Number 1 Verdicts in New York in 2022
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the largest – in each applicable case type (category) – plaintiff's jury verdicts obtained in New York in the year 2022. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of New York.
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| $100,600,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Schwartz, John Zach, Craig Wenner Valecia Battle, Sabina Mariella, Sophie Roytblat, Lindsey Ruff, Erica Sweeting, Marshall Dore Louis of Boies Schiller Flexner |
| Case: | City of Almaty, KZ, et al. v. Ablyazov, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Conspiracy, Fraud, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, All Practice Areas |
| $80,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | James LiCalzi of Duffy & Duffy, PLLC |
| Case: | Quick v. Jacobi Medical Center |
| No. 1 in: * | Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Premature Childbirth, Paralysis Injury, Bodily Injury |
| $65,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Amy C. Keller of Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP |
| Case: | LG 46 Doe v. Jackson |
| No. 1 in: * | Sexual Abuse, Psychological Injury, Child Abuse |
| $46,250,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Laurence D. Rogers, Pawel A. Jankowski of The Platta Law Firm PLLC; Jeffrey W. Varcadipane of Varcadipane & Pinnisi PC |
| Case: | Hrychorczuk v. BBM Construction Corp., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Construction Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Ladder Accident, Quadriplegia, Occupational Injury, Fall from Height |
| $42,175,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Steven Ward Williams of Smith Sovik Kenderick & Sugnet |
| Case: | Powers v. City of Geneva |
| No. 1 in: * | Government Negligence, Toxic Exposure, Lead Poisoning |
| $40,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Steven Molo, Robert Kry, Sara Margolis, Mark Kelley, Alexandra Eynon of MoloLamken LLP; Solomon Cera, Pamela Markert, Kenneth A. Frost of CERA LLP |
| Case: | Gruber v. Reger |
| No. 1 in: * | Class Action, Fraudulent Concealment, Securities Fraud |
| $35,182,818.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Isaac, Kenneth J. Gorman of Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco LLP; Mary Ellen Duffy of Duffy & Duffy, PLLC |
| Case: | R.L. v. Wagner, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Childbirth |
| $28,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jordan K. Merson, Jordan Rutsky of Merson Law, PLLC |
| Case: | Cox v. Lorich, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Failure to Treat |
| $23,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brittany Russell, Pierre Ratzki of Weitz & Luxenberg PC |
| Case: | McWilliams v. Jenkins Bros. |
| No. 1 in: * | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Defective Product, Mesothelioma |
| $20,700,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joseph P. Awad, Erica N. Moskowitz of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, P.C. |
| Case: | Sullivan v. Snow, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose |
| $20,156,772.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Charles S. Gucciardo, Jon-Paul Gabriele of The Gucciardo Law Firm PLLC |
| Case: | Williams, et al. v. County of Nassau |
| No. 1 in: * | Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain |
| $18,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Carmen S. Giordano of Giordano Law Offices LLC |
| Case: | J.M. v. Joseph, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Mass Transit Accident |
| $15,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Daniel P. Blouin, Donald P. Blydenburgh, Randy S. Cohn, Olivia P. Kelly, James R. Huss of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Seen v. 84 Lumber Co., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Wrongful Death |
| $14,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Scott J. Zlotolow of Zlotolow & Associates P.C. |
| Case: | Brown v. NYCTA |
| No. 1 in: * | Slip & Fall |
| $11,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ari L. Taub of Phillips & Paolicelli, LLP |
| Case: | Grey v. Spicehandler |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Diagnosis |
| $10,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan S. Abady, Ilann M. Maazel, Zoe Salzman, Sara Luz Estela of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP |
| Case: | H.B. v. Haggis |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault & Battery, Rape, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery |
| $10,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Stephen Z. Williamson of Law Office of Stephen Z. Williamson, PLLC, Trial Counsel for Elliott Ifraimoff & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Bako v. Sarah Lawrence College |
| No. 1 in: * | Trip & Fall |
| $10,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Alexander P. Yakaitis of Bader & Yakaitis LLP |
| Case: | Wang v. Boston Deluxe Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault & Battery, Negligent Security |
| $9,869,440.00 | |
| Attorneys: | R. Colin Campbell of Campbell & Associates; Catherine B. Dempsey of The Dempsey Firm |
| Case: | Perkins v. County of Tompkins, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Motorcycle Accident |
| $8,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Seth A. Harris, Sheri H. Holland, David L. Henderson of Harris, Keenan & Goldfarb PLLC |
| Case: | Caver v. ABCNY Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Negligent Maintenance |
| $7,346,046.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Schlesinger, Rachel L. Patrick, Christopher E. Vatter of Jaspan Schlesinger LLP |
| Case: | 211-12 N. Blvd. Corp., et al. v. LIC Contracting Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Property Damage, Construction Defect, Real Estate, Contractor Negligence |
| $6,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Wayne C. Felle of The Law Offices of Wayne C. Felle, P.C. |
| Case: | Ortiz v. Stambach |
| No. 1 in: * | Civil Rights Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Police Misconduct |
| $6,250,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Peter S. Thomas of Peter S. Thomas PC; Luis A. Umana of Sinel & Olesen, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Miller v. Forest View Nursing Home Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Nursing Home Malpractice |
| $5,750,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joseph S. Bavaro of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro |
| Case: | Landy v. Checo, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Surgical Error |
| $5,045,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ronald C. Burke of Kelner & Kelner |
| Case: | Tulchinsky v. Pikman, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Dental Malpractice, Failure to Inform |
| $5,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Nick Brustin, Emma Freudenberger, Katherine Haas of Neufeld Scheck & Brustin LLP |
| Case: | Rosario v. City of New York, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Due Process Violation |
| $4,509,868.78 | |
| Attorneys: | D. Maimon Kirschenbaum, Joseph Nussbaum, Lucas Buzzard of Joseph & Kirschenbaum |
| Case: | Zivkovic, et al. v. Laura Christy LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | National Origin Discrimination, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination |
| $4,081,085.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Bavaro, Justin S. Curtis of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro LLP |
| Case: | Barone v. Metropolitan Transit Authority, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | FELA |
| $3,124,373.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Glenn E. Auletta of Gruenberg Kelly Della |
| Case: | Monti v. Shaw, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Amputation |
| $2,566,964.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brad R. Newberg, Lucy Jewett Wheatley, Amanda L. DeFord, Matthew W. Cornelia of McGuireWoods LLP |
| Case: | Lexington Furniture Industries Inc. v. Lexington Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Competition, Trademark Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| $2,322,330.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John F. Maxwell of Maxwell Murphy L.L.C. |
| Case: | Vasquez v. Gilbane Building Co., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Falling Object |
| $1,800,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gregory w. Kirschenbaum, Jesse S. Weinstein of Phillips & Associates, PLLC |
| Case: | Pardovani v. Crown Building Maintenance Co., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Workplace Harassment |
| $1,700,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Susan Dennehy, Jean M. Prabhu of Burns & Harris |
| Case: | Perez v. Nizam |
| No. 1 in: * | Misdiagnosis, Unnecessary Surgery |
| $1,516,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Clifford S. Argintar of Duffy & Duffy P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Dodd v. Keller, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Chiropractor Malpractice |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Roger V. Archibald of Roger Victor Archibald, PLLC |
| Case: | Shuford v. New York City, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Excessive Force, Prison Brutality |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jason M. Telaak of Campbell & Associates |
| Case: | Smith v. Smith |
| No. 1 in: * | Truck Accident |
| $1,325,061.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Karlesha V. Hewitt of Harris, Keenan & Goldfarb PLLC |
| Case: | Brown v. S-Five Properties LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Burn Injury |
| $1,320,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Paul Napoli of Napoli Shkolnik P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | McCarthy v. Bethpage Union Free School District |
| No. 1 in: * | Equipment Malfunction |
| $1,283,200.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Solinsky of Edelman Krasin & Jaye PLLC |
| Case: | Sinera v. Bedford-Webster LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Forklift Accident |
| $1,129,195.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Carmine J. Carolei of Rutberg Breslow Personal Injury Law |
| Case: | Rheault-Scherer v. Falcon Music & Art Productions Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Restaurant Negligence |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Paul J. Solda of Law Office Paul J. Solda |
| Case: | Gem Financial Service, Inc. v. City of New York, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Unreasonable Search & Seizure |
| $890,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael O. Hueston of Michael Hueston, Attorney at Law; Eylan Schulman of Schulman Law |
| Case: | McClarin v. Grieco, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Police Brutality |
| $850,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gabriel E. Estadella of Law Office of Gabriel E. Estadella; Robert L. Greenberg of Robert L. Greenberg PC |
| Case: | Santiago v. Fischer, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Wrongful Imprisonment |
| $805,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Brown of Brown & Rosen LLC |
| Case: | Webber, et al. v. Dash, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Defamation, Slander, Reputational Harm, Libel |
| $775,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Clifford S. Argintar of Duffy & Duffy P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Coyle v. Halpern, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Medication Error |
| $751,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Albert Van-Lare of Law Offices of Albert Van-Lare |
| Case: | Belvin, et al. v. Electchester Mgmt. LLC |
| No. 1 in: * | Disability Discrimination |
| $685,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jacob Chen of Dai & Associates PC |
| Case: | Gao, et al. v. Liang, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Fiduciary Duty |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Meredith A. Yevin of Krentsel & Guzman LLP |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. Ham, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Multi-Vehicle Accident |
| $420,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Glenn W. Nick of Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath, Coffinas & Cannavo P.C. |
| Case: | Morra v. Hoina, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Erroneous Treatment |
| $320,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Andres Alonso of Alonso Krangle, LLP |
| Case: | Ewart v. Khan |
| No. 1 in: * | Plastic Surgery Malpractice |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Mariusz Sniarowski, Eileen M. Kelly of The Perecman Firm PLLC |
| Case: | Curtis v. Lodato |
| No. 1 in: * | Recreational Vehicle Accident |
| $112,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Steven Fingerhut of Phillips & Associates PLLC |
| Case: | Grant v. Pexie Enterprises Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Constructive Discharge |