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 |