Top 50 Verdicts in New Jersey in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 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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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 |
11 | |
Amount: | $3,600,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Gregory Stathis, Marc D. Portlock of Stathis & Leonardis, LLC |
Case: | Gonzalez v. Feldman |
Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
12 (tie) | |
Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Kelly Castor of Law Offices of Katherine G. Houghton |
Case: | Leighton v. Flack, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
12 (tie) | |
Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Angel M. De Filippo of Grieco, Oates & DeFilippo, LLC |
Case: | Alsop v. Reichard, et al. |
Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort |
13 | |
Amount: | $3,100,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Dennis M. Donnelly of The Donnelly Law Firm, LLC |
Case: | Estate of D’Alessandro v. Siegel |
Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort |
14 (tie) | |
Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Kathleen M. DiGiovanni of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. |
Case: | Coppola v. Yabon |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Multi-Vehicle Collision, Negligent Tort |
14 (tie) | |
Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Kathleen M. DiGiovanni of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. |
Case: | Driver v. The Allstate Corp. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Multi-Vehicle Collision, Negligent Tort |
14 (tie) | |
Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Mark V. Kuminski of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. |
Case: | Bayer-Tomaselli v. Siegel |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Multi-Vehicle Collision, Negligent Tort |
15 | |
Amount: | $2,175,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Lisa R. Bowles-Marone of Taylor, Taylor, Cohen & Bowles |
Case: | Mercado v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |
16 | |
Amount: | $2,158,240.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael A. Gallardo, Robert H. Baumgarten of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
Case: | Faulkner-Marsilli v. 466 JMJ, et al. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
17 | |
Amount: | $1,900,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Thomas M. Comer of Lomurro Davison Eastman & Munoz PA |
Case: | Kubar v. Shore Rehabilitation Institute |
Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
18 | |
Amount: | $1,868,312.00 |
Attorneys: | Richard J. Shackleton, Brian J. Coyle of Shackleton & Hazeltine |
Case: | Martin v. Bank of America, et al. |
Type: | Property Damage, Nuisance, Trespass, Negligent Tort |
19 | |
Amount: | $1,767,531.00 |
Attorneys: | Elizabeth Zuckerman of Zuckerman & Fisher, LLC |
Case: | Migut v. State of NJ, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate, Negligent Tort |
20 | |
Amount: | $1,709,431.00 |
Attorneys: | Jeffrey D. Catrambone, Matthew R. Curran of Sciarra & Catrambone L.L.C. |
Case: | Hudson v. Town of Morristown, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, Wrongful Demotion, Police Corruption |
21 | |
Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Scott M. Goldberg, Jeffrey M. Thiel of Petrillo & Goldberg, P.C |
Case: | Braxton v. NJ Manufacturers Ins. Co. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
22 | |
Amount: | $1,550,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Donald F. Burke, Sr. , Donald F. Burke, Jr. of Law Office of Donald F. Burke |
Case: | Conforti v. Ocean County Corrections Dep’t, et al. |
Type: | Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Prison Negligence, Negligent Training, Failure to Monitor, Death in Custody, Negligent Tort |
23 | |
Amount: | $1,470,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Lawrence H. Kleiner of Lawrence H. Kleiner, LLC |
Case: | Tatiz v. Peru Foods |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
24 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Stephen D. Brown of Brown Law |
Case: | Scott v. Georgia King Village, et al. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
24 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Daniel M. Santarsiero of The Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall |
Case: | Reid v. Radcliffe-Bivins |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
25 | |
Amount: | $1,278,240.00 |
Attorneys: | Patrick P. Toscano Jr. of The Toscano Law Firm, LLC |
Case: | Downing v. Borough of Roselle, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Racial Harassment, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, Failure to Promote |
26 | |
Amount: | $1,250,065.00 |
Attorneys: | Nicholas J. Leonardis of Stathis & Leonardis, LLC; Robert M. Adochio of Robert M. Adochio, Counselor At Law |
Case: | Klinger v. NJ Manufacturers Ins. Co. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
27 | |
Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
Attorneys: | David M. Schmid of Stark & Stark |
Case: | Mahan v. Brower, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
28 | |
Amount: | $1,148,785.00 |
Attorneys: | Brent A. Bramnick of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC |
Case: | Urmaza v. Borough of Elmwood Park |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
29 | |
Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | William D. Wright of Law Office of William Wright LLC |
Case: | Lounsbury v. Holland |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
30 | |
Amount: | $939,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Charles A. Cerussi, Jaclyn A. Gannon of Cerussi & Gunn, PC |
Case: | Lupia v. PATH |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
31 | |
Amount: | $871,030.00 |
Attorneys: | Jordan S. Goldsmith of Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP |
Case: | Tedder v. Carrieri |
Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort |
32 | |
Amount: | $863,480.00 |
Attorneys: | Randolph H. Wolf, Amanda F. Wolf of Law Firm of Randolph H. Wolf |
Case: | Nedrick v. County of Monmouth, et al. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
33 | |
Amount: | $852,350.00 |
Attorneys: | Emily A. McDonough of The McDonough Law Office |
Case: | Rowe v. Madison |
Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Failure to Inform, Negligent Tort |
34 | |
Amount: | $770,131.00 |
Attorneys: | Jerry C. Goldhagen of Law Office of Jerry C. Goldhagen |
Case: | White v. Davis |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
35 | |
Amount: | $764,893.00 |
Attorneys: | Anthony J. Murgatroyd of Murgatroyd Law Group; Andrew A. Fraser, Tiffany L. Heineman of Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP |
Case: | Gavigan v. Sweeney Landscape |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
36 (tie) | |
Amount: | $750,000.00 |
Attorneys: | David A. Mazie of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
Case: | Estate of A.P. v. Belnekar, et al. |
Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
36 (tie) | |
Amount: | $750,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Thomas E. Hood of Thomas Hood, PA |
Case: | Glover v. Peda |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
37 | |
Amount: | $725,016.00 |
Attorneys: | Bruce P. McMoran, Justin D. Burns of McMoran, O’Connor, Bramley & Burns, P.C. |
Case: | Lach v. Briar Hill at Manchester |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate |
38 (tie) | |
Amount: | $600,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Adam L. Rothenberg of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. |
Case: | Rodriguez v. Swaminathan |
Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort |
38 (tie) | |
Amount: | $600,000.00 |
Attorneys: | James J. Dunn, Brian P. McElroy of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. |
Case: | Kassick v. Roberts |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Dog Bite, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Animal Attack, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
39 | |
Amount: | $550,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Thomas De Seno of Schibell & Mennie, LLC |
Case: | Flannery v. Dekhterman |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
40 | |
Amount: | $531,456.00 |
Attorneys: | Stewart M. Leviss of Berkowitz, Lichtstein, Kuritsky, Giasullo & Gross, LLC |
Case: | Estate of D’Amico v. Joshi, et al. |
Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort |
41 (tie) | |
Amount: | $500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Mitchell J. Makowicz, Jr. of Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari, P.C. |
Case: | Mahoney v. Nemerofsky, et al. |
Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor, Erroneous Treatment, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort |
41 (tie) | |
Amount: | $500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Christopher R. Brown, Ronald S. Drazin of Drazin and Warshaw, P.C |
Case: | Oliver v. Catalfumo |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
41 (tie) | |
Amount: | $500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Caroline M. Turner of Swartz Culleton PC |
Case: | Frazier v. Cooper University Hospital |
Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
41 (tie) | |
Amount: | $500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | James A. Plaisted, Michael J. Zoller, Peter G. Bracuti of Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, PC |
Case: | Fou v. Kevin Kerveng Tung, P.C. |
Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice |
42 | |
Amount: | $480,026.00 |
Attorneys: | Felix P. Gonzalez of Felix P. Gonzalez, Attorney |
Case: | Hernandez v. Dunaway |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
43 | |
Amount: | $475,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jared N. Kasher of Kasher Law Group |
Case: | Dewees v. Berlin |
Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Podiatry Malpractice |
44 | |
Amount: | $450,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Patricia M. Love of Hendricks & Hendricks |
Case: | Puleio v. Fischetti |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Collision, Negligent Tort |
45 | |
Amount: | $422,526.00 |
Attorneys: | James Pagliuca, Andrew L. Chambarry of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
Case: | Webber v. Bellone |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Work Accident, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
46 | |
Amount: | $421,192.00 |
Attorneys: | Jay Silvio Mascolo of Rebenack Aronow & Mascolo L.L.P |
Case: | Collins v. Centennial Square, et al. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Failure to Maintain, Psychological Injury, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
47 (tie) | |
Amount: | $400,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael H. Foster of Stark & Stark |
Case: | Burns v. Champoux |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
47 (tie) | |
Amount: | $400,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Christopher T. Karounos of Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. |
Case: | Don v. Brateman |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Collision, Negligent Tort |
47 (tie) | |
Amount: | $400,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Richard A. Reinartz of The Reinartz Law Firm, LLC |
Case: | Edman-Sutton v. City of Newark, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
48 | |
Amount: | $390,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Kenneth W. Thomas of Lanza Law Firm, LLP |
Case: | Stilo v. Colondres, et al. |
Type: | Dog Bite, Failure to Warn, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Animal Attack, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
49 (tie) | |
Amount: | $375,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Craig M. Aronow of Rebenack Aronow & Mascolo L.L.P |
Case: | Wegner v. Derrico, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
49 (tie) | |
Amount: | $375,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Martin S. Cedzidlo of Jae Lee Law, PC |
Case: | Park v. Nardachone |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
50 | |
Amount: | $350,533.00 |
Attorneys: | Jeremy M. Weitz of Spear, Greenfield, Richman, Weitz & Taggart, PC |
Case: | Vega v. Dollar Store, et al. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
* 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.