Top 50 Personal Injury Settlements in New York in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 personal injury settlements obtained in New York in the year 2021. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit.
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| 11 - 20 | |
| Visit: | Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in New York in 2021 |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen J. Murphy, Michael J. Hurwitz of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Sims v. Bronx Boynton Ave LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen J. Murphy, David L. Scher of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Townes v. The City of New York, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $2,740,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carmine J. Goncalves of Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro & Halperin L.L.P. |
| Case: | Diaz v. Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Trip & Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 23 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zachary S. Perecman, Steven B. Dorfman of The Perecman Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Rivera v. NYCSCA, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Burn Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 23 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel P. O’Toole, Pawel P. Wierzbicki of Block O’Toole & Murphy |
| Case: | Gach v. 730 Fifth Retail, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Trip & Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $2,630,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ira M. Perlman, Robert D. Rosen of Law offices of Ira M. Perlman, P.C. and Robert D. Rosen, P.C. |
| Case: | Construction Laborer v. Building Owner, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $2,599,223.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley S. Zimmerman, Christopher Nyberg, Walter Osuna of The Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Firm L.L.P. |
| Case: | M.S.G., Pro Ami v. Blaber |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jesse M. Minc, Robert Wolff of Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff & Wolff LLP |
| Case: | Caraballo v. City of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen Z. Williamson of Law Office of Stephen Z. Williamson, P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Savayan v. The City of New York |
| Type: | Falling Object, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $2,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven M. Weinstein of The Weinstein Law Group PLLC |
| Case: | Camas-Calle v. NW 100 Broadway Property Owner LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $2,225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Joseph Donahue, Jeffrey A. Block of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Thompson v. NYCTA, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $2,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam M. Hurwitz of The Perecman Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Ciborowski v. 228 Thompson Realty LLC |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan S. Wachlarz of Shulman & Hill, PLLC |
| Case: | Laborer v. General Contractor |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Fall, Ladder Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judd F. Kleeger of Hecht Kleeger & Damashek, PC |
| Case: | David v. 1471 Taylor Street Owner, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven M. Weinstein of The Weinstein Law Group PLLC |
| Case: | Soto v. Pro-Tech Plumbing & Heating Corp. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Reiner, Christopher F. Holbrook of Schwartzapfel Lawyers PC |
| Case: | Mathur v. Kleet Lumber Co., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Joseph Donahue, Jeffrey A. Block of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Jones v. Parikh |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Y. Albert Dauti of The Dauti Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Gamsen v. Palisades Automotive Partners, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher F. Holbrook of Schwartzapfel Lawyers PC |
| Case: | Kearns v. Tishman Construction Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Elevator Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zachary S. Perecman of The Perecman Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Potenzo v. City of New York |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $1,990,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven B. Dorfman of The Perecman Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Ortiz v. AGE 680 Madison LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $1,920,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen J. Murphy, David L. Scher of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Drewes v. Long Island Power Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 33 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maria K. Morano of Sanocki, Newman & Turret L.L.P. |
| Case: | T.B., Pro Ami v. Abbott, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort |
| 33 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | CaraMia Hart of Finz & Finz, P.C. |
| Case: | Patient v. Hospital |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony Makarov, Cydney Korek of Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C. |
| Case: | Zhen v. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel P. O’Toole, Frederick C. Aranki of Block O’Toole & Murphy |
| Case: | Ruiz v. DASNY, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Slip & Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Scaffolding Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sameer Chopra, Alex Nocerino of Chopra & Nocerino |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Trucking Co. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zachary S. Perecman, Steven B. Dorfman of The Perecman Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Rizzo v. W2005/Hines West Fifty-Third Realty LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $1,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam M. Hurwitz of The Perecman Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Kolakowski v. 10839 Associates, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $1,625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex Nocerino, Sameer Chopra of Chopra & Nocerino |
| Case: | Mauro v. Distefano, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen J. Murphy, David L. Scher of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Burgos v. Reidy Contracting Group, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $1,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam M. Hurwitz of The Perecman Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Surko v. 56 Leonard LLC |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Udeyveer Brar, Matthew T. Gammons of Rosenbaum & Rosenbaum, P.C. |
| Case: | Ellis v. New York Health & Hospitals Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen J. Murphy, Michael J. Hurwitz of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Shoshani v. Park East Kosher Butchers and Fine Foods, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sameer Chopra, Alex Nocerino of Chopra & Nocerino |
| Case: | Danino v. Diaz, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian M. King of Brian M. King Law Office PLLC |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Landowner |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Joseph Donahue, Jeffrey A. Block of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Zahralban v. Roslyn Union Free School District, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,386,224.00 |
| Attorneys: | James S. Lynch of Lynch Lynch Held Rosenberg |
| Case: | A.M., Pro Ami v. Panoff |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Shoulder Dystocia, Erb's Palsy, Negligent Tort |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sameer Chopra, Alex Nocerino of Chopra & Nocerino |
| Case: | Rojas v. Hazzard, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 44 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian M. King of Brian M. King Law Office, PLLC |
| Case: | Perez v. City of New York, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 44 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen J. Murphy, Michael J. Hurwitz of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Scott v. Becker, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 44 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Napoli of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC |
| Case: | Wu v. SDF47 Ryerson Street LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $1,221,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen J. Murphy, Michael J. Hurwitz of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Bonilla, et al. v. Shah, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Akiva Ofshtein of Ofshtein Law Firm |
| Case: | Martinez, et al. v. Razin, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer R. Snider of Harmon, Linder & Rogowsky |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Commercial Bus Co. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $1,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William Peterman of Burns & Harris |
| Case: | Jenkins v. Riverbay Corp. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $1,125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul J. Edelstein, Arthur Blyakher of Edelsteins, Faegenburg & Brown LLP |
| Case: | Iavarone v. Ghatas, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex Nocerino, Sameer Chopra of Chopra & Nocerino |
| Case: | Principale v. Friscia |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen J. Murphy, David L. Scher of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Myrick v. 1735 Realty LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey A. Block, Daniel M. Seiden of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Bruns v. Guerin |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
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