Top 50 Personal Injury Settlements in New York in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 50 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 50 Personal Injury Settlements in New York in 2017) you have also made the list of Top 100 Personal Injury Settlements in New York in 2017.
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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 |
21 | |
Amount: | $2,720,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Amy Insler of Bonina and Bonina, P.C. |
Case: | J.K., Pro Ami v. USA, et al. |
Type: | Birth Injury, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat |
22 | |
Amount: | $2,650,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Steven M. Weinstein of The Weinstein Law Group PLLC |
Case: | Pachari v. Extell Development Co., et al. |
Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Equipment Malfunction |
23 | |
Amount: | $2,632,672.00 |
Attorneys: | James P. Fitzgerald of The Fitzgerald Law Firm, P.C. |
Case: | I.A., Pro Ami v. Maimonides Medical Center |
Type: | Birth Injury, Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
24 (tie) | |
Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Steven R. Payne of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
Case: | Figueierdo v. Con-Ed, et al. |
Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Ladder Accident |
24 (tie) | |
Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Harry Rothenberg , Adam Drexler of The Rothenberg Law Firm, LLP |
Case: | Pedestrian v. Bus Driver |
Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
25 | |
Amount: | $2,490,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jason M. Rubin of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP |
Case: | M.S. v. Retailer, et al. |
Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product |
26 | |
Amount: | $2,325,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Richard C. Bell of The Law Offices of Richard C. Bell |
Case: | Mcdonough v. Heinick-Lane Inc., et al. |
Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Fall |
27 | |
Amount: | $2,250,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Louis Grandelli , Ari Lieberman of Law Offices of Louis Grandelli, PC |
Case: | Delacruz v. M. Parisi & Son Construction Co. Inc., et al. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance |
28 (tie) | |
Amount: | $2,225,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Patricia A. Lynn-Ford, Thomas F. Shannon of Lynn Law Firm, LLP |
Case: | Yos, et al. v. Kowalczyk, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
28 (tie) | |
Amount: | $2,225,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Steven R. Payne of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
Case: | Alvarez v. City of New York |
Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Fall, Scaffolding Accident |
29 | |
Amount: | $2,050,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Steven E. North of North & Deutsch LLP |
Case: | Endarterectomy Patient v. Vascular Surgeon |
Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Treat, Overmedication |
30 (tie) | |
Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Stephen C. Ciocca , Richard P. Amico of Cellino & Barnes |
Case: | Elmnowski v. Walden Galleria Mall Pyramid Corp., et al. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
30 (tie) | |
Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael J. Hurwitz, Stephen J. Murphy of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
Case: | Baird v. Galip Holdings Inc., et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
30 (tie) | |
Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Daniel Flanzig of Flanzig & Flanzig, LLP |
Case: | Hartung v. City of New York, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
30 (tie) | |
Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael J. Hurwitz, Stephen J. Murphy of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
Case: | Grenados v. Mcrt Northeast Construction LLC, et al. |
Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident |
31 | |
Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Matthew P. Tomkiel of Morgan, Levine, Dolan, PC |
Case: | Boateng v. Cooper Beech at White Plains Condominium, et al. |
Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance |
32 | |
Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Pat J. Crispi of Keogh Crispi, PC |
Case: | Singh v. Chalom, et al. |
Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall |
33 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Nicole M. Gill of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP |
Case: | Camera Repairperson v. Commercial Building, et al. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence |
33 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Wesley Glass of Sacco & Fillas LLP |
Case: | Abouelkhir v. Wasilewska |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
33 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Matthew T. Gammons of Rosenbaum & Rosenbaum PC |
Case: | McGlaughlin v. Thysson Dover Elevator Co., et al. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance |
33 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Ava L. Zelenetsky of Zelenetsky & Associates, P.C. |
Case: | Ortiz-Morales v. Reiff |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
34 | |
Amount: | $1,450,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Richard S. Vecchio of Worby Vecchio Edelman, LLP |
Case: | Martin v. USA, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
35 | |
Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Kyle G. Newman of James Newman P.C. |
Case: | Plaintiff Psychiatric Patient v. Defendant Psychiatrist |
Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Treat, Medication Error |
36 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | George E. LaMarche III of LaMarche Safranko Law PLLC |
Case: | Mosteller v. Vertucci |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
36 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jason M. Rubin of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP |
Case: | Patient v. Internist |
Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
37 | |
Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Alex Nocerino of Chopra & Nocerino, LLP |
Case: | Joyce v. City of NY |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
38 | |
Amount: | $1,075,000.00 |
Attorneys: | David. F. Kunz of DeGraff, Foy & Kunz, LLP |
Case: | Plaintiff in Power Wheelchair v. Defendant Driver |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
39 | |
Amount: | $1,065,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Lora H. Gleicher of Silbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz, Schatz, & Frederick LLP |
Case: | White v. Jmm Springnex LLC, et al. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance |
40 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Brad Kauffman of Law Offices of Brad A. Kauffman, PC |
Case: | Guisao v. Jacobs, et al. |
Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
40 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | David B. Golomb of Law Offices of David B. Golomb |
Case: | Mack v. Lehigh Outfitters LLC, et al. |
Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability |
40 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert W. Margulies, Ralph J. Drabkin of Drabkin & Margulies |
Case: | A.M., Pro Ami v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp., et al. |
Type: | Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
40 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Cliff S. Argintar of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC |
Case: | Romos v. NYCTA |
Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
41 | |
Amount: | $975,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Steven H. Beldock of Birbrower & Beldock, PC |
Case: | Plaintiff Mother v. Defendant Ob/Gyn, et al |
Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury |
42 | |
Amount: | $950,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Nicholas I. Timko of Kahn Gordon Timko & Rodriques P.C. |
Case: | Plaintiff Fuel Oil Truck Driver Slipping v. Defendant Terminal |
Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall |
43 | |
Amount: | $922,923.00 |
Attorneys: | Joel S. Finkelstein of The Finkelstein Law Firm, LLC |
Case: | Labagh v. Piegaro |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
44 | |
Amount: | $920,122.61 |
Attorneys: | John M. Porchia, III of Lite & Russell |
Case: | Fulbrook v. Bruyette, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Underinsured Motorist |
45 | |
Amount: | $918,000.00 |
Attorneys: | John M. Porchia, III of Lite & Russell |
Case: | Cesarani v. Palmer |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
46 | |
Amount: | $915,000.00 |
Attorneys: | John M. Porchia, III of Lite & Russell |
Case: | Manak v. Harleysville Ins. Co. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
47 (tie) | |
Amount: | $900,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Daniel T. Leav of Leav & Steinberg, LLP |
Case: | Laboy v. 459 Realty Corp., et al. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall |
47 (tie) | |
Amount: | $900,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Stefano A. Filippazzo of Law Offices of Stefano A. Filippazzo, P.C. |
Case: | J.F., Pro Ami v. The Mount Sinai Medical Center |
Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury |
47 (tie) | |
Amount: | $900,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Steven R. Payne of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
Case: | Ojeda v. 25 Stanhope St. LLC |
Type: | Personal Injury, Trip and Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety |
47 (tie) | |
Amount: | $900,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Mitchell R. Kahn of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP |
Case: | Bullock v. 4 Wheels Leasing LLC, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
48 (tie) | |
Amount: | $875,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Daniel T. Leav of Leav & Steinberg, LLP |
Case: | Zaslavskiy v. Baum |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall |
48 (tie) | |
Amount: | $875,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Paul D. Dansker, Salvatore Aspromonte, Raymond Maceira of Dansker & Aspromonte Associates |
Case: | D.F., Pro Ami v. Millshan Realty Co. L.L.C., et al. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure |
49 | |
Amount: | $875,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Joseph G. Dell of Dell & Dean, PLLC |
Case: | Newman v. Delta Airlines Inc. |
Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident |
50 (tie) | |
Amount: | $850,000.00 |
Attorneys: | JenniElena Rubino of Rubino Law Firm |
Case: | Almonte v. Day & Night Refrigeration Corp. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall |
50 (tie) | |
Amount: | $850,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Steven H. Beldock of Birbrower & Beldock, PC |
Case: | Plaintiff Passenger v. State of NY |
Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain |