Top 20 Verdicts in New Jersey in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 plaintiff's jury verdicts* obtained in New Jersey in the year 2019. 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: | $125,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Liza M. Walsh, Eleonore Ofosu-Antwi, Hector D. Ruiz of Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP |
| Case: | Eagle View Tech. Inc. v. Xactware Solutions Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $39,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce H. Nagel, Andrew L. O’Connor of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| Case: | Agiz v. Heller Industrial Park, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort, Amputation |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $37,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Moshe Maimon of Levy Konigsberg LLP; Christopher J. Panatier of Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC; Christopher M. Placitella of Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C. |
| Case: | Barden, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $28,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carol L. Forte of Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari, P.C. |
| Case: | Szell v. Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $24,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph B. Fiorenzo, Stephen M. Klein of Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. |
| Case: | Comprehensive Neurosurgical P.C. v. Valley Hospital |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Retaliation, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul A. Lauricella, Slade H. McLaughlin of McLaughlin & Lauricella PC |
| Case: | Heaney v. Dadzie, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $7,677,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James Pagliuca, Andrew L. Chambarry of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| Case: | Schultz v. Atlas Homes LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $6,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul Castronovo, Thomas A. McKinney of Castronovo & McKinney, LLC |
| Case: | McCarthy v. CareOne Management, LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew A. Fraser, Tiffany L. Heineman of Laddey, Clark & Ryan LLP; Martin Liberman of Law office of Martin Liberman |
| Case: | Sklar v. Martin O’Boyle Landscaping, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Quadriplegia |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Harvey Fruchter, Jared B. Weiss of Fruchter, Weiss & Associates LLC |
| Case: | Frederick v. Harrah’s Casino |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $3,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Evan J. Lide of Stark & Stark |
| Case: | Zaburski v. Klein |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $3,648,030.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. Schmid of Stark & Stark |
| Case: | Simmons v. Staples Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $3,225,580.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kimberly L. Gozsa of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. |
| Case: | Cook-Stubbs v. Cpg Partners L.P., LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $2,582,223.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian S. Chacker of Gay & Chacker |
| Case: | Heiser v. Soble, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $2,579,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gerald H. Clark, Mark W. Morris of Clark Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Silva v. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James D. Martin of Martin Kane Kuper LLC |
| Case: | Ronneberg v. Sullivan |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Podiatry Malpractice, Failure to Test |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $2,343,701.00 |
| Attorneys: | John T. Dooley, Sean M. McMonagle of Law Offices of John T. Dooley, P.C. |
| Case: | O’Connell v. Network Construction Co. Inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Trip & Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Hire, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $2,260,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donna H. Clancy of Clancy Law Firm P.C.; Darren Audino of Bardsley, Benedict + Cholden, LLP; Vincent P. Manning of Manning, Caliendo & Thomson, PA |
| Case: | Bracken v. Torcon Inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $2,083,105.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marvin R. Walden Jr. of Greenberg & Walden, LLC |
| Case: | Carmon v. Jarmon |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Head-on Collision, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,762,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew A. Peluso of Matthew A. Peluso L.L.C. |
| Case: | Hagel v. Davenport, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Negligent Tort, Failure to Promote, Military Discrimination |
* 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.