Top 100 Verdicts in New York in 2017

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1
Amount: $75,000,000.00
Attorneys: Danny R. Kraft, Jr., Jerry Kristal, Peter Tambini of Weitz & Luxenberg
Case: Robaey v. Dana Cos. LLC, et al.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Mesothelioma
2
Amount: $71,000,000.00
Attorneys: Ben B. Rubinowitz, James Rubinowitz, Rachel Jacobs of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
Case: Wang v. Sexton
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
3
Amount: $64,092,192.00
Attorneys: William M. Sneed, Thomas D. Cunningham, Daniel R. Thies, Walter J. Andrews, Syed Mahmood Ahmad, Joseph J. Saltarelli of Sidley Austin LLP
Case: Utica Mut. Ins. Co. v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co.
Type: Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith
4
Amount: $41,500,000.00
Attorneys: Ben B. Rubinowitz, Peter J. Saghir, Richard M. Steigman, James Rubinowitz, Seymour Boyers of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
Case: Estate of Frosch v. City of New York
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death
5 (tie)
Amount: $39,500,000.00
Attorneys: Susan M. Karten of Susan M. Karten & Associates; Bernadette Panzella of Bernadette Panzella, PC
Case: In Re 91st Street Crane Collapse Litigation
Type: Construction Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Crane Accident
5 (tie)
Amount: $39,500,000.00
Attorneys: John P. Beatty, Thomas Moore, Matthew Gaier of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore
Case: Klupchak v. First East Village Associates, et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance
6
Amount: $33,500,000.00
Attorneys: Nicholas I. Timko of Kahn Gordon Timko & Rodriques P.C.; David B. Corley of Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman PC; Jonathan Shramko, Adrienne L. DeLuca of Shramko & DeLuca
Case: Doomes, et al v. Best Transit Corp., et. al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
7
Amount: $32,150,000.00
Attorneys: Nicholas Elefterakis, Raymond E. Panek of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek
Case: Ramirez v. AllCounty Plumbing & Heating, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
8
Amount: $27,700,000.00
Attorneys: William Schwitzer, Keri Lynn Timlin of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC; Robert Yadgarov of Yadgarov & Associates, PLLC
Case: Bakhayokho, et al. v. New York City Transit Auth., et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring
9
Amount: $24,898,000.00
Attorneys: James Wilkens of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.; Michael E. Duffy of Duffy & Duffy, PLLC
Case: Madden-Buck v. Maimonides Medical Center, et al.
Type: Birth Injury, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death
10
Amount: $20,000,000.00
Attorneys: Danny R. Kraft, Jr., Christopher A. Romanelli of Weitz & Luxenberg
Case: Estate of Anisansel v. Crane Co.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Mesothelioma
11
Amount: $19,000,000.00
Attorneys: Souren A. Israelyan of Law Office of Souren A. Israelyan
Case: Zhou v. Tuxedo Ridge, LLC
Type: Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability
12
Amount: $18,200,000.00
Attorneys: Steven Miller of Miller, Montiel & Strano, P.C.
Case: Zielinska v. Lutheran Medical Center
Type: Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence
13
Amount: $16,500,000.00
Attorneys: Jim M. Kramer, Robert I. Komitor, Nicholas E. Novack of Levy Konigsberg LLP
Case: Estate of Nemeth v. Whittaker Clark & Daniels Inc.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma
14
Amount: $15,000,000.00
Attorneys: Mariangela Chiaravalloti of Freidman, Friedman, Chiaravalloti & Giannini
Case: Pinto v. Kehoe
Type: Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence
15
Amount: $14,850,000.00
Attorneys: Andrea M. Arrigo, William R. Hamel of Dinkes & Schwitzer
Case: McMillan v. City of New York, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training
16
Amount: $14,460,000.00
Attorneys: Sean Kelly, Glenn Auletta of Gruenberg Kelly Della
Case: McNeill v. Town of Islip
Type: Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance
17
Amount: $14,000,000.00
Attorneys: Theodore H. Friedman of Theodore H. Friedman, Attorney
Case: Tate-Mitros v. MTA, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury
18
Amount: $13,262,707.00
Attorneys: Duane R. Morgan of Morgan, Levine, Dolan, PC
Case: Barry v. NYC MTA, et al.
Type: Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall, Failure to Protect, Ladder Accident
19
Amount: $12,855,787.00
Attorneys: Michael A. Rose of Hach & Rose, LLP
Case: Lewis v. Turner Construction Co., et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence
20
Amount: $12,677,744.00
Attorneys: Marc E. Freund of Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman, PC
Case: Kromah v. 2265 Davidson Realty L.L.C., et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Failure to Maintain
21
Amount: $12,500,000.00
Attorneys: Adam Cooper, Danny R. Kraft, Jr. of Weitz & Luxenberg
Case: Plaintiff Decedent v. Forklift Manufacturer, et al.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death
22
Amount: $11,600,000.00
Attorneys: Laura M. Jordan, Margie A. Soehl of Powers & Santola, LLP
Case: Orr v. Adirondack Radiology Assoc., PC, et. al.
Type: Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence
23
Amount: $10,500,000.00
Attorneys: Richard M. Levy of Law Offices of Richard M. Levy P.C.
Case: Munize v. Espinal, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury
24
Amount: $9,500,000.00
Attorneys: William Schwitzer of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC
Case: Myandar v. City of New York, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury
25
Amount: $9,000,000.00
Attorneys: Herbert S. Subin, Eric D. Subin, Marc S. Subin of Subin Associates, LLP
Case: Bajaj v. Rufle, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
26
Amount: $8,400,000.00
Attorneys: Laurence D. Rogers, Brian J. Vannella of Dinkes & Schwitzer; Rene Garcia of The Garcia Law Firm, PC
Case: Perez v. Folio House Inc., et al.
Type: Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident
27
Amount: $8,320,000.00
Attorneys: Frederick K. Brewington, Gregory Calliste, Jr., Oliver E. Roche of Law Office of Frederick K. Brewington
Case: Greenaway, et al. v. County of Nassau, et al.
Type: Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, Burn Injury, False Arrest, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search and Seizure
28 (tie)
Amount: $8,000,000.00
Attorneys: Andrey Tikhomirov of Tikhomirov & Associates PLLC
Case: Malone v. Royal Waste Svcs. Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
28 (tie)
Amount: $8,000,000.00
Attorneys: Michael P. Stieglitz of Scott Baron & Associates, P.C.
Case: Muniz v. Chimienti Realty Associates Inc., et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance
29
Amount: $7,890,000.00
Attorneys: Nicholas E. Warywoda of Parker Waichman LLP
Case: Estate of Ryan v. County of Nassau, et al.
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train
30
Amount: $6,832,875.00
Attorneys: Daniel J. Woodard, Diane Paolicelli of Phillips & Paolicelli, LLP
Case: Luna, et al. v. Spadafora, et al.
Type: Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence
31
Amount: $6,615,000.00
Attorneys: Howard G. Frederick of Silbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz, Schatz, & Frederick LLP
Case: Favors v. Port Authority, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance
32
Amount: $6,500,000.00
Attorneys: Christopher L. Vargas of Gorayeb & Associates PC
Case: Zhicay v. 236 Buffalo Realty
Type: Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall
33
Amount: $6,400,000.00
Attorneys: Michael P. Vessa of Vessa & Wilensky PC
Case: Plaintiff Motorcyclist v. Road Contractor, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence
34
Amount: $6,263,500.00
Attorneys: Joshua D. Gropper of Gropper Law Group, PLLC
Case: Eberle v. Skanska USA Civil Northeast, Inc., et al.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Excavator Accident
35
Amount: $6,250,000.00
Attorneys: Ben B. Rubinowitz, Anthony H. Gair, Christopher J. Donadio of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
Case: Hallan v. SS&A Malik Contracting Corp., et al.
Type: Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident
36 (tie)
Amount: $6,200,000.00
Attorneys: George G. Coffinas, Lisa J. Stone, Ira H. Lapp of Neimark and Neimark, LLP.
Case: Sherwood v. Otto Jazz Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
36 (tie)
Amount: $6,200,000.00
Attorneys: Andrea V. Borden of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP
Case: Vasquez v. Alcivar, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident
37
Amount: $6,060,000.00
Attorneys: Michael D. Zentner, Peter B.N. Christy of Petrocelli & Christy; Robert J. Genis of Sonin & Genis
Case: Greene v. American Elevator & Mach. Corp.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence
38
Amount: $6,000,000.00
Attorneys: Andrew W. Siegel, Sean E. Coonerty of Siegel & Coonerty
Case: Estate of Bruno v. Alastra, et al.
Type: Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Surgical Error
39
Amount: $5,600,000.00
Attorneys: Darren Oved, Aaron J. Solomon, Edward Wipper of Oved & Oved LLP
Case: 4 Pillar Dynasty LLC, et al. v. New York & Co. Inc., et al.
Type: Deceptive Trade Practices, Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Competition, Trademark Infringement
40
Amount: $5,500,000.00
Attorneys: I. Bryce Moses of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP
Case: Gorokhova v. Con Edison, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
41
Amount: $5,100,000.00
Attorneys: Daniel C. Minc of Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff & Wolff, LLP
Case: Cabrera v. Mabstoa, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury
42
Amount: $5,068,000.00
Attorneys: Norman Gershon, Alena Bespechny, Renata Vizental of Law Offices of Alexander Bespechny
Case: Young v. Bal, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
43
Amount: $5,000,000.00
Attorneys: David Kates of Schwartz Goldstone Campisi & Kates, LLP
Case: Gavrisheva v. Frenkel, et al.
Type: Birth Injury, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Ob-Gyn Malpractice
44
Amount: $4,870,000.00
Attorneys: Marc E. Freund of Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman, PC; Mark Cipolla of Law Office of Mark Cipolla
Case: Morales v. Davidson Apartments, et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance
45
Amount: $4,750,000.00
Attorneys: Mark W. Lerner, Melissa Barahona, Jessica T. Rosenberg of Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
Case: Douglas Elliman Real Estate v. Raveis, et al.
Type: Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation
46
Amount: $4,600,000.00
Attorneys: Daniel P. Blouin, Jim M. Kramer, Brian J. Cooke, Karoline Carstens of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC
Case: Mcglynn v. Jenkins Bros., et al.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability
47
Amount: $4,500,000.00
Attorneys: Stephen E. Erickson, Sanford S. Nagrotsky, James B. Baydar of Pegalis & Erickson, LLC
Case: Estate of Nhan v. Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Type: Hospital Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error
48
Amount: $4,428,000.00
Attorneys: David P. Lesch, Gary E. Lesch of Lesch & Lesch P.C.
Case: Urguiola v. Henoch, et al.
Type: Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence
49
Amount: $4,412,194.00
Attorneys: Jacob Shisha of Tabak Mellusi & Shisha LLP
Case: Golden v. OSG Ship Management Inc., et al.
Type: Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety
50
Amount: $4,224,386.00
Attorneys: Alan D. Voos, William D. Murphy, John F. Maxwell of Maxwell Murphy LLC
Case: Ciesielski v. IRR Supply Ctrs.
Type: Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Slip and Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Safety
51
Amount: $4,125,000.00
Attorneys: Alan M. Shapey of Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman, PC
Case: Atanda v. Linden Plaza Preservation L.P., et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence
52
Amount: $4,098,267.00
Attorneys: Brian M. Brown of Zaremba Brown PLLC
Case: Daisley v. Lederman, et al.
Type: Birth Injury, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Premature Discharge
53 (tie)
Amount: $4,000,000.00
Attorneys: Evan M. Foulke of Foulke Law Offices
Case: Davilla v. State of NY
Type: Negligent Supervision, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Failure to Protect, Failure to Train, Failure to Report
53 (tie)
Amount: $4,000,000.00
Attorneys: Brian M. King of Law Office of Brian M. King PC
Case: Hilario v. Farman
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
54
Amount: $3,927,046.00
Attorneys: Adam S. Levien of Sacks & Sacks LLP
Case: McCullough v. One Bryant Park
Type: Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Trip and Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Failure to Maintain
55
Amount: $3,800,000.00
Attorneys: James Licalzi of Duffy & Duffy, PLLC
Case: Lindenbaum v. Federbush, et al.
Type: Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury
56
Amount: $3,650,000.00
Attorneys: Robert A. Miklos, Judith A. Donnel of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos PC
Case: Estate of Molina v. Goldberg
Type: Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death
57
Amount: $3,600,069.00
Attorneys: Richard A. Gurfein of Gurfein Douglas LLP
Case: Zuluaga V. Winthrop University Hospital, et al.
Type: Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat
58
Amount: $3,560,000.00
Attorneys: Sagar Shah of Eisenberg & Baum, LLP
Case: Byron v. Longstreet
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
59
Amount: $3,500,000.00
Attorneys: Neil H. Greenberg of Neil H. Greenberg & Associates, P.C.
Case: Starkman v. City of Long Beach
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury
60
Amount: $3,100,000.00
Attorneys: Gregory M. La Sorsa of La Sorsa & Beneventano
Case: Estate of Boyles v. St. Peter’s Hospital
Type: Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death
61
Amount: $3,037,500.00
Attorneys: Kyle G. Newman of James Newman P.C.
Case: Zejneli v. Sekons, M.D.
Type: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Surgical Error
62
Amount: $3,000,000.00
Attorneys: Robert J. Genis of Sonin & Genis
Case: Ferreira v. City of Binghamton, et al.
Type: Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Gunshot
63
Amount: $2,959,000.00
Attorneys: John P. Ford, Sidney M. Mosher of The O'Brien Firm, PC
Case: Cashmore v. Green
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
64
Amount: $2,900,000.00
Attorneys: Victoria Wickman of The Law Office of Victoria Wickman
Case: Puccio v. Kaller, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
65
Amount: $2,870,000.00
Attorneys: Fredric S. Newman, Damian R. Cavaleri, Ilene Jaroslaw, Jeffrey A. Miller, Miriam J. Manber, Laura B. Hoguet, Joshua D. Rievman of Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP
Case: International Cards Co. v. MasterCard Int’l
Type: Breach of Contract, Conversion
66
Amount: $2,738,541.00
Attorneys: Frank J. Lombardo, Kenneth J. Halperin of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP
Case: Ramnath v. Brooklyn Inst. of Arts & Scis.
Type: Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Ladder Accident
67
Amount: $2,520,000.00
Attorneys: Timothy P. Coon, Kelly R. Koster of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC.; David Sasser of McGivney, Kluger & Cook; Marcy Blake, Stephen J. Jones of Jones, LLP
Case: APF Mgmt. Co. v. Munn
Type: Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition
68 (tie)
Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Doris G. Traub of Traub & Traub, P.C.
Case: Saber v. NY State Department of Financial Services
Type: Civil Rights Violation, National Origin Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment
68 (tie)
Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Jon L. Norinsberg, John J. Meehan of Norinsberg Law
Case: Bovell v. City of New York, et al.
Type: Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot, Police Brutality
68 (tie)
Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Marijo C. Adimey of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
Case: Garzon v. Batash, et al.
Type: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence
69
Amount: $2,375,000.00
Attorneys: Kelly A. Pressler of Jacobowitz & Gubits LLP; Russell M. Yankwitt of Yankwitt LLP
Case: BT Holdings v. Village of Chester, et al.
Type: Breach of Contract
70
Amount: $2,327,175.00
Attorneys: Vito A. Cannavo, Eric K. Schwarz of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.
Case: Nichilo V. Wenger Construction Co., et al.
Type: Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Electrical Injury, Failure to Protect
71
Amount: $2,300,000.00
Attorneys: James L. Forde, Alan R. Inwood of Omrani & Taub PC
Case: Sekou v. City of New York, et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance
72
Amount: $2,228,000.00
Attorneys: Sean Kelly, Frank Braunstein, Michael Della, Zachary M. Beriloff of Gruenberg Kelly Della
Case: Gubitosi v. Hyppolite, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
73
Amount: $2,215,000.00
Attorneys: Randolph M. McLaughlin, Debra S. Cohen, Danielle B. Sullivan, Jeffrey M. Norton of Newman Ferrara, LLP; Mayo Bartlett of Law Offices of Mayo Bartlett, PLLC; Abdul-Wali A. Muhammad of Wali Muhammad, Esq., Attorney at Law
Case: Estate of Bah v. City of New York
Type: Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot, Failure to Supervise
74
Amount: $2,080,800.00
Attorneys: Arthur G. Trakas of Arthur G. Trakas, PC
Case: Dalli v. Westchester County DOT, et al.
Type: Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury
75
Amount: $2,050,000.00
Attorneys: Anthony J. LaDuca of LaDuca Law Firm, LLP; Norman A. Palmiere of The Palmiere Law Firm
Case: Smalley v. Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product
76 (tie)
Amount: $2,000,000.00
Attorneys: Sheryl R. Menkes of Menkes Law Firm
Case: Higley v. Mitchell
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall
76 (tie)
Amount: $2,000,000.00
Attorneys: Joseph W. Belluck of Belluck & Fox LLP
Case: Estate of Snowdale v. Jenkins Bros.
Type: Asbestos Exposure, Breach of Warranty, Conspiracy, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma
76 (tie)
Amount: $2,000,000.00
Attorneys: David S. Pollack of Law Offices of Michael Bucci II
Case: Nti v. Moskowitz, et al.
Type: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Treat
76 (tie)
Amount: $2,000,000.00
Attorneys: Seth A. Harris, Alison R. Keenan of Burns & Harris
Case: Pacheco v. City of New York
Type: Excessive Force, Police Brutality
77
Amount: $1,997,466.00
Attorneys: Ira B. Gordon of Weser & Weser, P.C.; Nicholas E. Tzaneteas of The Law Office of Nicholas Tzaneteas
Case: Small v. North Shore Bottling Co.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment
78
Amount: $1,943,000.00
Attorneys: Jacob Oresky of Jacob Oresky & Associates PLLC
Case: Joseph v. G & L Ambulette Co., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
79
Amount: $1,875,900.00
Attorneys: Mark G. Hanchet, Christopher J. Houpt, Daniel L. Stein, Victoria D. Whitney, Philip J. George, Niketa K. Patel, Hilary E. Deutch of Mayer Brown LLP
Case: Bayerische Landesbank v. Nebraska Inv. Fin. Auth.
Type: Breach of Contract, Fraud, Unjust Enrichment, Quantum Meruit
80
Amount: $1,872,956.00
Attorneys: Ethan W. Collins of Collins & Collins Attorneys, LLC
Case: Flowers v. Harborcenter Development LLC, et al.
Type: Construction Accident, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence
81
Amount: $1,650,000.00
Attorneys: Sheri E. Holland of White Werbel & Fino, LLP
Case: Mosley v. E.H.J. LLC, et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance
82
Amount: $1,579,600.00
Attorneys: Nadia M. Pervez, Aneeba Rehman of Pervez & Rehman PC
Case: Iqbal v. Kumar
Type: Breach of Contract, Unjust Enrichment, Promissory Note, Quantum Meruit
83
Amount: $1,529,000.00
Attorneys: Alan D. Voos, William D. Murphy of Maxwell Murphy LLC
Case: Mietlicki v. Marasco
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
84
Amount: $1,511,000.00
Attorneys: Elizabeth Eilender, David Jaroslawicz of Jaroslawicz & Jaros PLLC
Case: Restaurant Patron v. Restaurant
Type: Business Liability, Personal Injury, Warranty of Merchantability, Restaurant Negligence
85 (tie)
Amount: $1,500,000.00
Attorneys: John F. Queenan of Rivkin Radler LLP; Robert B. Calihan of Calihan Law, PLLC
Case: White v. New York State OCFS, et al.
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment
85 (tie)
Amount: $1,500,000.00
Attorneys: James W. Shuttleworth III, Kara L. Campbell, George A Kohl II of Finkelstein & Partners, LLP; Elyssa M. Fried-De Rosa of Jacoby & Meyers LLC
Case: Greenidge v. United Parcel Service, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident
85 (tie)
Amount: $1,500,000.00
Attorneys: Ira Cooper of Cooper & Paroff P.C.
Case: Estate of Foster v. Licausi, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death
85 (tie)
Amount: $1,500,000.00
Attorneys: Steven T. Halperin of Halperin & Halperin, PC
Case: Santiago v. Garan, et. al.
Type: Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Ob-Gyn Malpractice
85 (tie)
Amount: $1,500,000.00
Attorneys: Clifford A. Shapiro, Michael J. Fitzpatrick of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP
Case: Plaintiff Auto Driver v. NYC Dept. of Sanitation
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury
86
Amount: $1,471,309.00
Attorneys: Deborah Morris Field of Morris & Morris Attorneys
Case: Lighthouse v. Reznik
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
87
Amount: $1,426,000.00
Attorneys: Thomas C. Yatto of Mainetti Mainetti & O'Connor, P.C.
Case: Dougherty v. Rod Chomper Inc.
Type: Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product
88 (tie)
Amount: $1,400,000.00
Attorneys: Edward Lemmo of The Law Office of Edward Lemmo, Esq. P.C.; Steven T. Halperin of Halperin & Halperin, PC
Case: Madito v. Normukhamedov, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
88 (tie)
Amount: $1,400,000.00
Attorneys: Michael A. Rose, Mark G. Sokoloff of Hach & Rose, LLP
Case: Cicalo v. Long Island Railroad
Type: Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Negligent Maintenance
88 (tie)
Amount: $1,400,000.00
Attorneys: Joseph D. Morath, Jr. of Connors LLP
Case: Baldi-Perry v. 360 Fitness Center Inc.
Type: Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Personal Trainer Negligence
88 (tie)
Amount: $1,400,000.00
Attorneys: Robert Stein of Caesar & Napoli, PC
Case: NY County v. Internist, et al.
Type: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence
89
Amount: $1,392,647.00
Attorneys: Joseph J. Ortego, Thomas M. Mealiffe of Nixon Peabody LLP
Case: Avis Budget Car Rental v. JD2 Environmental Inc.
Type: Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Indemnification
90
Amount: $1,385,000.00
Attorneys: Steven R. Payne of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP
Case: Enriques v. 36 Bleker St. LLP
Type: Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall
91
Amount: $1,310,000.00
Attorneys: Gerald G. Arze of Arze & Mollica, LLP
Case: Paul v. Lilmor Management
Type: Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance
92
Amount: $1,300,000.00
Attorneys: Glenn Auletta of Gruenberg Kelly Della
Case: Lyons v. Gazivoda Realty Co., et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance
93
Amount: $1,238,000.00
Attorneys: Dirk A. Galbraith of Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP
Case: O’toole v. Roberts
Type: Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Fall, Construction Defect
94
Amount: $1,220,462.00
Attorneys: Jordan Rutsky, Ted Trief of Trief & Olk
Case: O’Leary v. 1435 Broaway LLC
Type: Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Electrical Injury
95
Amount: $1,195,000.00
Attorneys: Jeffrey J. Schietzelt, Diane W. Bando, Steven L. Kahn of Pena & Kahn, PLLC
Case: Kolenovic v. Desantis
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
96 (tie)
Amount: $1,150,000.00
Attorneys: Christopher J. Gorayeb, Peter D. Suglia, Mark H. Edwards of Gorayeb & Associates PC
Case: Castro v. 301-303 W. 125th St.
Type: Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety
96 (tie)
Amount: $1,150,000.00
Attorneys: Brian M. Brown of Zaremba Brown PLLC
Case: Daniels v. NY City Transit Auth.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance
96 (tie)
Amount: $1,150,000.00
Attorneys: Daniel Berk of Law Office of Steven A. Morelli
Case: Dunn v. Knightsbridge Properties Corp.
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment
97
Amount: $1,129,000.00
Attorneys: James T. Towne, Jr. of Towne, Ryan & Partners, P.C.
Case: Artibee v. Home Place, et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance
98
Amount: $1,117,000.00
Attorneys: Nicholas E. Tzaneteas of Law Offices of Jason B. Kessler, PC
Case: Adamson v. Black, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
99
Amount: $1,115,228.00
Attorneys: Steven T. Halperin of Halperin & Halperin, PC
Case: Berger v. Shen, et al.
Type: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Surgical Error
100
Amount: $1,110,000.00
Attorneys: Alex Nocerino, Sameer Chopra of Chopra & Nocerino, LLP
Case: Tejeda v. Silverman
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury
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