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2014
TOP VERDICTS NY
CASE DATE
1 Estate of Hernandez-Morales v. Crown 3/25 Container Co., Inc
2 Hennessy v. Continuum Health Partners 11/18
Inc. Supreme
Worker/Workplace Negligence
TYPE OF ACTION
Maintenance error led to fatal truck ac- cident, suit alleged
Messy, poorly lighted job site a hazard, fallen worker claimed
Fall from truck caused disabling ankle fracture, worker claimed
Forklift's operator didn't look for bystand- ers, suit alleged
Mechanic claimed wrist injuries ended career
Worker claimed he was denied protective eyewear
No warning of exposed wires, shocked worker claimed
Supermarket's patron claimed unattended cart created hazard
Crowd-control barriers created hazard, fallen pedestrian claimed
3 Naughton v. City of New York 3/18
4 Gonell v. Fairway Market 10/17
5 Abreu v. Wel-Made Enterprises Inc. 10/16
6 Diaz v. 210 West 81st St., LLC. 2/11
7 Rivera v. Sunset Industrial Park 8/6 Associates, L.P.
8 Loughlin v. Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea 3/19 Corp.
9 Lerman v. City of New York 3/12
New York Supreme
Bronx Supreme Kings Supreme
Kings Supreme Kings Supreme
Queens Supreme
New York Supreme
26 VerdictSearch’s Top New York Verdicts of 2014
VENUE Kings Supreme
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
Matthew Zepnick of Sol Zepnick PC, New York, NY; Daniel A. Thomas of Law Offices of Daniel A. Thomas, P.C., New York, NY, of counsel & Paul J. Edelstein of The Edelsteins Faegenburg & Brown LLP, New York, NY, of counsel
Kenneth Sacks and Andrew D. Diamond of Sacks and Sacks LLP,
New York, NY; & James J. McCrorie of Law Offices of James J. McCrorie, P.C., Jericho, NY, of counsel
Kenneth Sacks and James J. McCrorie of Sacks and Sacks L.L.P., New York, NY
Scott C. Occhiogrosso and Frederick C. Aranki of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP, New York, NY, trial counsel, Law Offices of Michael T. Ridge, Bronx, NY, New York, NY
Glenn K. Faegenburg of The Edelsteins, Faegenburg & Brown LLP, Brooklyn, NY; & Daniel A. Thomas of Law Offices of Daniel A. Thomas, P.C., New York, NY
Betty Lugo of Pacheco & Lugo, PLLC, Brooklyn, NY
Ronald W. Gill of Fortunato & Fortunato, PLLC, Brooklyn, NY
Raymond Panek of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek, New York, NY
Alan M. Greenberg of Law Offices of Alan Greenberg, P.C., New York, NY
AMOUNT $7,208,000
$5,578,011
$3,971,803 $3,620,000
$3,400,000
$2,939,000 $2,539,130
$1,000,000 $650,000
New York