Top 50 Verdicts in New York in 2019
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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 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brett H. Klein of Brett H. Klein, Esq. PLLC |
| Case: | Lopez v. City of New York |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $10,970,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason L. Paris of Paris & Chaikin, PLLC |
| Case: | Elkhatib v. Balducci's and Sutton Place Gourmet, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $10,040,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Eisen, Ayda I. Suberoglu of Subin Associates, LLP |
| Case: | Serrano v. Bermuda Realty Co. 2 LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $9,660,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Susan Dennehy of Dennehy Law Firm |
| Case: | Fuentes v. Abakporo, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas Elefterakis, Matthew D. Fox, Jordan Jodre, Evan M. La Penna, Jeffrey Bromfeld, Rosangely Frick of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek |
| Case: | Richardson v. Dougert Mgmt. Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Comerford, Mathew J. Morton of Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC |
| Case: | Meissner v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Failure to Protect, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $7,605,700.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith J. Clarke, Christopher B. Meagher of Meagher & Meagher, P.C. |
| Case: | 13-Month-Old Child v. Pediatric Neurologist, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Neurosurgery Malpractice |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $7,436,613.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Mortati of Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP |
| Case: | Kinch v. Touloukian |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 29 | |
| 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 |
| 30 | |
| 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 |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $6,683,922.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles E. Wisell of Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman, PC |
| Case: | Masmalaj v. New York City Econ. Dev. Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $6,275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard M. Levy, Harris L. Marks of Rubenstein & Rynecki |
| Case: | Perry v. City of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 33 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony T. Hirschberger, Jeffrey A. Guzman of Krentsel Guzman Herbert LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Romano v. Clove Lakes Health Care & Rehab. Center Inc. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Fall, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 33 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. McMahon, Kevin T. McCarthy of McMahon & McCarthy |
| Case: | Evans v. Acosta, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Forklift Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank Della Donne of Monaco & Monaco; John Tumelty of Tumelty & Speir, LLP |
| Case: | Avetisian v. NY Presbyterian Hospital |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $4,855,280.00 |
| Attorneys: | John J. Nonnenmacher of Jacob Oresky & Associates PLLC |
| Case: | Encalada v. Riverside Retail LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 36 | |
| 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 |
| 37 | |
| 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 |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $4,240,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Salimbene of Law Office of Matthew J. Salimbene, PC; Alan S. Ripka of Alan Ripka & Associates, LLP |
| Case: | Ryzhova v. All Fresh Produce Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $4,174,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Herbert S. Subin, Sagar Chadha of Subin Associates, LLP |
| Case: | De La Rosa v. Nelson Avenue Holdings LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Shuttleworth III, Andrew G. Finkelstein of Finkelstein & Partners, LLP |
| Case: | Trussell-Slutsky v. Mcilmurray, et al. |
| Type: | Defamation, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Reputational Harm, Libel |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter J. Creedon of Creedon & Gill PC |
| Case: | Grechen v. Agulnick |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Unnecessary Surgery, Failure to Inform, Negligent Tort |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $3,866,055.00 |
| Attorneys: | James Licalzi, Michael E. Duffy, Damien Smith of Duffy & Duffy, PLLC |
| Case: | Chicoine v. Dibaro, P.A., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $3,587,064.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen H. Jacobson of Jaroslawicz & Jaros PLLC |
| Case: | Aguaiza v. Manhattanview Terrace Inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marvin D. Fuhrman of Wolf & Fuhrman |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. 160 West 118th Street Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 44 | |
| 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 |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cody McCone of O’Dwyer & Bernstien, LLP |
| Case: | Rosenblatt v. Center for Nursing & Rehab. Inc. |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $2,959,251.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew W. Siegel of Siegel & Coonerty |
| Case: | Lema v. 37 W. 14th St. Associates LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 47 | |
| 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 |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $2,655,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frederick K. Brewington, Cathryn Harris-Marchesi of Law Office of Frederick K. Brewington |
| Case: | Abreu v. Verizon NY Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $2,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Philip J. Dinhofer of Philip J. Dinhofer LLC |
| Case: | Ojeda v. MTA |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, FELA, Negligent Tort |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $2,532,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas S. Lane, Andrew O. Miller of Webster Szanyi, LLP |
| Case: | Elks Lodge 860, et al. v. Creative Comfort Systems, et al. |
| Type: | Property Damage, Real Estate, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Fire Damage |
* 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.