Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in New York in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 personal injury verdicts obtained in New York State in 2024. The list is composed of various types of cases that were tried to a verdict before a state or federal jury in New York. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $287,946,737.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul J. Edelstein, Arthur Blyakher of Edelstein, Faegenburg & Blyakher, LLP; Daniel A. Thomas of Law Offices of Daniel A. Thomas, PC |
| Case: | Morris v. Harley Davidson Motor Co. Grp. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Design Defect, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Survival Action |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $160,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Michael Musa-Obregon, Karl Ashanti, Sami El Cherif of Musa-Obregon Law Firm |
| Case: | Jane Doe v. NYC Board of Ed., et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $100,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald P. Chiari, Michael C. Scinta, Timothy A. Hudson, Brian R. Hogan, Andrea Conjerti, Scott Covino of Brown Chiari LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Metcalf v. Erie County, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Death in Custody, Bodily Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $90,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ira M. Newman, Edward J. Sanocki of Sanocki, Newman & Turret, LLP |
| Case: | Powell v. MTA |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Mass Transit Accident, Amputation, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Permanent Disability |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $72,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ed Cooper of Torgan Cooper + Aaron |
| Case: | Beauchamp, et al. v. NYC Transit Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Bus v. Pedestrian Accident |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $53,184,188.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wayne A.J. Wattley of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek |
| Case: | McClendon, et al. v. NYC Transit Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident, On-board Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Bus v. Pedestrian Accident |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $35,179,208.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas A. Moore, John D. Cagney, Matthew Gaier of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore |
| Case: | Brown v. 271 Madison Co., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Bodily Injury, Retail Premises Liability |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $32,125,672.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan D. Sneed, Paul J. Pennock of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner |
| Case: | Curtis v. Hilton Worldwide, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Hotel Premises Liability |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel S. Szalkiewicz, Cali Madia of Veridian Legal |
| Case: | Cooper v. Broems |
| Type: | Invasion of Privacy, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jessica Sparacino of Herman Law |
| Case: | P.L. v. Bay Shore Union Free Sch. Dist. |
| Type: | Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention, Sexual Battery, Sexual Assault & Battery, Child Sexual Abuse |
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