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2014
TOP VERDICTS NY
TOP 25 NEW YORK VERDICTS IN 2014
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Applewhite v. AccuHealth Inc.
5/28
Bronx Supreme
Paramedics' inaction led to damage of girl's brain, suit alleged
Thomas A. Moore of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, New York, NY
$172,381,728
2
Galette v. Byrne
1/10
Kings Supreme
Docs overlooked damage of patient's colon, suit alleged
Ira M. Newman (co-lead) and Edward J. Sanocki (co-lead) of Sanocki, Newman & Turret, LLP; New York, NY & Sanford A. Rubenstein of Rubenstein & Rynecki, Brooklyn, NY
$64,300,000
3
Lin v. Hutch Realty Partners, LLC.
12/15
Queens Supreme
Laborer fell off roof, claimed disabling injuries of brain, spine
Benedict P. Morelli, Adam E. Deutsch, David T. Sirotkin of Morelli Alters Ratner, LLP, New York, NY
$62,060,086
4
Mazzei v. Money Store
12/19
U.S. District Court, SDNY
Lenders charged excessive fees, mortgagors alleged
Moshe Horn and Christopher Van de Kieft of Seeger Weiss LLP, New York, NY; Paul Grobman of Law Offices of Paul Grobman, New York, NY & Neal DeYoung and H. Rajan Sharma of Sharma & DeYoung LLP, New York, NY
$54,800,000
5
Capitol Records Inc. v. MP3tunes, LLC
3/26
U.S. District Court, SDNY
Web sites allowed illegal sharing of music, companies claimed
Andrew H. Bart, New York, NY and Luke C. Platzer, Washington, DC of Jen- ner & Block LLP, & Mona Simonian and Frank P. Scibilia of Pryor Cashman LLP, New York, NY
$48,061,073
6
Deskovic v. City of Peekskill
10/23
U.S. District Court, SDNY
Due Process: Investigator coerced false confession, plaintiff claimed
Nick J. Brustin, Emma Freudenberger, Farhang Heydari, Anna Benvenutti Hoffmann and Aaron W. Scherzer of Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP,
New York, NY
$40,000,000
7
Restivo v. Nassau County
4/17
U.S. District Court, EDNY
Detective fabricated evidence, convicted men claimed
Nick J. Brustin, Anna Benvenutti Hoffmann, Alexandra L. Lampert, Elizabeth Daniel Vasquez and Joshua E. Dubin of Neufeld Scheck &
Brustin, LLP, New York, NY
$36,000,000
8
Sweberg v. ABB Inc.
6/16
New York Supreme
Gaskets, insulation blamed for workers' mesothelioma
Jerry Kristal, Danny R. Kraft and Michael Fanelli of Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., Cherry Hill, NJ
$25,000,000
9
Buri v. Mount Sinai Medical Center Inc.
2/4
Queens Supreme
Doc didn't timely address teen's collapsed lung, suit alleged
Jonathan C. Reiter of Jonathan C. Reiter Law Firm, PLLC, New York, NY
$22,977,200
10
Hillyer v. A.O. Smith Water Products Co.
12/12
New York Supreme
Steamfitter alleged his cancer was from asbestos at work
Adam R. Cooper and Benjamin Darche of Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York, NY
$20,000,000
11
Alcantara v. NYCTA
1/29
Kings Supreme
Stairway accident led to brain injury, seizures, plaintiff claimed
Brad A. Kauffman of Law Offices of Brad A. Kauffman, PLLC, New York, NY, trial counsel, Ziegler & Robinson, P.C., New York, NY
$16,000,000
12
Korsunskiy v. Careful Bus Service Inc.
7/2
Kings Supreme
Car crash led to disabling stroke, plaintiff claimed
Daniel A. Thomas of Law Offices of Daniel A. Thomas, P.C., New York, NY; Boris Zivotov of Boris Zivotov, Esq., P.C., Brooklyn, NY; & Paul J. Edelstein of The Edelsteins, Faegenburg & Brown LLP, New York, NY
$14,080,000
13
Terry v. A.O. Smith Water Products Co.
3/18
New York Supreme
Workers were not warned about asbestos, estates alleged
Danny R. Kraft, Michael Fanelli and Phan T. Alvarado of Weitz & Luxen- berg P.C., New York, NY
$12,500,000
14
Munian v. Mootabar
3/4
Westchester Supreme
Doc's inaction allowed damage of infant's brain, suit alleged
Jordan Merson of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, New York, NY
$11,346,000
6 VerdictSearch’s Top New York Settlements of 2014