Top 50 Motor Vehicle Accident Verdicts in New York in 2018
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $85,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard S. Hershenhorn, Diana M. A. Carnemolla of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf |
| Case: | Sipher v. Gray Line New York Tours Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $27,278,615.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas Elefterakis, Oliver R. Tobias of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek; Steven Smith of Law Office of Steven Smith, PC |
| Case: | George v. Unicorn Construction Enterprises Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $19,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Dean of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.; Lawerence A. Wilson of Wilson, Grochow, Drucker |
| Case: | Kota v. Nassau County, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $14,705,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles J. Hurowitz, Michael J. Mingino of Subin Associates, LLP |
| Case: | Caldwell v. New York City Transit Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $14,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Herbert S. Subin, Eric D. Subin, Jacob M. Porter of Subin Associates, LLP |
| Case: | De Los Santos v. NYC Transit Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $11,033,528.00 |
| Attorneys: | James C. Napoli of Caesar & Napoli, PC |
| Case: | Chen v. Cooper |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $10,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judd F. Kleeger, Jeffrey L. Koenig of Hecht Kleeger & Damashek, PC |
| Case: | Reinoso v. New York City Transit Auth., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Fall, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Mass Transit Accident, On-board Accident |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $8,328,311.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank J. Lombardo, Joseph Stoduto of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP |
| Case: | Morace v. Danielsen Cabinetry Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $6,340,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael T. Ridge of Law Offices of Michael T. Ridge |
| Case: | Martinez v. The City of NY |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $6,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian M. King of Law Office of Brian M. King PC |
| Case: | Martinez v. Rainbow Transit |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $6,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd A. Restivo of Restivo & Murphy LLP |
| Case: | Wynter v. Transdev Services, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $5,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Levine of Rappaport, Glass, Levine & Zullo, LLP |
| Case: | Barrett v. Smith |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $5,224,972.00 |
| Attorneys: | Talay Hafiz of Deangelis & Hafiz |
| Case: | Pereira v. Cabrera, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Mass Transit Accident, On-board Accident |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $4,192,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kristina M. Georgiou of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC |
| Case: | Bonavita v. Quibble Cab Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $3,646,087.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond D. McElfish, Jamie M. Diamond of McElfish Law Firm; Jonathan P. Kieffer of Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP; Douglas M. Colbert of Law Office of Douglas M. Colber |
| Case: | Bauta v. Greyhound Lines Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Mass Transit Accident |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $3,555,176.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin G. Lillis, Nick Gjelaj of Mullaney & Gjelaj |
| Case: | Roldan v. Gersten |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $3,493,666.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Clegg of Law Offices of David J. Clegg |
| Case: | Vansickle v. McLean |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $3,355,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William Schwitzer of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Morrobel v. Alicea, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Mass Transit Accident |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $3,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William Schwitzer, Rory M. Shectman of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Maitre v. Vazquez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $3,285,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Aleksandr S. Cherny of Cherny & Podolsky PLLC |
| Case: | Vargas v. Wakefern Food Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dean P. Smith, Joshua I. Ramos of Ramos & Ramos; Wayne C. Felle of Wayne C. Felle, P.C. |
| Case: | Milligan v. Bifulco, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Siegel of Law Office of Robert A. Siegel |
| Case: | Debicharran v. Draguc |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $2,999,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James C. Napoli of Caesar & Napoli, PC |
| Case: | Han v. Pandora Travel Inc. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Entrustment, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $2,508,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | Beth M. Diamond, Jordan S. Finkelstein of Dinkes & Schwitzer; Nick Banilov of Banilov & Assocates, PC |
| Case: | Casanova v. Cioffi, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $2,130,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter S. Gordon of Gordon & Gordon |
| Case: | Ehrhardt v. Mastromonaco |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,903,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard A. Grimm, III of Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP |
| Case: | Beaton v. Beaton |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $1,773,400.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond V. Nicotera of Law Offices of Raymond V. Nicotera |
| Case: | Vicari v. Holland |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sal A. Spano of Edelman, Krasin & Jaye, PLLC; Scott C. Lockwood of Scott C. Lockwood |
| Case: | Hirsch v. Caliendo |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | F. David Rusin, Arienne J. Irving of William Mattar, PC |
| Case: | Golimowski v. Town of Cheektowaga, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $1,016,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ellen Buchholz, Shawn M. Alfano of Buttafuoco & Associates |
| Case: | Ozkul v. Garcia |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary B. Pillersdorf, Andrew H. Pillersdorf of The Pillersdorf Law Firm |
| Case: | Fasolas v. Bobcat of NY Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Failure to Train, Loader Accident, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arnold I. Bernstein of Bernstein & Bernstein |
| Case: | Feliz v. Hartrey |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $930,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce S. Povman, Adam W. Scheninbach of Morton Povman, PC. |
| Case: | Pagan v. Paradise, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $860,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark E. Goldberg, Anthony J. Mamo, Jr., Enoch C. Brady of Brady Goldberg Law |
| Case: | Robalino v. Martinez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $840,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian M. King of Law Office of Brian M. King PC |
| Case: | Camas v. Estrella |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $830,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dennis J. Sweeny of Sweeny & Sweeny |
| Case: | Kandell v. Miss |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ronald C. Burke, Brian P. Hurley of Kelner & Kelner |
| Case: | Kleinman v. Liebowitz |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin Wolf of Wolf & Associates, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Pytel v. Thalblum, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Negligent Tort |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles P. Gassler of Gassler & O'Rourke, P.C. |
| Case: | Sam v. Mirtil, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Mass Transit Accident |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey Stern of Winston & Strawn, LLP |
| Case: | Madmony v. City of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $520,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Bruschini, Thomas J. Mortati of Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP |
| Case: | Berg v. Knott |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William R. Hamel of Dinkes & Schwitzer; Albert Kim of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Garcia v. Rosario, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $495,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dominick W. Lavelle, Emily K. Lavelle of Law Offices of Dominick W. Lavelle; Zachary P. Reibstein, Allen J. Goldberg of Bergman, Bergman, Fields & Lamonsoff, LLP; Frank J. Laurino of Law Offices of Frank J. Laurino |
| Case: | Romero v. Waith, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sheri E. Holland of Burns & Harris |
| Case: | Williams v. Glazer, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $440,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Denis J. Bastible of Cellino & Barnes |
| Case: | Jayes v. Andolina |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $430,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel Schmelkin of Schmelkin Associates, P.C. |
| Case: | Speziale v. Lios, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $425,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven D. Michelstein of Michelstein & Associates, PLLC |
| Case: | White v. Phillips |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $375,750.00 |
| Attorneys: | Aron S. Wolf of Law Offices of Aron S. Wolf |
| Case: | Lerner v. Estate of Doudarev, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Moshe Borukh of Spar & Bernstein P.C. |
| Case: | Lewis-Hyatt v. Abdouiaye, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary S. Park, Jihyun Choi, Thomas J. Solomon of Law Offices of Gary S. Park, P.C. |
| Case: | Park v. Kim, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Seth M. Katz of The Law Offices of Eric H. Green & Associates |
| Case: | Vargas v. Lamacchia, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $340,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steve Anduze of Law Office of Steve Anduze |
| Case: | Fells v. Herrera |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $320,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary Slobin of Alpert Slobin & Rubenstein LLP |
| Case: | Bobroff v. Akselrud |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary J. Mandel of Law Offices of Gary Mandel |
| Case: | Ramirez v. Zutler |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexis Diaz, Paul A. Chin of Burns & Harris |
| Case: | Abrams v. Amboy Bus Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, School Bus Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory J. Cannata of Gregory J. Cannata & Associates, LLP |
| Case: | Camillo v. Nunez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John A. Weber of Law Firm of Vaughn, Weber & Prakope, PLLC |
| Case: | Noschese v. Markowitz, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher B. Meagher of Meagher & Meagher, P.C. |
| Case: | Sievers v. Barrero |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $287,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander Kran, III of Leav & Steinberg, LLP |
| Case: | Douglas v. City of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |