Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in New York in 2023
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 personal injury verdicts obtained in New York in the year 2023. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of New York.
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| Visit: | Top 20 Personal Injury Verdicts in New York in 2023 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $5,920,924.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter S. Thomas of Peter S. Thomas PC |
| Case: | Sanchez v. 74 Wooster Holding LLC |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Slip & Fall, Work Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roberta A. Kaplan, Michael Ferrara of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP |
| Case: | Carroll v. Trump |
| Type: | Defamation, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Reputational Harm, Sexual Battery |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $4,881,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Gorayeb, Stuart Pobereskin of Gorayeb & Associates PC |
| Case: | Mayorquin v. Carriage House Owners Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Fall from Height |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rob Rickner of Rickner PLLC |
| Case: | Basile v. County of Nassau, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $4,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin J. Moskowitz of Gorayeb & Associates PC |
| Case: | Velazquez v. 104 Ashburton Ave. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Burn Injury, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Hand Injury |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eleni Coffinas, Johanna Carmona of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Coffinas Cannavo PC |
| Case: | Kanas, et al. v. Peyser |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test, Bodily Injury |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph L. Ciaccio of Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC |
| Case: | Schaller v. Taddeo |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Medication Error, Failure to Inform, Psychiatric Malpractice, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $3,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karen Goldberg Sager of Goldberg Sager & Associates |
| Case: | Deas v. Vermont Car Limo Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $3,435,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Johnson L. Atkinson of Harris, Keenan & Goldfarb PLLC |
| Case: | Inniss v. 751 St. Marks LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard M. Winograd of Ginarte, Gonzalez & Winograd LLP |
| Case: | Terrazas v. United Talmudical Acad. of Kiryas Joel Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Scaffolding Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Fall from Height |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $2,752,400.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph M. Lichtenstein of Law Offices of Joseph M. Lichtenstein P.C. |
| Case: | J.S. v. Wyckoff Heights Med. Ctr. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $2,741,296.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott Occhiogrosso of Block O'Toole & Murphy LLP |
| Case: | Valerio v. Eaton Elec. Inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $2,525,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rory Shectman of William Schwitzer & Associates PC; Frank Ross of Law Offices of Charles Finelli |
| Case: | Eismati, et al. v. Denny, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $2,480,250.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sharon A. Scanlan of Jacoby & Meyers |
| Case: | D.R. v. Santos Bakery Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accident |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $2,259,117.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Gorayeb of Gorayeb & Associates PC |
| Case: | Villalta, et al. v. City of New York, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Scaffolding Accident, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Fall from Height, Knee Injury |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $2,110,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bill Hamel of Subin Associates LLP |
| Case: | Encarnacion v. St. Barnabas Hosp. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $2,062,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samantha Gupta, Rikki B. Dascal of The Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | McGuire, et al. v. Burke Rehab. Hosp. |
| Type: | Hospital Negligence, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Failure to Hire, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Amputation, Bodily Injury, Knee Injury |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $2,053,721.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua Ram of The Ram Law Group PC |
| Case: | J.A. v. Smiles Around US II Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort, Day Care Negligence, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William Schwitzer of William Schwitzer & Associates PC |
| Case: | Cosme v. Severo |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark Laughlin of Caitlin Robin & Associates PLLC |
| Case: | Mannion v. Reichard, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test, Bodily Injury |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander Bespechny of Law Offices of Alexander Bespechny |
| Case: | Larrea v. Sanitation Salvage Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $1,941,083.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Gorayeb of Gorayeb & Associates PC |
| Case: | Orellana v. Mo-Hak Assocs. LLC |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Ladder Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Fall from Height, Knee Injury |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $1,925,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel Rudin, David Rudin of The Law Offices of Joel B. Rudin; Michael Bloch, Ben White, Cristina Alvarez of Bloch & White LLP |
| Case: | Fraser v. City of New York, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct, False Evidence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $1,820,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward J. Nitkewicz, Brooke McDonald of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro LLP |
| Case: | Morro v. Verma, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Surgical Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott Goldman of Scott Goldman PC |
| Case: | Lozano v. U.S. Merch. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Knee Injury |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jared Scotto, Larry Goldhirsch of Weitz & Luxenberg PC |
| Case: | Dispensa v. Med. Diagnostic Imaging PLLC, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $1,660,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James N. LiCalzi of Duffy & Duffy PLLC |
| Case: | Anthony v. LaRosa, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test, Amputation, Bodily Injury |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $1,611,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric C. Goldman of Hecht Kleeger & Damashek, PC |
| Case: | Ramos v. 110 Bennett Ave., LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Knee Injury |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rhona Silverman of The Fink Law Firm |
| Case: | Yashar v. North Shore Univ. Hosp. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Hiring, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $1,545,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric F. Popkin of Popkin & Popkin LLP |
| Case: | Clarke v. Toure, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott J. Zlotolow of Zlotolow & Associates PC |
| Case: | Sutherland v. Mohr |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Neal A. Bass of Hecht, Kleeger & Damashek PC |
| Case: | Williams v. Leprechaun Lines Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Mass Transit Accident, On-board Accident, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $1,475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Clifford S. Argintar, Michael E. Duffy, Dorothy R. Renz of Duffy & Duffy, PLLC |
| Case: | DiStefano v. Silver, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $1,415,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Gaier of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore |
| Case: | Linder, et al. v. United Energy Servs. Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture |
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