Top 50 Verdicts in New Jersey in 2019
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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 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lee D. Rosenfeld, Jennifer Gomez-Hardy of Messa & Associates, PC |
| Case: | McGlinchey v. Tran |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,747,505.00 |
| Attorneys: | Julie E. Nugent of Weiss & Paarz P.C. |
| Case: | Drummond v. Grencavich C.N.M., et al. |
| Type: | Excessive Force, Medical Malpractice |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,747,503.00 |
| Attorneys: | Julie E. Nugent, Robert E. Paarz of Weiss & Paarz P.C. |
| Case: | A.M., Pro Ami v. Grencavich, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Inform, Shoulder Dystocia, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $1,716,781.00 |
| Attorneys: | James M. Pocchia of James M. Pocchia, Attorney at Law; Salvatore Imbornone Jr. of McHugh & Imbornone, P.A. |
| Case: | Thomas v. Dicker |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew R. Mendelsohn, Adam M. Epstein of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
| Case: | Reckhow v. Gray |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $1,484,803.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eugene Killian, Laura V. Studwell of The Killian Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Quackenbos v. Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $1,475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dina M. Confalone, Dennis M. Fackelman of Confalone & Fackelman LLC |
| Case: | Reiss v. Warren Medical Center Condo. Assoc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $1,455,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy E. Dinan, Andrew A. Fraser, Meghan L. Steingall of Laddey, Clark & Ryan LLP; Andrew S. Prince of Tobin Kessler Greenstein Caruso Wiener & Konray, PC (TeamLaw) |
| Case: | Kaufman v. NJ Manufacturers Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $1,333,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce H. Nagel, Susan F. Connors of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| Case: | Seergy v. Ricker, et al. |
| Type: | Dental Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $1,230,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | B. David Jarashow, Steven M. Gabor of Law Offices of B. David Jarashow, P.A. |
| Case: | Pantano v. Marine Transport Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Forklift Accident, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $1,175,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan P. Holtz of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC |
| Case: | Silvestre-Oseida v. Sesay |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $1,160,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth F. D’Amato of Atkins, Tafuri, Minassian, D'Amato & Beane, P.A. |
| Case: | Ortega v. Saba |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Unnecessary Surgery, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $1,118,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen A. Mennella, Paula C. Nunes of Lord, Kobrin, Alvarez & Fattell, LLC |
| Case: | Bejarano v. Lobianco, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $1,061,374.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jungsup Kim of Jungsup Kim, LLC; Ginam Lee, Jay Hong of Legacy Pro Law, PC |
| Case: | Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. v. Korean Radio Broadcasting |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $1,032,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce P. Fromer of Nelson Fromer Crocco & Jordan Law Offices |
| Case: | Meinheit v. Jersey Central Power & Light |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Electrical Injury, Utility Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul K. Caliendo of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| Case: | Gaguancela v. BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert H. Baumgarten of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Bailey v. Hennessey |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin Barber of Niedweske Barber |
| Case: | McCracken v. Township of Bloomfield, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Harassment, Negligent Tort, Military Discrimination |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. David Blake of R. David Blake Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Kaczynska v. Rehder |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $986,238.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sebastian Ionno of Ionno & Higbee, Attorneys at Law, LLC |
| Case: | Johnson v. State of NJ |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Wrongful Demotion |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $960,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael C. Kazer of Michael C. Kazer, P.C. |
| Case: | Miller v. Mid-Century Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Pierguidi of Law Offices of David Pierguidi |
| Case: | Soto v. Incorvaia |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $915,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vincent R. Glorisi of Glorisi Law Firm; John J. Pisano of Law Office of John J. Pisano |
| Case: | Monserrate v. Oldwick Gas Station |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $848,362.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond L. Hamlin of Hunt, Hamlin, & Ridley |
| Case: | Adderley v. NJ Transit |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $846,523.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander Schachtel of Law Office of Alexander Schachtel |
| Case: | Rock Real Estate Ventures LLC, et al. v. Riley, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Consumer Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $840,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian A. Held, James S. Lynch of Lynch Lynch Held Rosenberg, P.C. |
| Case: | Syed v. Venezia |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $729,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark S. Guralnick of Law Offices of Mark S. Guralnick |
| Case: | Badore v. Allstate Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $724,006.00 |
| Attorneys: | F. R. "Chip" Dunne III of Dunne, Dunne & Cohen L.L.C. |
| Case: | Rubury v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Uninsured Motorist |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Lizzi of Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi P.C. |
| Case: | Grenner v. Mohtashemi |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ernest P. Fronzuto of Fronzuto Law Group |
| Case: | D.P., Pro Ami v. Wassel, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Training, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eugene S. Wishnic of Wishnic & Jerushalmy Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Nasruddin v. Plati |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $626,300.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael B. Fusco of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. |
| Case: | Catena v. Borrelli |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| 49 | |
| 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 |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $553,285.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony J. Murgatroyd of Murgatroyd Law Group; Andrew A. Fraser of Laddey, Clark & Ryan LLP |
| Case: | Trowbridge v. Rodriguez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
* 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.