Top 50 Motor Vehicle Accident Verdicts in New York in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 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 |
21 | |
Amount: | $835,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Edward D. Tantleff of Tantleff & Kreinces L.L.P. |
Case: | Martire v. City of New York, et al. |
Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
22 | |
Amount: | $800,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Mark J. Linder of Harmon Linder & Rogowsky |
Case: | Paul v. Cheriel, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
23 (tie) | |
Amount: | $750,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert J. Peragine of Cellino & Barnes |
Case: | Grant v. Nutritional Food Supplements inc., et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
23 (tie) | |
Amount: | $750,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Peter Graff of Sacco & Fillas LLP |
Case: | Estate of Davis v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Uninsured Motorist, Wrongful Death, Single-Vehicle Accident |
24 | |
Amount: | $745,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Mitchell L. Proner, Vanessa Angeles of Proner & Proner |
Case: | Angeles v. County of Suffolk, et al. |
Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
25 | |
Amount: | $700,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Deborah J. Epstein of Epstein Law P.L.L.C. |
Case: | Nyarko v. Letamendi |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
26 | |
Amount: | $625,000.00 |
Attorneys: | R. Colin Campbell of Campbell & Associates |
Case: | Maggio v. Kahle |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
27 | |
Amount: | $620,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Blake Goldfarb of Burns & Harris |
Case: | Greenberg v. Azor-Antoine, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
28 | |
Amount: | $587,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Anthony Makarov, Edward H. Gersowitz of Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C. |
Case: | Song v. Vagianos, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
29 | |
Amount: | $560,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Eric D. Subin of Subin Associates, LLP |
Case: | Krekoukis v. Shea |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
30 | |
Amount: | $550,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Bruce S. Reznick of Bruce S. Reznick, PC; Steven H. Beldock of Birbrower & Beldock, PC |
Case: | Muniz v. Kim |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
31 | |
Amount: | $504,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert Mijuca of Rubenstein & Rynecki |
Case: | Cherry, et al. v. Minhas, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
32 | |
Amount: | $500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Seth M. Katz of The Law Offices of Eric H. Green & Associates |
Case: | Einhorn v. Feliciano, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
33 | |
Amount: | $450,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Brendan F. Baynes of Baynes Law, PLLC |
Case: | Perry v. Marrero, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
34 | |
Amount: | $440,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Erica B. Sattler of Sattler Law Group PC; Jennifer R. Snider of Harmon Linder & Rogowsky |
Case: | Tejada v. LKQ Hunts Point Parts, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
35 | |
Amount: | $430,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Phillip P. Nikolis of Pugatch & Nikolis |
Case: | Ciaci v. Varriale |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
36 | |
Amount: | $417,612.00 |
Attorneys: | Daniel A. Thomas of Law Offices of Daniel A. Thomas, PC |
Case: | Vargas v. New York City Transit Auth., et al. |
Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
37 (tie) | |
Amount: | $400,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Raymond Ardito of Ardito Law Firm, P.C. |
Case: | Rivera v. Figueroa, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
37 (tie) | |
Amount: | $400,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jay J. Torrenzano of Eaton & Torrenzano, LLP |
Case: | Trombetta v. Inguanta, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
38 | |
Amount: | $375,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Stephen R. Chesley of The Law Office of Stephen R. Chesley, LLC |
Case: | Mullings v. Grimaldi, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
39 | |
Amount: | $373,000.00 |
Attorneys: | David. F. Kunz, George J. Szary of DeGraff, Foy & Kunz, LLP |
Case: | Harrington v. Estate of Kardas |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
40 (tie) | |
Amount: | $350,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Arthur O. Tisi of Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff & Wolff, LLP |
Case: | Baltazar v. Sanchez |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
40 (tie) | |
Amount: | $350,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jhosandys Sears, Angelique M. Moreno of Avanzino & Moreno, PC |
Case: | Moore v. Estate of Martinez |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
40 (tie) | |
Amount: | $350,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Frank J. Cassisi, Matthew Maloney of Cassisi & Cassisi P.C. |
Case: | Carucci v. Town of Hempstead, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
40 (tie) | |
Amount: | $350,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Stephen R. Coffey of O'Connell and Aronowitz PC |
Case: | Palmer v. Jensen, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
40 (tie) | |
Amount: | $350,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jared R. Cooper of Robinson & Yablon PC |
Case: | Monge v. Mercedes, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
41 | |
Amount: | $330,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Peter S. Thomas of Law Offices of Peter S. Thomas, PC |
Case: | Conforme v. Soroka, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
42 | |
Amount: | $325,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Marvin D. Fuhrman of Wolf & Fuhrman |
Case: | Berkley v. Randolph |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
43 (tie) | |
Amount: | $300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Robin J. Bond of Douglas & London, P.C.; Charles E. Finelli of The Law Office of Charles E. Finelli & Associates |
Case: | Pagan v. Navarro |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
43 (tie) | |
Amount: | $300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Ashkan Arastehmanesh of Omrani & Taub PC |
Case: | Falcon-Marin v. Vincent |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
43 (tie) | |
Amount: | $300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Stephen R. Coffey of O'Connell and Aronowitz PC |
Case: | Danaher v. Raizada |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
43 (tie) | |
Amount: | $300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Gary Slobin of Alpert Slobin & Rubenstein LLP |
Case: | Rodriguez v. Magdalena |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
43 (tie) | |
Amount: | $300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Steve Z. Gokberk of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro |
Case: | Umana v. Gurrieri |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
43 (tie) | |
Amount: | $300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Alan M. Greenberg of Greenberg Law PC |
Case: | Leone v. Pierre, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
44 | |
Amount: | $275,500.00 |
Attorneys: | John C. Merlino of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC |
Case: | Haddad v. Brennan |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
45 | |
Amount: | $274,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Steve Z. Gokberk of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro |
Case: | Maurelis v. Gattuso |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
46 | |
Amount: | $255,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Glen P. Ahlers, Edward Rimland of Rimland & Associates |
Case: | Awal v. Liberow |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
47 (tie) | |
Amount: | $250,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael Caliguiri of Bader & Yakaitis L.L.P.; Robert G. Abruzzino of Talisman & DeLorenz P.C. |
Case: | Barracato v. SP Plus Corp., et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
47 (tie) | |
Amount: | $250,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Gil Winokur of Law Office of Herschel Kulefsky |
Case: | Friedman v. Dong |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
47 (tie) | |
Amount: | $250,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Alan T. Rothbard of Harrison & Rothbard P.C. |
Case: | Reyes v. Yamaguchi, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
47 (tie) | |
Amount: | $250,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Peter S. Thomas, Jason M. Zemsky of Zemsky & Salomon P.C. |
Case: | Walker v. Shamayeva, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
47 (tie) | |
Amount: | $250,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Philip M. Aglietti of Pena & Kahn, PLLC |
Case: | Claros v. Mamadou, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
48 | |
Amount: | $230,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jamie G. Rosner, Thomas J. Keegan Jr. of Keegan & Keegan, Ross & Rosner L.L.P. |
Case: | Cole v. Santa Cruz |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
49 | |
Amount: | $226,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jay S. Knispel of Law Offices of Jay S. Knispel LLC |
Case: | Lochard v. Jeanbaptiste |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
50 | |
Amount: | $225,000.00 |
Attorneys: | William J. Ritterbusch of Pena & Kahn, PLLC |
Case: | Sabovic v. Profetto |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |