Top 20 Verdicts in New York in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 plaintiff's jury 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: | $325,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerome H. Block, Alexandria Awad, John P. Guinan of Levy Konigsberg LLP; Christian H. Hartley, Suzanne Ratcliffe of Maune, Raichle, Hartley, French and Mudd, LLC |
| Case: | Olson v. Brenntag North America Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $110,640,958.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard A. Gurfein, Preston J. Doulgas of Gurfein Douglas LLP |
| Case: | Redish v. Adler, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Erroneous Treatment, Negligent Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $110,174,972.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel P. O'Toole, Scott Occhiogrosso of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Liciaga v. NYC Transit Authority |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $101,798,965.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benedict Morelli, David Sirotkin, Alexander Morelli, Danielle Lamberg, Michael S. Schlesinger of Morelli Law Firm |
| Case: | Perez v. Live Nation Worldwide Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Fall, Forklift Accident, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $59,170,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ben B. Rubinowitz, Richard M. Steigman of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf |
| Case: | Yanes v. NYC Board of Ed., et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Personal Injury, School Safety, Burn Injury, Emotional Distress, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $46,814,598.00 |
| Attorneys: | Evan Torgan, Mitchell K. Aaron, Ona E. Sanders of Torgan Cooper + Aaron |
| Case: | Jones v. Jones, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Surgical Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Neurosurgery Malpractice, Failure to Test, Quadriplegia |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $45,730,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Stolper of The Stolper Group; David I. Greenberger of Bailey Duquette P.C. |
| Case: | Beach v. Touradji Capital Mgmt, LP |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation, Unpaid Bonuses |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $28,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua D. Pollack of Kramer & Pollack LLP; Joel H. Robinson of Robinson & Yablon PC |
| Case: | Hayden, et al. v. Zarghami, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $28,057,288.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Miklos of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos PC |
| Case: | Roberts v. New York City Health & Hospital Corp. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test, Paralysis Injury |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $25,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hoang Q. Nguyen, Andrew Leftt of Nguyen Leftt PC |
| Case: | See v. NYC Transit Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $18,079,716.00 |
| Attorneys: | James F. Wilkens of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath Coffinas & Cannavo, P.C. |
| Case: | McCloud v. Montefiore Med. Center, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Erb's Palsy, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $17,480,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas E. Tzaneteas of Law Offices Of Everett J. Petersson, P.C. |
| Case: | Siano v. Consolidated Edison Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Utility Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Blake Goldfarb, Seth A. Harris, Jason Bateman of Burns & Harris |
| Case: | Register v. SAS Morrison LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $13,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gil Zohar of Law Office of Yuriy Prakhin P.C. |
| Case: | Petrosian v. B&A Warehousing Inc, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $12,471,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John DeMaio of DeMaio Law |
| Case: | Milton v. Mohammed, et al. |
| Type: | Fraud, Wrongful Imprisonment, Wrongful Prosecution, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| 18 | |
| 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 |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $11,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank J. Lombardo of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP |
| Case: | McGrath v. R.C.P.I. 30 Rock 22234849 LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| 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 |
* 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.