Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in New York in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 personal injury settlements obtained in New York State in 2025. The list is composed of various types of cases filed in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 - 10 | |
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| 11 | |
| Amount: | $5,860,265.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jordan K. Merson, Emily C. Vaught of Merson Law PLLC |
| Case: | Z.M., et al. v. Kaufman, et al. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Inadequate Care, Failure to Inform, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Shoulder Dystocia, Erb's Palsy, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Injured Minor |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $5,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Zogala of Shulman & Hill, PLLC |
| Case: | Passenger v. 18-Wheeler |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Brain Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dennis R. Smith of Law Offices of Dennis Smith, PLLC; Michael Lauterborn of Smith Cheung & Lauterborn PC |
| Case: | Construction Worker v. General Contractor & Building Owner |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Equipment Malfunction, Eye Injury, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Permanent Disability, Work Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 14 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John D. Cagney of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore; Carmine A. Rubino of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore |
| Case: | V.C., et al. v. NYC Health and Hosp. Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Premature Discharge, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Nerve Injury, Bodily Injury, Obstructed Bowel, Bowel Injury, Sepsis Injury, Injured Minor |
| 14 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Genis, Max Silverberg of Sonin & Genis |
| Case: | Busterna v. County of Suffolk, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Motorcycle Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Defective Roadway Design |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John J. Ratkowitz of Ginarte Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Cadena Leon v. Belle Assoc. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall Accidents, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Contractor Negligence, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Permanent Disability, Work Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Max Silverberg, Robert J. Genis of Sonin & Genis |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Defendant Shipping Co. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Pedestrian Accidents, Bodily Injury, Parcel Truck Accidents, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sameer Chopra, Alex Nocerino of Chopra & Nocerino, LLP |
| Case: | Doe v. Company |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | CaraMia R. Hart of Finz & Finz, PC |
| Case: | Patient v. Doctor and Hospital |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury, Sepsis Injury |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $3,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin T. McCarthy, Daniel C. Murphy of McMahon & McCarthy |
| Case: | Plaintiff Worker v. Defendant |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Personal Injury, Work Accidents, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall Accidents, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Fall from Height, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $3,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Murphy of Rappaport, Glass, Levine & Zullo, LLP |
| Case: | Union Electrician v. General Contractor & Building Owner |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Work Premises Liability, Falling Object v. Worker Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $3,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arthur Rubenstein of Alpert, Slobin & Rubenstein LLP |
| Case: | T.A. v. Clean Rite Ctrs. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Fall from Height, Retail Premises Liability, Bodily Injury, Injured Minor |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Glass of Rappaport, Glass, Levine & Zullo, LLP |
| Case: | Construction Worker v. General Contractor |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall Accidents, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Fall from Height, Work Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex Nocerino, Sameer Chopra of Chopra & Nocerino, LLP |
| Case: | Bluemke v. The City Of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Emergency Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Truck v. Car Accidents, Police Vehicle Accidents, Rollover Accidents, U-Turn Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $3,425,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael LoGiudice of Michael LoGiudice, LLP |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Defendant |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Defective Auto Equipment, Back-up Accidents, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury |
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