
| Case: | Charles, et al. v. Thomas M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat |
| 12 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew J. Calcagno of Calcagno & Associates |
| Case: | Carhuff v. Township of Old Bridge Board of Ed., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, School Bus Accident |
| 12 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen S. Weinstein, Tyrone F. Sergio of Stephen S. Weinstein, PA |
| Case: | Plaintiff Infant v. Defendant Anesthesiologist, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $3,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adeel A. Mangi of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP |
| Case: | Islamic Society of Basking Ridge v. Bernards Township |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Religious Discrimination, First Amendment Violation |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $3,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan H. Mintz of Mintz & Geftic LLC; Steven J. Loewenthal of Nusbaum, Stein, Goldstein, Bronstein & Kron, P.A. |
| Case: | Plaintiff Infant v. Defendant ER Physician, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Premature Discharge |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $3,162,834.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregg A. Stone of Kirsch, Gelband & Stone, P.A. |
| Case: | Edwards v. Caban, M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Ob-Gyn Malpractice |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer A. Bonjean, Ashley B. Cohen of Bonjean Law Group, PLLC |
| Case: | Castellani v. City of Atlantic City, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Dog Bite, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $2,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David L. Wikstrom of Javerbaum, Wurgaft, Hicks, Kahn, Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C. |
| Case: | Martinez v. Premio, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Failure to Maintain |
| 18 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Louis J. DeVoto of Rossetti & DeVoto, P.C. |
| Case: | Updegraph v. City of Clifton, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul M. da Costa of Snyder Sarno D'Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC |
| Case: | Almedia v. NJ Transit |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin H. Moriarty and Megan E. Cox of Federal Trade Commission |
| Case: | Federal Trade Commission, et al. v. Vizio Inc. |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Failure to Warn, Invasion of Privacy, FTC Violation |
| 20 | |
| 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 |