Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in New York in 2025
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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 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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| 21 | |
| Amount: | $8,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rachel R. Gruenberg, Kacey M. Martin of Meagher & Meagher, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Hennings v. Chang, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Medication Error, Inadequate Care, Bed Sores, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Rehab Facility Negligence, Survival Action, Post-Surgical Negligence, Bodily Injury |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $8,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elyssa M. Fried-De Rosa of Jacoby & Meyers LLC |
| Case: | Lawson v. McKinzie |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Bodily Injury, Highway Accidents |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $8,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce J. Ressler of Ressler & Ressler |
| Case: | Clarke v. Finkelstein, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Lack of Informed Consent, Vicarious Liability, Podiatry Malpractice, Amputation/Limb Loss, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Bodily Injury, Surgical Amputation |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $7,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Herbert S. Subin, Robert J. Eisen of Subin Law |
| Case: | Ali v. Rangel-Delgado, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Red-Light Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $7,640,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sasha Shafeek, Sherman B. Kerner of Grey & Grey, PLLC |
| Case: | Bortungo, et al. v. Schindler Elevator Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Elevator Accidents, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Neurological Injury, Nerve Injury, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Tear |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $7,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David B. Corley, Morgan A. Corley of Trolman Glaser Corley & Lichtman, PC |
| Case: | Mena v. Hopewell Sportsdome Ventures, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall Accidents, Scaffolding Accidents, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence, Eye Injury, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Fall from Height, Work Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Nerve Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $7,053,100.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sheri E. Holland, Marla Stein, Jason S. Steinberg of Harris Keenan & Goldfarb PLLC |
| Case: | Barriteau v. Mueller, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Hiring, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Neurological Injury, Nerve Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Peluso, Michael A. Marando of Lipsig, Shapey, Moverman, Freund & Wisell, PLLC |
| Case: | Su Yue Hu v. 251 West 36th Street Owner, LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall Accidents, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Retail Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Moses Lachman of Magendzo Law |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Starlink Condo. LLC |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall Accidents, Negligent Maintenance, Demolition Accidents, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Fall from Height, Work Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Injury |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Victoria Wickman of Law Office of Victoria Wickman |
| Case: | Casey v. Khalil, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Medication Error, Failure to Monitor, Erroneous Treatment, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $6,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter May of Subin Associates LLP |
| Case: | Chantel v. Walcott, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall Accidents, Fall Accidents, Negligent Maintenance, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Retail Premises Liability, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Tear |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $6,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rory M. Shectman of William Schwitzer & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Emilien v. 3900 Kings Hwy. Co. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Residential Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Injury |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard M. Winograd of Ginarte Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Rivera Vivanco v. ZNKO Constr., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall Accidents, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Crane Accidents, Ladder Accidents, Contractor Negligence, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Fall from Height, Work Premises Liability, Falling Object v. Worker Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Tear, Shoulder Injury |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen B. Kahn of Pena & Kahn, PLLC |
| Case: | Colon v. NYC School Construction Authority |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Demolition Accidents, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Work Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $5,436,442.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nick Gjelaj of Zaremba Brown PLLC |
| Case: | Sarmiento v. HP River Crest Housing, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall Accidents, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall Accidents, Ladder Accidents, Contractor Negligence, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Fall from Height, Work Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $5,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua D. Kelner of Kelner & Kelner |
| Case: | Pacella v. Beacon Constr. Mgmt. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Injury |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $5,170,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jacob Oresky, Joshua E. Goldblatt of Oresky & Associates, PLLC |
| Case: | Y.D., et al. v. Albert Security, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Gross Negligence, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Car v. Car Accidents, T-Bone Collisions, Red-Light Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan H. McAllister of Parker Waichman LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Serrapica v. South Shore Rehab. & Nursing Ctr. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Bed Sores, Survival Action, Nursing Home Malpractice, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Elder Neglect, Sepsis Injury |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $4,931,734.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean P. Constable of Flynn & Wietzke, P.C. |
| Case: | Dellarocco v. Long Island Railroad Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Railroad Accidents, Slip & Fall Accidents, Work Accidents, Workplace Safety, Fall Accidents, FELA - Railroad Worker Injury, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $4,806,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter A. Vakarev of Law Offices of Aleksandr Vakarev |
| Case: | Vargas v. Rank |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Injury , Highway Accidents |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $4,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Herbert S. Subin of Subin Law |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. 995 Fifth Ave. Owner's Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall Accidents, Fall Accidents, Negligent Maintenance, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Residential Premises Liability, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Conrad Jordan of Jordan & LeVerrier, P.C.; Robert H. Goldberg of Law Offices of Robert H. Goldberg |
| Case: | Drozd, et al. v. Suratwala, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Nerve Injury, Bodily Injury, Orthopedic Malpractice |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $4,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter S. Thomas, Daniel A. Thomas of The Law Office of Eli Babaev, P.C. |
| Case: | Duarte v. Mendoza, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collisions, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $4,146,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicolas Bagley of Friedman, Levy, Goldfarb, Green & Bagley, PC |
| Case: | Gogo v. Swiander, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Brain Injury, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $4,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey J. Schietzelt of Pena & Kahn, PLLC |
| Case: | Delgado v. Lindsey, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Sideswipe Collisions, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $3,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Aaron B. Schweitzer, John Troy, Tiffany Troy of Troy Law PLLC |
| Case: | Figueroa v. Mayflower Int'l Hotel Grp. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Personal Injury, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages, Sex Discrimination |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $3,595,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul Bitetti of Liakas Law, PC |
| Case: | Stephon Owusu v. 572 Eighth Avenue, Corp. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall Accidents, Fall Accidents, Negligent Maintenance, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $3,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William J. Maniatis of Clark Law Group P.C. |
| Case: | Mahoney, et al. v. McLenan |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Urology Malpractice, Nerve Injury, Bodily Injury, Loss of Consortium |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James F. Wilkens of Ginarte Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Deleg v. Key Court Condo. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Scaffolding Accidents, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Work Premises Liability, Falling Object v. Worker Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $3,267,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex Nocerino, Sameer Chopra of Chopra & Nocerino, LLP |
| Case: | Iannota v. Baimencheyev, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $3,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John A. DeGasperis, Keith J. Clarke of New York Injury Law, LLP |
| Case: | Gallagher v. Malden-West Camp Fire Dist. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Negligent Entrustment, Vicarious Liability, Emergency Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Bicycle Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $3,168,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Angel Ortiz of Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP |
| Case: | Baldwin v. Integrate Comfort Sys. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Injury |
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