Top 10 Verdicts in New Jersey in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff's jury verdicts* obtained in New Jersey in the year 2018. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of New Jersey.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Verdicts in New Jersey in 2018) you have also made the list of Top 20 Verdicts in New Jersey in 2018.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $117,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Moshe Maimon, Daniel C. LaTerra of Levy Konigsberg LLP; Robert E. Lytle of Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C.; Denyse F. Clancy, Joseph D. Satterley of Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood |
| Case: | Lanzo v. Imerys Talc America, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dennis M. Donnelly of The Donnelly Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Tapia v. Alam, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Warn, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $11,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steve Garlock of Thompson Coburn LLP; James S. Coons, Steven F. Gooby of Ansa Assuncao LLP |
| Case: | Nite Glow Industries, et al. v. Central Garden & Pet, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Promissory Estoppel |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $10,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce H. Nagel, Andrew L. O’Connor of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| Case: | Fairfax Financial v. Exis Capital Management, et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Economic Loss, Racketeering, Securities Fraud, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Disparagement |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $8,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul M. da Costa, Daniel B. Devinney of Snyder Sarno D'Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC |
| Case: | Dancyger v. Kocsis, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Psychological Injury, Unnecessary Surgery, Negligent Tort |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $6,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward C. Lutz of Law Office of Edward C. Lutz, LLC |
| Case: | Gorth v. Stutzman, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas J. Leonardis of Stathis & Leonardis, LLC |
| Case: | Tortorella v. Ong |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Warren L. Peterson of The Law Office of Warren L. Peterson, Esq.; Michele M. Dudas, Michael A. Siravo IV of McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC. |
| Case: | Uzzolino v. Mitrow |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraudulent Concealment, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Constructive Fraud, Embezzlement |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $4,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael F. McKenna of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman, PC |
| Case: | Grand Slam Partners, et al. v. The Adkins Group, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Professional Malpractice, Property Damage, Construction Defect, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Architectural Malpractice |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $4,523,131.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul M. da Costa of Snyder Sarno D'Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC |
| Case: | Ayala v. Friedlander, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Neurosurgery Malpractice |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $3,931,022.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig M. Rothenberg, Dean S. Pashaian of Rothenberg, Rubenstein, Berliner & Shinrod, LLC |
| Case: | Grecco v. McCowan, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
* This and other lists of plaintiff's jury verdicts, in our publication, may occasionally include a small number of counter- and/or cross-plaintiff's jury verdicts.