Top 50 Settlements in New Jersey in 2018
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $358,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tara D. Sutton of Robins Kaplan LLP; Adam M. Slater of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC; Troy A. Rafferty of Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.; Christopher L. Coffin of Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP |
| Case: | In Re Benicar Products Liability Litigation |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Product Liability |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $225,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher S. Porrino, Richard F. Engel of Attorney General of the State of NJ; Allan Kanner, Elizabeth B. Petersen, Allison Brouk (Shipp) of Kanner & Whiteley, L.L.C |
| Case: | NJ DEP v. Exxon Mobil Corp. |
| Type: | Pollution, Nuisance, Environmental Protection, Natural Resources, Trespass, Strict Liability |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $196,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gurbir Grewal of Attorney General of the State of NJ |
| Case: | Grewal v. Equilon Enterprises, et al. |
| Type: | Pollution, Toxic Exposure, Environmental Protection, Clean Water Act |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $62,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith J. Miller, Michael J. Gesualdo, Leda Dunn Wettre of Robinson Miller LLC; Paul J. Andre, Lisa Kobialka, Hannah Lee, Harold Storey, Geoffrey G. Hu, Donald L. Rhoads of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP |
| Case: | Depomed v. Purdue Pharma, et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $43,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laurence M. Deutsch, Shanon J. Carson, Jacob M. Polakoff of Berger & Montague PC; Joseph G. Sauder, Matthew D. Schelkopf, Joseph B. Kenney of Sauder Schelkopf, LLC |
| Case: | Cole, et al. v. NIBCO Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Product Liability, Property Damage, Defective Product, Negligent Tort |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $14,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James E. Cecchi of Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello, P.C; James W. Johnson of Labaton Sucharow LLP; Nicholas I. Porritt of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP |
| Case: | In Re PTC Therapeutics Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud, Intentional Misrepresentation, Omission of Material Facts |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James A. Harrod of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP |
| Case: | ATRS v. CommVault |
| Type: | Class Action, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan E. Levitt, Michelle L. Greenberg, Lucas W. Morgan of Frier Levitt, LLC |
| Case: | Dertouzos v. NJ Transit |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $9,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kara M. Wolke of Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP |
| Case: | Zacharia, et al. v. Straight Path Communications, et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud, Omission of Material Facts |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $8,225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Gallardo, John J. Ratkowitz of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Criollo v. Clark Developers, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Contractor Negligence |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $7,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Mongeluzzi, David L. Kwass, David J. Langsam of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC |
| Case: | Graves v. Wastquip LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Crane Accident |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $6,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven G. Wigrizer, Jason S. Weiss of Wapner Newman Wigrizer Brecher & Miller |
| Case: | Wilson v. Low Bid Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $5,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garry R. Salomon, Adam B. Lederman of Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Bus Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Training |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $5,625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter Chamas of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| Case: | Smith v. Blue Rock Construction Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall, Failure to Supervise |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $5,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Barry R. Eichen, Christopher J. Conrad of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP |
| Case: | Ward v. Aurolife Pharma, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Fall, Contractor Negligence |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Claude Scott, Shannon Pedersen of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA v. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Pharmacy Malpractice, Product Liability, Defective Product |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Hennefeld, James Wong, Molly Theobald, Lindsey Rothfeder of U.S. Department of Labor |
| Case: | Acosta v. A.C.E. Restaurant Group, et al. |
| Type: | Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert B. Linder of Law Office of Robert B. Linder |
| Case: | Kan v. Rainbow Transportation Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $4,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew Calamari of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Case: | SEC v. Schantz, et al. |
| Type: | Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph H. Hunt of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA v. Indal Technologies |
| Type: | False Claims Act |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $3,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William O. Crutchlow of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP |
| Case: | Jiminez v. Jersey City Med. Center, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Abbott S. Brown, Thomas M. Comer of Lomurro, Munson, Comer, Brown & Schottland |
| Case: | Tatka v. Benitez, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $2,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward P. Capozzi, Corey A. Dietz of Brach Eichler LLC |
| Case: | Pridgen v. City of Elizabeth, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $2,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carl D. Poplar of Carl D. Poplar, P.A.; Seth R. Lesser, Fran L. Rudich of Klafter Olsen & Lesser LLP; William A. Riback, Lauren B. Orner (Plevinsky) of William Riback, LLC |
| Case: | Haas, et al. v. Burlington County |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Prison Negligence, Unreasonable Search and Seizure |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $2,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph C. Kohn of Kohn Swift & Graf, P.C.; Robert S. Kitchenoff of Weinstein Kitchenoff & Asher LLC; David E. Kovel of Kirby McInerney, LLP |
| Case: | In Re Ductile Iron Pipe Fittings |
| Type: | Antitrust Violation, Class Action, Conspiracy, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Price Fixing |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $2,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank L. Corrado of Barry, Corrado, Grassi & Gillin-Schwartz, P.C.; Greg Werkheiser of Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC |
| Case: | Lenni-Lenape v. Grewal |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, National Origin Discrimination |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $2,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Mazie, Adam M. Epstein of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
| Case: | Apad v. New Jersey Transit |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $2,225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert H. Baumgarten, John J. Ratkowitz of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Lopez v. Ryder Truck Rentals |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Fall, Negligent Maintenance |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $2,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daryl L. Zaslow of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP |
| Case: | Willburn v. Moss, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $2,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin L. Swidler, Richard S. Swartz of Swartz Swidler, LLC; Alan Eichenbaum of Law Office of Alan Eichenbaum PA; Robert D. Soloff of Robert D. Soloff, P.A. |
| Case: | Dooner, et al. v. Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $1,975,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Seth R. Lesser of Klafter Olsen & Lesser LLP; Elmer Robert Keach III of Law Offices of Elmer Robert Keach III, P.C.; Carl D. Poplar of Carl D. Poplar, P.A.; William A. Riback, Lauren B. Orner (Plevinsky) of William Riback, LLC |
| Case: | Bizarro, et al. v. Ocean County |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search and Seizure |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $1,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregg A. Stone, Ronald J. Morgan of Kirsch, Gelband & Stone, P.A. |
| Case: | Guitierrez v. Menpe Corp, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Failure to Maintain |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $1,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leonard D. Weiss of The Weiss Group, LLC |
| Case: | Patient v. Ob/Gyn |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Premature Discharge |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth W. Elwood of Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari, P.C. |
| Case: | Sarrecchia v. State of NJ, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John (Jack) S. Hoyt III of Hoyt & Hoyt, PC |
| Case: | Cole v. Atlantic Health Ambulance Corp, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $1,625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James P. Kimball of Seigel Law, LLC |
| Case: | Phillips v. Klein |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 35 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Harold A. Parra of Cahn Parra, LLC |
| Case: | Kasar v. Binder Machinery Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 35 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tracey C. Hinson of Hinson Snipes LLP |
| Case: | Jeter v. Township of Bloomfield, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Police Brutality |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $1,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Hanus of Hanus & Parsons |
| Case: | Filodof v. Lyanla, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $1,530,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin L. Parsons of Gill & Chamas, LLC; Michael F. Lombardi of Lombardi & Lombardi, P.A. |
| Case: | Negron, et al. v. Aguigar, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew A. Schiappa of Lomurro, Munson, Comer, Brown & Schottland |
| Case: | McCloskey v. Franklin Twp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John G. Mennie of Schibell & Mennie, LLC |
| Case: | Giannone v. Professional Janitorial Maid Services LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kathleen M. DiGiovanni of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. |
| Case: | Soto v. 8th Avenue Ventures |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gurbir S. Grewal of Attorney General of the State of NJ; Jennifer M. Carlson of Law Offices of Richard Pescatore, PC |
| Case: | Grewal, et al. v. Ranco Construction, Inc. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Dennin of Law Offices Vincent J. Ciecka, P.C. |
| Case: | Miller v. Patriot Roofing Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Emotional Distress, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce H. Nagel, Susan F. Connors of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| Case: | Centrella v. Woodbridge Developmental Services, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $1,375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Corey A. Dietz of Brach Eichler LLC |
| Case: | Aponte v. Cube Smart, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Slip and Fall |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $1,365,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eugene S. Wishnic, Leeor Jerushalmy of Wishnic & Jerushalmy Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Vargas v. Salazar, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daryl L. Zaslow of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP |
| Case: | Szymanski v. Rothman, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael T. Heck of Epstein Ostrove, LLC |
| Case: | Kozatiwitz v. Collins |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregg A. Stone, Ronald J. Morgan of Kirsch, Gelband & Stone, P.A. |
| Case: | Bishop v. Comperchio, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Sexual Assault, Emotional Distress, Child Abuse |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert B. Linder of Law Office of Robert B. Linder |
| Case: | Mohamed v. J Brothers Trucking, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $1,225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy J. Fonseca of Corradino & Papa, LLC |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Commercial Landowners and Tenant |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew L. Statmore of Fredson, Statmore & Bitterman |
| Case: | Mamola v. Tetro |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd J. Leonard of Todd J. Leonard Law Firm |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stacey L. Selem-Antonucci of Law Offices of Stacey Selem-Antonucci, LLC |
| Case: | Broccoli-Gonzalez v. Rosewav Limousine Service, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $1,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce H. Nagel, Susan F. Connors of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| Case: | Meredith v. Mapow, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $1,125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward J. Rebenack , Tyler J. Hall of Rebenack Aronow & Mascolo L.L.P |
| Case: | Uppaluri v. Ivyland Construction Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy M. Weitz of Spear, Greenfield, Richman, Weitz & Taggart, PC |
| Case: | Figures v. NJ Transit, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam J. Kleinfeldt of Deutsch Atkins, P.C. |
| Case: | Portalatin v. City of Belleville |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Harassment |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $1,025,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig Carpenito of U.S. Attorney's Office; Timothy J. McInnis of McInnis Law |
| Case: | US v. Beam Bros. Trucking Inc. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Fraud, Qui Tam |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $1,015,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter Chamas of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| Case: | Scroggins v. U-Haul International, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision |