Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in New York in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 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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| Visit: | Top 20 Personal Injury Verdicts in New York in 2024 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $7,647,400.00 |
| Attorneys: | Evan M. LaPenna of LaPenna Law; Brian J. Vannella of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek |
| Case: | Dominguez v. Silvershore Props. 96 LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall, Ladder Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Fall from Height, Work Premises Liability |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph S. Bavaro, Carolyn M. Caccese of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro LLP |
| Case: | Michaels v. Baiji Chinman Gohil, MD |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Inadequate Care, Bodily Injury |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew V. Buchsbaum of Friedman, James & Buchsbaum LLP |
| Case: | Goss v. Sealift Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Admiralty Law, Jones Act, Maritime Injury, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $6,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Johnson L. Atkinson of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek |
| Case: | Reyes v. NYC Transit Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accident, Bus v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $6,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sarah Green, Alan S. Ripka of Alan Ripka & Associates, LLP |
| Case: | Ismail, et al. v. Amin, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Failure to Refer, Failure to Test, Bodily Injury |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $6,117,250.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles E. Wisell, Michael A. Marando of Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman, PC |
| Case: | Ferreira v. Volmar Constr. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision, Neurological Injury |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $5,889,714.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen Z. Williamson of Law Office of Stephen Z. Williamson, PLLC |
| Case: | Hernandez-Tobon v. Tan Realty 67 LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Retail Premises Liability |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $5,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amy C. Keller, Gregory P. Krull of Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP |
| Case: | LG 55 Doe v. Grasso |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Sexual Battery, Sexual Assault & Battery, Child Sexual Abuse |
| 29 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen B. Kahn of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek |
| Case: | Burgess v. Little Wolf Cabinet Shop Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident, Sideswipe Collision |
| 29 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William Ricigliano, Frank Filopei, Shanna M. Bailey of Ricigliano and Filopei, P.C. |
| Case: | Highsmith v. Oyster Bay, et al |
| Type: | Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Single-Vehicle Accident, Brachial Plexus Injury, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Accident, Public Premises Liability |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $4,930,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen J. Liakas, Nicholas E. Liakas of Liakas Law, PC |
| Case: | Dicarlo v. NYC Transit Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Bus v. Pedestrian Accident, Neurological Injury |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $4,503,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard Schatz, Lora H. Gleicher of Silbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz & Schatz LLP |
| Case: | DeJesus v. Home Depot USA Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Retail Premises Liability |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Johnson L. Atkinson, Nicholas Elefterakis, Stephen B. Kahn, Andrew Levinson, Harris J. Zakarin, Jeffrey B. Bromfeld of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek |
| Case: | Nunez v. 678 St. Marks Mgmt., LLC |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Eye Injury, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Work Premises Liability |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $4,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph S. Bavaro, Carolyn M. Caccese of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro LLP |
| Case: | Sessa v. Peconic Bay Med. Ctr., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Premature Discharge, Amputation, Bodily Injury |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $4,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Terrence E. McCartney, Austin T. Osborn, Rhett E. Wallace of McCartney Stucky LLC |
| Case: | Alicea v. Gorilla Ladder Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Fall, Defective Product, Equipment Malfunction, Ladder Accident, Strict Liability, Brachial Plexus Injury, Design Defect, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Fall from Height |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $4,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew S. Goldwasser of Ciano & Goldwasser, LLP; Greg G. Gutzler, F. Franklin Amanat of Dicello Levitt LLC |
| Case: | Doe 1, et al. v. United States Twirling Assoc., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Negligent Training, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $4,170,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen Z. Williamson of Law Office of Stephen Z. Williamson, PLLC |
| Case: | Bailey v. Gabrielli Trucking Leasing LLC., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident, Sideswipe Collision, Left Turn Accident |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arthur Salmon of J.r. Wyatt Law |
| Case: | Adames v. Public Serv. Truck Renting Inc. et al |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $3,810,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert F. Danzi, John R. Danzi of Danzi Law Partners, LLP |
| Case: | Elliott v. Matano |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Failure to Inform, Lack of Informed Consent, Bodily Injury |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $3,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas P. Vincent Gonchar of Krentsel Guzman Herbert LLP |
| Case: | Nunez v. City of New York, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $3,372,115.00 |
| Attorneys: | Evan M. LaPenna of LaPenna Law |
| Case: | Martinez v. Eastern Electrical Constr. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $3,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Blake G. Goldfarb, Maritza Ming of Harris Keenan & Goldfarb PLLC |
| Case: | White v. DRBX Holdings LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Public Premises Liability |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $2,780,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zachary Holzberg of Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC |
| Case: | Andrade v. Cultural Care, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Invasion of Privacy, Personal Injury, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $2,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Flomenhaft of The Flomenhaft Law Firm PLLC |
| Case: | Grech v. HRC Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Bodily Injury, Fall from Height, Retail Premises Liability |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $2,690,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Seth A. Harris, Maritza Ming of Harris Keenan & Goldfarb PLLC |
| Case: | Drummond v. Associated Test & Balance Inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Trip & Fall, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $2,651,983.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ricardo J. Martinez of Leav & Steinberg, LLP |
| Case: | Carrera v. DeStefano, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $2,610,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith J. Clarke, Ray Denny of Meagher & Meagher, P.C. |
| Case: | Many, et al. v. Lossef, et al. |
| Type: | Dental Malpractice, Failure to Warn, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Lack of Informed Consent, Bodily Injury |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $2,422,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua S. Perlman of The Cassisi Law Firm P.C |
| Case: | Ratcliff v. MTA, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accident, Bus v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $2,377,904.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Napoli, Stephen J. Maloney of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC |
| Case: | Juliano v. Stevenson, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $2,320,333.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter S. Thomas, Richard A. Gilbert of Sacks & Sacks LLP |
| Case: | Lopes v. County of Suffolk, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Fall from Height, Work Premises Liability |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $2,106,435.00 |
| Attorneys: | Aaron Daniel Tabak, Matthew B. Segal of Segal Law Firm, P.C.; David M. Schwarz of Aidala Bertuna & Kamins |
| Case: | Beer v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Bodily Injury |
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