Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in New York in 2025
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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 2025. 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: | $1,680,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley E. Beckworth, Ross Leonoudakis, Jessica Underwood, Rachel Cross, Michael Medina of Nix Patterson LLP; Shomik Ghosh, Thomas M. Kenny of Spiro Harrison & Nelson |
| Case: | Monahan, et al. v. Toback, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Imprisonment, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Sexual Battery, Sexual Assault & Battery, Punitive Damages |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $117,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brittany A. Russell of Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. |
| Case: | Durbec v. Mario & DiBono Plastering Co., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Contractor Negligence, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Work Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $100,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Emily C. Vaught of Merson Law PLLC |
| Case: | Porter v. Williamsbridge NAACP Day-Care Center, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Supervise, Children's Rights, Drowning Accidents, Sexual Battery, Child Day Care Negligence, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Sexual Assault & Battery, Minor Sexual Abuse, Bodily Injury, Injured Minor |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $81,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Roth, Elliot Shields of Roth & Roth, LLP; Robert J. Genis of Sonin & Genis |
| Case: | Da Silva v. MTA |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Railroad Accidents, Fall Accidents, Negligent Torts, Mass Transit Accidents, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Amputation/Limb Loss, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Fall from Height, Permanent Disability, Train v. Pedestrian Accidents, Common Carrier Liability, Bodily Injury, Traumatic Amputation |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $80,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ross E. Firsenbaum, Gideon Hanft, Erin Hughes, Phoebe Silos, Trena M. Riley, Melissa Zubizarreta of WilmerHale; Joel B. Rudin of The Law Offices of Joel B. Rudin PC; Spencer Durland of Hoover & Durland LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Boyd v. Erie County, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Wrongful Prosecution, Abuse of Process, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, Spoliation of Evidence, False Evidence, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $60,033,041.23 |
| Attorneys: | Marijo C. Adimey, Aaron M. Ser of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf |
| Case: | Gangaram v. Robert Iadevaio and Pain Institute of LI |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Erroneous Treatment, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $59,111,051.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan M. Shapey of Lipsig, Shapey, Moverman, Freund & Wisell, PLLC |
| Case: | Martinez v. NYCTA |
| Type: | Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Railroad Accidents, Mass Transit Accidents, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Amputation/Limb Loss, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Train v. Pedestrian Accidents, Common Carrier Liability, Bodily Injury, Traumatic Amputation |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $50,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason T. Herbert of Krentsel Guzman Herbert LLP |
| Case: | Bottex v. City of New York, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Pedestrian Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Dislocation, Shoulder Tear |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $45,322,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan M. Shapey of Lipsig, Shapey, Moverman, Freund & Wisell, PLLC |
| Case: | Pedraza v. NYCT |
| Type: | Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Railroad Accidents, Mass Transit Accidents, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Amputation/Limb Loss, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Train v. Pedestrian Accidents, Neurological Injury, Common Carrier Liability, Bodily Injury, Traumatic Amputation |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $40,303,454.62 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart L. Finz, Brandon S. Finz, CaraMia R. Hart of Finz & Finz, PC |
| Case: | Hobour v. St. Joseph Hospital & Good Samaritan Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Erroneous Treatment, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
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