Top 10 Verdicts in New Jersey in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff's jury verdicts obtained in New Jersey in 2025. The list is composed of various types of cases that were tried to a verdict before a state or federal jury in New Jersey. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $20,080,976.00 |
| Case: | Dephillips v. Phelps Construction Grp. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Personal Injury, Work Accidents, Fall Accidents, Contractor Negligence, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Fall from Height, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Bruce H. Nagel, Greg M. Kohn of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $19,100,000.00 |
| Case: | Rhines v. State of New Jersey, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, False Arrest, Intentional Torts, Denial of Medical Care, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Police Misconduct, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Police Negligence, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Dennis M. Donnelly of The Donnelly Law Firm, LLC; Alexandra Loprete of Fredson Statmore Bitterman, LLC |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $18,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Anas v. Agyapong |
| Type: | Defamation, Reputational Harm, Libel, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Andrew K. de Heer of Andrew K. De Heer, Esq. |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $16,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Towers Assocs. Ltd. v. MEPT Lincoln Crossing, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Easement Abuse, Economic Loss, Property Rights, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate |
| Attorneys: | Joseph B. Fiorenzo, Stephen M. Klein of Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $15,650,000.00 |
| Case: | Gregg v. Cooley LLP |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Torts |
| Attorneys: | David Howard of The Howard Law Firm LLC; David M. Freeman, David A. Mazie of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $15,500,000.00 |
| Case: | Lauck v. Diaco Contracting Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Truck Accidents, Brain Injury, Contractor Negligence, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Industrial Vehicle Accidents, No-Contact Vehicular Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Peter Chamas, Stephen C. Tighe of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Case: | LaMartino v. Travelers Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Stop Sign Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Andrew A. Fraser, Peter J. De Frank of De Frank Law Group LLC |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Szmitkowski, et al. v. Renner, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Medical Battery, Sexual Battery, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Sexual Assault & Battery |
| Attorneys: | Kate Carballo of Kantrowitz, Goldhamer & Graifman P.C. |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $8,034,569.00 |
| Case: | Williams v. Casino, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, T-Bone Collisions, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Max J. Stagliano of Gill & Chamas, LLC |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Galo v. Singh, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Fall Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Retail Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Barry R. Eichen, Dean R. Maglione of The Maglione Firm, P.C. |
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