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TOP VERDICTS NY

Motor Vehicle: No-Fault Case (continued)

CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT

Mar 01
Nassau Supreme
No-Fault Case: Car crash caused injuries of Seth M. Katz, New York, NY of Law Offices of William Pager
$40,000
Rhodes v. Stoddard
back and neck, plaintiff claimed

May 06
Suffolk Supreme
No-Fault Case: Multi-car crash caused William J. Poisson, Melville, NY of McAndrew, Conboy & Prisco
$35,000
Shea v. Hanko
spinal herniations, plaintiff claimed
Jan 08
Suffolk Supreme
No-Fault Case: Car crash caused tear of Allen S. Bronfeld, New York, NY of Bronfeld & Schiff, Esqs.
$30,000
Barbieri v. Carmody

knee, plaintiff claimed
Sep 12
Kings Supreme
No-Fault Case: Car crash caused injuries of Eduard Tamma, New York, NY of Louis C. Fiabane
$30,000
Louis v. Nichols

knee, spine, plaintiff claimed
Oct 04
Queens Supreme
No-Fault Case: Automobile accident caused Ryan Lawlor, New York, NY of The Law Offices of Michael S. $30,000
Cubas v. Taha
spinal injuries, plaintiff claimed
Lamonsoff, PLLC

Apr 30
Suffolk Supreme
No-Fault Case: Plaintiff claimed car crash Terrence Tarver of Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath & Cannavo, P.C.
$25,000
Riley v. Ryan
caused back, neck injuries

May 15
Suffolk Supreme
No-Fault Case: Automobile accident caused Richard D. Schwartzer, Bay Shore, NY of counsel, Askinas & Miller, Esqs.
$25,000
Pulice v. Ijaz
spinal injuries, plaintiff claimed

Aug 06
Suffolk Supreme
No-Fault Case: Automobile accident caused Erin Hargis, Holtsville, NY of Rosenberg & Gluck LLP
$20,000
Lecakes v. Sharabi
neck injury, plaintiff claimed

Apr 12
Rockland No-Fault Case: Couple claimed persistent Eric Mausolf, New York, NY of Harmon, Linder & Rogowsky
$16,000
Altman v. Charles
Supreme
injuries from car accident

Motor Vehicle: Passenger

DATE
VENUE
AMOUNT
CASE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL

Mar 22
Bronx Supreme
$31,000,000
Andino v. Mills
Passenger: Motorist didn't yield to police Paul D. Dansker, New York, NY of Dansker & Aspromonte Associates; Jona-
vehicle, plaintiff claimed
than D. Shramko, New York, NY

Mar 01
Kings Supreme
$1,050,000
Lewis v. Vertex Construction Corp.
Passenger: Plaintiff claimed he tore knees, Denis Petre & Marius C. Wesser, New York, NY of The Law Offices of Marius
shoulders in car crash
C. Wesser, P.C.
Oct 01
Suffolk Supreme
$550,000
Muentes v. Putko
Passenger: Car crash a result of speeding William Loyd & George R. Gridelli, Garden City, NY of Cellino & Barnes, P.C.;

driver and hasty turn, suit alleged
David M. Strano, Garden City, NY of Miller, Montiel & Strano, P.C.
Mar 11
New York $444,000
Eyob v. Bhandari
Passenger: Motorist's hasty lane change Salvatore J. DeSantis, New York, NY of Molod, Spitz & DeSantis, P.C.
Supreme
caused crash, plaintiff claimed

Jun 25
Bronx Supreme
$400,000
Brown v. Williams
Passenger: Car crash blamed on hasty Joshua Goldblatt, Bronx, NY of Jacob Oresky & Associates, PLLC
turn, speeding driver

Nov 19
Rockland $380,000
Orellande-Sandoval v. Rockland Pavers Inc.
Passenger: Car crash caused injuries of Robert Yodowitz, Suffern, NY of Robert Yodowitz, P.C., trial counsel to
Supreme
spine, shoulder, plaintiff claimed
Neimark & Neimark LLP, New City, NY

Mar 13
Nassau Supreme
$370,000
Scopin v. Goolsby
Passenger: Car accident caused spinal Brett A. Zekowski, Port Washington, NY of Parker | Waichman LLP
injuries, plaintiff claimed

Apr 11
Queens Supreme
$300,000
Lopez v. Puccio
Passenger: Motorist's wide turn caused Hiram Anthony Raldiris, New York, NY of Law Offices of Eric H. Green and
collision, plaintiff claimed
Associates
Oct 23
Kings Supreme
$274,500
Tagaris v. Neau
Passenger: Taxi's fare claimed he hurt neck Clifford S. Argintar, New York, NY of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath &

and fingers in crash
Cannavo P.C.
Feb 23
Westchester $208,527
Estate of Longergan v. VW Credit Inc.
Passenger: Suit's parties debated damages Andrea L. Freund, Bronx, NY of Irom, Wittels, Freund, Berne & Serra, P.C.
Supreme
stemming from fatal accident

Mar 14
Erie Supreme
$200,000
Postel v. Kujawa
Passenger: Highway accident caused Lawlor F. Quinlan, III & Joseph D. Morath, Jr., Buffalo, NY of Connors &
injury of back, plaintiff claimed
Vilardo LLP

Feb 08
Kings Supreme
$157,500
Giordano v. DeMaria
Passenger: Car crash blamed on speeding Justin Hartman, New York, NY of Krentsel & Guzman LLP
driver, hasty turn

Apr 23
Kings Supreme
$150,000
Salcedo v. Coolant Cab Corp.
Passenger: Car crash's parties didn't heed Marc Gertler, New York, NY of Eric H. Green
red lights, plaintiff claimed

Aug 09
Bronx Supreme
$150,000
Sabater v. Suero
Passenger: Turning motorist failed to Rick J. Rutman, New York, NY of Popick & Rutman, PLLC
yield, injured passenger claimed
Jan 25
U.S. District $114,345
Leach v. Kaykov
Passenger: Livery driver didn't notice road- Russell Ragland, New York, NY of Hach & Rose, LLP

Court, EDNY
work site, injured fare claimed
Mar 01
New York $107,500
Viverette v. Daichi Sankyo Inc.
Passenger: Speeding driver whacked open Erik L. Gray, New York, NY of Weiss & Rosenbloom, P.C.
Supreme
car door, plaintiff claimed

Oct 18
Bronx Supreme
$105,000
Jones v. Robinson
Passenger: Car crash caused knee, James S. Kats, Staten Island, NY, trial counsel to Bruce Newborough,
shoulder injuries, suit alleged
Brooklyn, NY

Dec 11
Bronx Supreme
$85,000
Galvan v. Burns
Passenger: Automobile accident caused Hiram Anthony Raldiris, New York, NY of Law Offices of Eric H. Green and
spinal injuries, plaintiff claimed
Associates

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