Top 50 Verdicts in New Jersey in 2017
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $51,040,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen G. Console, Laura C. Mattiacci, Emily R. Derstine Friesen of Console Mattiacci Law L.L.C |
| Case: | Braden v. Lockheed Martin Corp. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam M. Starr of Jarve Kaplan Granato Starr, LLC |
| Case: | Burgos-Bonilla v. Diorio, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Report |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul A. Lauricella, Slade H. McLaughlin of McLaughlin & Lauricella |
| Case: | Heaney v. Jersey Shore University Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam M. Slater of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
| Case: | Elizabeth Hrymoc v. Ethicon |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Pelvic Mesh Complications |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $11,824,911.00 |
| Attorneys: | Drake P. Bearden Jr. of Costello & Mains, LLC |
| Case: | Pritchett v. State of New Jersey |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Cottle, Perry M. Adair, Sanjay Kurian, Matthew Meyers, Vincenzo M. Mogavero, Martin C. Cabalar of Becker & Poliakoff PA |
| Case: | Port Imperial Condominium Ass’n. vs. K. Hovnanian At Port Imperial Urban |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Consumer Fraud, Construction Defect |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregg A. Stone of Kirsch, Gelband & Stone, P.A. |
| Case: | Dickens v. Irvington Board of Education, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $6,008,404.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua Van Naarden of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | Howlen, et al. v. Burbella M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Paramedic Malpractice, Premature Discharge |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $5,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott A. Parsons of O'Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble L.L.C |
| Case: | Polt v. Kroon, M.D. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Unnecessary Surgery |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $5,058,900.00 |
| Attorneys: | John J. Curley of John J. Curley LLC |
| Case: | North Hudson Sewerage Auth. v. Maxwell Place Condo. Ass'n |
| Type: | Eminent Domain Abuse, Property Rights |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $4,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce H. Nagel, Susan B. Connors of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| Case: | Jordan v. Lam, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $3,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marvin R. Walden Jr. of Greenberg, Walden & Grossman, LLC |
| Case: | Sol-Gonzales v. Flores |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $2,270,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew G. Minor of Sweet Pasquarelli, P.C. |
| Case: | Pronovich v. South Bound Brook |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Personal Injury, Toxic Exposure |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $2,145,409.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard B. Rubenstein, Craig M. Rothenberg of Rothenberg, Rubenstein, Berliner & Shinrod, LLC |
| Case: | Steuer v. Litter Patrol Sweeping Company |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raffi Momjian of Raffi Momjian, PC |
| Case: | Loyle Lanes Bowling Center v. Hansen and Izdebski Insurance Associates |
| Type: | Professional Negligence, Property Damage, Insurance Broker Malpractice, Arson |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert H. Baumgarten of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Encalada v. Rock Ridge Construction MGT LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew A. Fraser, William B. Thayer of Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP |
| Case: | Mongiello v. Gallagher |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | K. Raja Bhattacharya of Bendit Weinstock, P.A. |
| Case: | Maison v. NJ Transit, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Inadequate Security, Failure to Report |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen F. Lombardi of Lombardi & Lombardi, P.A. |
| Case: | Wender v. Bartlett |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth G. Andres, Jr. of The Law Offices of Andres & Berger, P.C. |
| Case: | Gerber v. Sousa, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,630,423.00 |
| Attorneys: | Heidi R. Weintraub of Heidi Weintraub & Associates, LLC |
| Case: | Yatauro v. State of NJ, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Abuse of Power |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,580,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin L. Parsons of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| Case: | Martin v. Sea Isle City, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 22 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leonard Z. Kaufmann of Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP |
| Case: | Yoav Krill vs. IDT Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Severance |
| 22 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Corinne M. Mullen of The Mullen Law Firm |
| Case: | Robinson v. Rivers |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 22 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert H. Baumgarten of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Moreira v. JSM at Fairways |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Ladder Accident |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,448,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan J. Markman, Robert Cannan of Markman & Cannan LLC |
| Case: | Confidential Plaintiff v. Confidential Defendant |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Surgical Error |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $1,444,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Louis M. Barbone, Arthur J. Murray of Jacobs & Barbone, P.A |
| Case: | Farruggio v. The Borough of Hamburg |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,292,704.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce H. Nagel of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| Case: | Alpert v. Robbins M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Unnecessary Surgery |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $1,280,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas J. Leonardis of Stathis & Leonardis, LLC |
| Case: | Hockman v. Burrellys LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Hit and Run |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $1,232,434.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony M. Digiulio of Barish Rosenthal |
| Case: | Terry v. Norfolk S. Corp. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $1,165,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michelle J. Douglass of My Rights Lawyers, LLC |
| Case: | Ferentz v. Frederick |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Emotional Distress, Abuse of Power |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $975,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary D. Ginsberg of Ginsberg & O'Connor, PC |
| Case: | Jean-Pierre v. Old Bridge Board of Ed., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, School Bus Accident |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew A. Fraser, William B. Thayer of Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP |
| Case: | Reid v. Burdorf |
| Type: | Dog Bite, Personal Injury, Animal Attack |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $916,651.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc Wietzke of Flynn & Wietzke, P.C. |
| Case: | Robinson v. New Jersey Rail Operations, Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $895,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Eastmond of Manning, Caliendo & Thomson, PA |
| Case: | Jorgensen v. Cabrera |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $885,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul Castronovo of Castronovo & McKinney, LLC |
| Case: | Iko v. County of Middlesex |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Labor & Employment, Harassment |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $859,463.00 |
| Attorneys: | William E. Gericke of Cozen O'Connor |
| Case: | Fitchburg Mut. Ins. Co. v. Burlington Landscaping, et al. |
| Type: | Property Damage, Subrogation, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick T. Collins of Franzblau Dratch, P.C. |
| Case: | Abuhadba v. Berman, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Legal Malpractice, Professional Negligence |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $843,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick J. Whalen of Law Offices of Patrick J. Whalen |
| Case: | Lukaszewski, et al. v. Jasticon, et al. |
| Type: | Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Wage and Hour Violation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $825,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Phillip C. Wiskow of Gelman Gelman Wiskow & McCarthy LLC |
| Case: | Kilpatrick v. Vanderhof |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin P. Nerwinski of Kevin P. Nerwinski, Attorney At Law |
| Case: | Gattone v. Ana Beall's Tea Room LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lance J. Bitterman of Fredson & Statmore, LLC |
| Case: | Urena v. Gonzalez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $795,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kate Carballo, Jeffrey E. Salomon of Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. |
| Case: | Friedman v. Flores |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul R. D’Amato of D'Amato Law Firm |
| Case: | Washart v. Mccormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Burn Injury |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $669,185.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank T. Lazzaro of The Law Offices of Lutz, Shafranski, Gorman & Mahoney, P.A. |
| Case: | Wilson v. Giacomo, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roy D. Curnow of Law Office of Roy D. Curnow |
| Case: | Jacobs v. Jersey Central Power & Light |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Utility Negligence |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William P. Simonitis of William P. Simonitis LLC |
| Case: | Grambor v. Arevalo |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James J. Dunn, Michael B. Fusco of Levinson Axelrod PA |
| Case: | Moye v. USAA |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Hit and Run |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $649,724.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel R. Bevere of Piro Zinna Cifelli Paris & Genitempo LLC |
| Case: | Delgado v. Yurcho, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Failure to Maintain |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew A. Fraser, Tiffany L. Heineman of Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP; Wade F. Suthard of Law Office of Wade Suthard, P.C. |
| Case: | Gutierrez v. Catley |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan H. Lomurro of Lomurro, Munson, Comer, Brown & Schottland |
| Case: | Drucker v. Miraglia, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $614,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kelly A. Conlon of Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. |
| Case: | Garlasco v. Government Employees Insurance Company |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $606,100.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack Sanders of Shebell & Shebell, LLC |
| Case: | Esposito v. Feliciano |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Maggiano of Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi P.C. |
| Case: | Rivera v. Enriquez, M.D. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Anesthesia Error |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Juan L. Icaza of Icaza, Burgess, & Grossman PC |
| Case: | Fernandez v. Palmisano, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $575,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael R. Hobbie, David P. Corrigan of Hobbie, Corrigan & Bertucio, P.C. |
| Case: | Cece v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David P. Corrigan of Hobbie, Corrigan & Bertucio, P.C. |
| Case: | Geoghan v. Shearer and Allstate INS. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |