Top 50 Motor Vehicle Accident Verdicts in New York in 2019

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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
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