Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in New Jersey in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 personal injury 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.
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| 1 | |
| 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 |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 (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 |
| 4 (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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $3,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John S. Voynick, Jr., Andrew J. Renda, Jr. of Renda & Voynick |
| Case: | Diamante v. City Of New York, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $3,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul M. da Costa, Daniel B. Devinney of Snyder Sarno D'Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC |
| Case: | Camilo v. Yenicay, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $2,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daryl L. Zaslow of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP |
| Case: | Seo v. Academy Bus Lines |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $2,225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward P. Capozzi, Corey A. Dietz of Brach Eichler LLC |
| Case: | Alvarez v. Rodriguez-Esprit, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, School Bus Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $2,075,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dean R. Maglione, Elizabeth A. Boylan of The Maglione Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Cuff v. UPS, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul G. Hunczak, David L. Johnson of Morris Downing & Sherred |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. NJ Transit, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident, Amputation |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $1,970,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard Galex of Lomurro, Munson, Comer, Brown & Schottland |
| Case: | Chen v. Sathaye |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $1,875,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Maggiano, Christopher T. DiGirolamo of Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi P.C. |
| Case: | Phillipe v. Merians |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence A. LeBrocq of Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq, PC |
| Case: | Rodriguez-Flores v. Apg, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Forklift Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew L. Statmore of Fredson, Statmore & Bitterman |
| Case: | Merlucci v. Ibelli |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Erroll J. Haythorn of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| Case: | Verdiglone v. Ellenberg |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jose W. Hernandez, Adam M. Kotlar of Kotlar Hernandez & Cohen L.L.C |
| Case: | Cannon v. South Jersey Transportation Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William A. Bock of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| Case: | Tomasi v. Shop Rite |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Gallardo, Robert H. Baumgarten of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Gelmi v. Hartz, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,495,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jay Silvio Mascolo, Matthew G. Bonanno of Rebenack Aronow & Mascolo LLP |
| Case: | Decastro v. DGMB Casino LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort |