Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in New York in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 Personal Injury settlements obtained in New York 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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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in New York in 2017) you have also made the list of Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in New York in 2017.
Important: While we strive to achieve maximum accuracy and completeness of our lists, we cannot guarantee either at 100%. If you believe another settlement should be on this list, please contact us today.
| 1 | |
| Amount: | $22,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul J. Edelstein, Daniel A. Thomas, Glenn K. Faegenburg, Arthur Blyakher of The Edelsteins, Faegenburg & Brown LLP |
| Case: | Abdusalamov v. State of NY |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Barry R. Strutt, John W. Keegan, Jr. of Keegan, Keegan & Strutt, LLP |
| Case: | Suarez v. State of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $13,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark E. Weinberger of The Law Offices of Mark E. Weinberger P.C. |
| Case: | Dayaram v. Landi, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $6,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew T. Gammons of Rosenbaum & Rosenbaum PC |
| Case: | Mother 24 Weeks into Term v. Ob/Gyn, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat |
| 5 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kathleen P. Kettles of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. NYCHHC |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat |
| 5 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey A. Block, S. Joseph Donahue of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Rios, et. al. v. NYCHHC, et. al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $5,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven E. North of North & Deutsch LLP |
| Case: | Rajwant v. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jay W. Dankner, Edward A. Ruffo of Dankner, Milstein, PC |
| Case: | Tuhi v. NYCHHC |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $4,593,180.00 |
| Attorneys: | William P. Weininger of Birbrower & Beldock, PC |
| Case: | B.N., Pro Ami v. Allen, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David B. Golomb of Law Offices of David B. Golomb |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Urologist , et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $4,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gerald G. Arze, Raymond J. Mollica of Arze & Mollica, LLP |
| Case: | Herrera v. Dependable Transport Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |