Top 20 Motor Vehicle Accident Verdicts in New York in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 motor vehicle accident verdicts obtained in New York in the year 2019. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of New York.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $43,083,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott Rynecki of Rubenstein & Rynecki; John K. Avanzino of Avanzino & Moreno, PC |
| Case: | K.C.C. v. United Lubavitcher Yeshiva, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, School Bus Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $32,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ira Newman, Edward J. Sanocki, Carl B. Tegtmeier of Sanocki, Newman & Turret, LLP |
| Case: | Lassalle v. City of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Burn Injury, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benedict Morelli, David Sirotkin, Alexander Morelli, Michael S. Schlesinger of Morelli Law Firm |
| Case: | Wu v. NYCTA |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $11,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter S. Thomas of Lurie & Flatow, PC |
| Case: | Dorsa v. Moore |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $7,075,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eugene Gozenput of Pazer, Epstein, Jaffe & Fein, P.C |
| Case: | Lopez v. Lidonnici |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $6,872,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ann R. Johnson, Michael Feldman of Finkelstein & Partners, LLP |
| Case: | Dewinkeleer v. Portland Stoneware Packaging Co. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $4,820,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles E. Finelli of The Law Office of Charles E. Finelli & Associates; Michael E. Garron of Law Office of Michael E. Garron P.C. |
| Case: | Jorge v. Mercedes, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $4,775,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Albert Kim of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC; William R. Hamel, Jordan S. Finkelstein of Dinkes & Schwitzer |
| Case: | Petit v. Archer, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Mass Transit Accident |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $3,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew K. Macaulay of Khavinson & Associates P.C. |
| Case: | Parker v. Sanabria, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $2,782,544.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric D. Subin, Robert J. Eisen of Subin Associates, LLP |
| Case: | Alvarez v. Richmond Hill Lumber Supply, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $1,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ruben Davidoff of The Law Firm of Davidoff & Associates |
| Case: | Mathurin v. Shalom, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 12 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Yuriy Prakhin of Law Office of Yuriy Prakhin P.C. |
| Case: | Galarza v. Heaney, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 12 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven V. Podolsky of Cherny & Podolsky PLLC |
| Case: | Rodriguez-Fabian v. Meyer |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $1,081,386.00 |
| Attorneys: | Denis J. Bastible of Cellino & Barnes |
| Case: | Flynn v. Maglio |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $1,052,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew G. Sfouggatakis of Pavlounis & Sfouggatakis, LLP |
| Case: | Degiulme v. The NYC Transit Authority. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Negligent Tort, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $1,035,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas F. Vasti III of Vasti & Vasti P.C. |
| Case: | Miron v. Pappas, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Catastrophic Injury |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $1,031,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Princess M. Tate of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Robinson v. Cantine, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Mass Transit Accident |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen C. Nappi, Jonathan M. Goidel of Goidel & Siegel LLP |
| Case: | Johnson v. Suwal |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter S. Thomas, Ruben Davidoff, Melissa Gobin of The Law Firm of Davidoff & Associates |
| Case: | Warrick v. Budhram |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gerard N. Misk of Ginsburg & Misk LLP |
| Case: | Vitkansas v. NYCTA, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Fall, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $980,601.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy M. O'Donovan of The Law Office of Timothy M. O'Donovan |
| Case: | Housman v. Dicker |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $885,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel A. Berger of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC; Rosa M. Ruiz, William R. Hamel of Dinkes & Schwitzer |
| Case: | Abreu-Depena v. Weber, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory L. Folchetti of Costello & Folchetti L.L.P. |
| Case: | Gerbeth v. Villa, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |