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TOP VERDICTS NY

Motor Vehicle: Rear-ender (continued)

CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT

Aug 13
Schenectady Rear-ender: Car accident caused shoulder Thomas E. DeLorenzo, Schenectady, NY of The DeLorenzo Law Firm
$65,000
Palmer v. Smith
Supreme
injuries, couple claimed

Nov 08
Nassau Supreme
Rear-ender: Automobile accident caused Richard E. Noll, Syosset, NY of The Noll Law Firm, P.C.
$55,000
Romm v. Newsday, LLC
neck injuries, plaintiff claimed
Apr 22
Bronx Supreme
Rear-ender: Traffic accident caused back Barry D. Weiss, New York, NY of Weiss & Rosenbloom, P.C.
$50,000
Mohamed v. Power Consultants Inc.

injury, plaintiff claimed
Jun 03
Kings Supreme
Rear-ender: Automobile accident caused Jason Herbert, New York, NY of Krentsel & Guzman LLP
$30,000
Giordano v. Zhen

neck injuries, plaintiff claimed
Feb 14
Suffolk Supreme
Rear-ender: Auto accident caused injuries JoAn E. Abreu, Huntington Station, NY of Cannon & Acosta, LLP
$25,000
Castro v. Gaudio
of back, neck, plaintiff claimed

Jun 03
Queens Supreme
Rear-ender: Multi-car collision caused William DeCandido, Forest Hills, NY of William V. DeCandido, P.C.
$25,000
Fabian v. Smith
spinal injuries, plaintiff claimed

Feb 19
Bronx Supreme
Rear-ender: Traffic accident caused Harold Chetrick, New York, NY of Harold Chetrick P.C.
$15,000
Sierra v. Cruz
injuries of knee, spine, plaintiff claimed

Feb 14
Kings Supreme
Rear-ender: Expressway accident ended Kathleen Higgins, Brooklyn, NY of The Law Office of Kathleen Higgins, Esq.
$7,000
Ogundalu v. Gerald
pregnancy, plaintiff claimed

Motor Vehicle: Red Light

DATE
VENUE
AMOUNT
CASE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
Oct 02
Orange Supreme
$230,000
Mendoza v. Aaron
Red Light: Car crash caused back, neck, Brandon Cotter, Middletown, NY of Law Offices of Sobo & Sobo L.L.P.

shoulder injuries, plaintiff claimed
May 22
Suffolk County
$75,000
Troiano v. Barbaro
Red Light: Woman broke knee in broadside David S. Kohn, Saratoga Springs, NY of David S. Kohn, Esq.

car crash
Oct 23
Kings Supreme
$50,000
Mason v. Giscombe
Red Light: Car crash caused neck and back Georgette Hamboussi, Brooklyn, NY of Law Offices of Vel Belushin, PC
injuries

Sep 25
Rockland $40,000
Fares v. Ikonen
Red Light: Car crash caused spinal injuries, Jonathan Van Dina, White Plains, NY of Meagher & Meagher
Supreme
plaintiff claimed

Motor Vehicle: Right Turn

DATE
VENUE
AMOUNT
CASE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL

Oct 21
New York $7,217,999
Li v. Chacon
Right Turn: Deliveryman lost leg after Adam E. Deutsch, Benedict P. Morelli & David Sirotkin, New York, NY of
Supreme
being struck by tanker truck
Morelli Ratner, P.C.
Nov 15
New York $75,000
Claudio-Droz v. Visconti
Right Turn: Driver didn't yield during turn, Robert J. Menna, New York, NY of Law Offices of Alan Greenberg, P.C.;

Supreme
injured bicyclist claimed

Motor Vehicle: Roadways

DATE
VENUE
AMOUNT
CASE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
Sep 30
Court of Claims, $14,797,889
Estate of Rhoades v. State of New York
Roadways: Sloppy plow work led to fatal Arthur W. Wentlandt, Syracuse, NY of Mackenzie Hughes LLP

Syracuse
highway accident, estate alleged
Apr 15
New York $7,125,000
Gregware v. City of New York
Roadways: Workers didn't warn of road's Ben B. Rubinowitz & Peter J. Saghir, New York, NY of Gair, Gair, Conason,
Supreme
lane closings, suit alleged
Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz

Jun 11
Kings Supreme
$3,015,265
Guss v. NYC
Roadways: City ignored damaged Frank A. Delle Donne, Brooklyn, NY of Monaco & Monaco, LLP;
pavement, plaintiff claimed
John P. Tumelty, New York, NY of counsel, Monaco & Monaco, LLP;
Anthony Monaco, Jr., Esq. and Antonietta M. Monaco, Esq.

Motor Vehicle: Weather Conditions

DATE
VENUE
AMOUNT
CASE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL

Jun 14
Queens Supreme
$873,066
Ruiz v. Pugliano
Ice: Motorist not mindful of icy conditions, John Dalli, Mineola, NY of Dalli & Marino, LLP
plaintiff claimed

May 02
Westchester Heard v. Williams
Weather Conditions: Highway accident Michael E. Greenspan, White Plains, NY of Greenspan & Greenspan
$25,000
Supreme
caused knee injuries, plaintiff claimed

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