Top 10 Settlements in New Jersey in 2019

Top 10 Settlements in New Jersey in 2019We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 settlements obtained in New Jersey in the year 2019. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, and those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit. It does, however, exclude cases settled for an undisclosed amount.

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Amount:$35,000,000.00
Attorneys:Shanon J. Carson, Sarah R. Schalman-Bergen, Alexandra K. Piazza of Berger & Montague PC; David R. Markham of The Markham Law Firm; Richard E. Quintilone of Quintilone & Associates; Russell S. Warren, Jr. of Russell S. Warren Jr., Attorney at Law
Case:Merino v. Wells Fargo & Co.
Type:Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort
2
Amount:$19,200,000.00
Attorneys:David A. Mazie, Matthew R. Mendelsohn, David M. Freeman of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC
Case:Henderson v. Elizabethtown Gas et al.
Type:Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Gas Leak, Utility Negligence, Negligent Tort, Gas Explosion
3
Amount:$13,450,000.00
Attorneys:Cary L. Flitter, Andrew M. Milz, Jody Thomas Lopez-Jacobs of Flitter Milz, P.C.; Robert W. Murphy of Murphy Law Firm (FL); Ronald E. Prusek of Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle & Sacks, LLC
Case:Eastman v. TD Bank
Type:Class Action, Deceptive Trade Practices, Consumer Protection, Debt Collection
4
Amount:$12,750,000.00
Attorneys:David A. Mazie, Adam M. Epstein of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC
Case:Gillespie v. New Jersey Transit Corp., et al.
Type:Bus Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention
5
Amount:$6,500,000.00
Attorneys:Daryl L. Zaslow of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP
Case:Horvath v. St. Peter’s University Hospital, et al.
Type:Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort
6
Amount:$5,100,000.00
Attorneys:Bruce H. Nagel, Susan F. Connors of Nagel Rice, LLP
Case:Ryan v. Shih, et al.
Type:Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test
7 (tie)
Amount:$5,000,000.00
Attorneys:Daryl L. Zaslow of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP
Case:Vinci v. Montemurro, et al.
Type:Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
7 (tie)
Amount:$5,000,000.00
Attorneys:Michael F. Lombardi, Nicole M. Lombardi of Lombardi & Lombardi, P.A.
Case:Doglio v. Rutgers Medical School, et al.
Type:Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Neurosurgery Malpractice, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury
8
Amount:$4,750,000.00
Attorneys:James D. Martin of Martin Kane Kuper LLC
Case:Dembitsky v. Defendant Hotel
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Tort
9
Amount:$4,600,000.00
Attorneys:Brian Fritz, Kristy McCabe of Fritz & Bianculli
Case:Baker v. Campbell, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
10
Amount:$4,000,000.00
Attorneys:John M. Dodig, Jason A. Daria of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP
Case:Leon v. Shuhart, et al.
Type:Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
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