Top 50 Verdicts in New York in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 plaintiff's jury verdicts obtained in New York in the year 2021. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of New York.
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| 11 - 20 | |
| Visit: | Top 20 Verdicts in New York in 2021 |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Mainetti of Mainetti & Mainetti P.C. |
| Case: | Streit v. Katrine Apts. Associates, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Dalli of Dalli & Marino, LLP |
| Case: | Thomas v. Alliance Health Operations, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Bed Sores |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John G. Papadopoulos of Friedman & Simon LLP; Peter W. Kolp of Peter W. Kolp, PC, Trial Counsel for Friedman and Simon |
| Case: | Bookhard v. Owen, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $560,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven C. November, Joseph Taylor, Jason Krakower of Raphaelson & Levine Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Baptiste v. Adversalo |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $525,241.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Mainetti of Mainetti & Mainetti P.C. |
| Case: | Azzato v. Congregational Mazah, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Manuel R. Reynoso of Morris, Duffy, Alonso & Faley |
| Case: | Loja v. Bhuiyan, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter W. Kolp of Peter W. Kolp PC |
| Case: | Mejia v. Martinez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $484,456.00 |
| Attorneys: | AJ Bosman, Robert Strum of Bosman Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Krause v. Kelehan, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Reputational Harm |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew L. Weitz, William R. Hamel of Hamel Law Firm, PC; Alla Kleban of Kleban Law Group PC |
| Case: | Frazier v. Volcy, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $415,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin C. Meserole of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos PC |
| Case: | Alvarez v. Tingue |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence H. Singer of Ronemus & Vilensky LLP |
| Case: | Palazatto v. Kayata, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Chiropractor Malpractice |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anna B. Robbins of Stanley Law Offices L.L.P. |
| Case: | Tyler v. Tvetenstrand |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $345,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul A. Carmona III of Paul Carmona Law Group PLLC |
| Case: | Merchan v. Venditto |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $284,364.00 |
| Attorneys: | Harris Marks of Rubenstein & Rynecki |
| Case: | Isaac v. Kawsar |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $280,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter W. Kolp of Peter W. Kolp PC |
| Case: | Kelly v. Nunez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William Hackwelder of Kuharski Levitz & Giovinazzo Law Group |
| Case: | Matos v. Hiraldo |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sabrina A. Victor of Ventura Law Firm; Robert J. Bellinson of Bellinson Law, LLC |
| Case: | Calistro v. Iannarelli |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $241,900.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter A. Junge, Armand P. Mele of Junge & Mele, LLP |
| Case: | Cole-Hatchard v. Hoehmann, et al. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Wrongful Demotion |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $221,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Mortati, Adam D. Hover of Martin, Harding & Mazzotti L.L.P |
| Case: | Niedbalec v. Town of Colonie, NY |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $221,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael F. Kremins of Raskin & Kremins, LLP |
| Case: | Donnelly v. Sherer |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Meredith A. Yevin of Krentsel & Guzman L.L.P. |
| Case: | Biton v. Ferraro |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael S. Mosscrop of Franklin, Gringer & Cohen, PC |
| Case: | Hoerter-Butler, et al. v. Gumbs |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $140,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary S. Park of Law Offices of Gary S. Park PC |
| Case: | Mei v. Sahi, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $131,171.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leigh A. Hoffman of Deily & Glastetter L.L.P. |
| Case: | Salamone, et al. v. Douglas Marine Corp. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $130,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey W. Bader, Sam J. Shlivko of Bader & Yakaitis LLP |
| Case: | Gomez v. Alexandre |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradly Marks of Marks Law, PC; Charen Kim of Charen Kim Law Firm |
| Case: | Louise v. Hampton Jitney, Inc. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Fall, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $124,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason Lesnevec of Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff, PLLC |
| Case: | Gaye v. Hall |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $107,250.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason L. Parisof The Paris Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Mossos Plazas v. Sherlock |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 44 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew G. Meier of Rosenbaum & Rosenbaum P.C. |
| Case: | Datikashvili v. The Plaza Condominium |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 44 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karen Cigna of Joshua Brian Irwin P.C. |
| Case: | Alabi v. Alfahed, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 45 - 50 | |
| Note: | Verdicts below $100,000 have not been included to the list. |