Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in New York in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 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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| 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: | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Patient v. Defendant 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 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $4,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas E. Tzaneteas of Weser & Weser, P.C. |
| Case: | Wilks v. Mecc Contracting Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 12 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eleni Coffinas of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. |
| Case: | Okai, et al. v. Ho |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Treat |
| 12 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rose M. Day, Eric S. Hack of Day & Associates, P.C. |
| Case: | Hanley v. John Doe |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $3,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph G. Dell of Dell & Dean, PLLC |
| Case: | Halvorsen v. Baybrent Construction Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Failure to Maintain, Equipment Malfunction |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $3,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Payne of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Trochez v. Church of St. Stephen |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Fall, Construction Defect |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Rossi, Jr. of Kammholz Law PLLC |
| Case: | Foxhall v. Oldcastle Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Altagracia M. Nunez of Altagracia Nunez & Associates PC |
| Case: | Estrada v. El Barrio Artspace, et. al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Gunzburg of Michael Gunzburg, P.C. |
| Case: | Velazquez v. Gettinger |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Hurwitz, Stephen J. Murphy of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Capizzi v. Empire State Building Associates LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Fall, Ladder Accident |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $2,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mitchell R. Kahn, Kenneth J. Halperin of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP |
| Case: | Espinoza, et al. v. Saint Teresa’s Roman Catholic Church, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Fall, Ladder Accident |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ingrid H. Heide of Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman PC |
| Case: | A.A.A., Pro Ami v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Failure to Treat |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Dalli of Dalli & Marino, LLP |
| Case: | Dorador v. Trump, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,875,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Heidi L. Wickstrom of The Pillersdorf Law Firm |
| Case: | A.D. v. New York City Transit Auth. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,875,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael E. Jaffe of Pazer, Epstein, Jaffe & Fein, P.C |
| Case: | Gragnaniello v. County of Westchester |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Fall, Ladder Accident |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James P. Fitzgerald, John M. Daly of The Fitzgerald Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | J.P., Pro Ami v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick J. Mullaney of Mullaney & Gjelaj |
| Case: | Reyes v. 105-05 69th Avenue LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Terrence M. Connors , Lawlor F. Quinlan, III of Connors LLP |
| Case: | Annalora v. Niagara County |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death |