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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
15
Tarallo v. Occhipinti
10/24
Nassau Supreme
Car crash caused permanent spinal injuries, plaintiff claimed
Regina C. Nichols of Nichols & Cane LLP, Syosset, NY
$9,164,000
16
Ortiz v. New York City Transit Authority
4/21
New York Supreme
Bicyclist, bus driver traded blame for collision
Ben B. Rubinowitz & Peter J. Saghir of Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz, New York, NY
$8,570,000
17
Nash v. A.W. Chesterton Co. Inc.
12/19
Onondaga Supreme
Bus's toxic parts caused man's mesothelioma, estate alleged
Keith W. Binder and Amber R. Long of Levy Konigsberg LLP, New York, NY
$7,700,000
18
Estate of Hernandez- Morales v. Crown Container Co., Inc
3/25
Kings Supreme
Maintenance error led to fatal truck accident, suit alleged
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
$7,208,000
19
Rosario v. St. Barnabas Community Enterprises Inc.
2/5
Bronx Supreme
Patient injured by surgeon's use of improper item, suit alleged
Lucille A. Fontana of Clark, Gagliardi & Miller, P.C., White Plains, NY
$7,200,000
20
Marin v. NYC Health & Hospitals Corp
2/4
New York Supreme
Doc needlessly amputated leg, patient alleged
Ryan H. Asher of Asher & Associates, P.C., New York, NY
$6,883,740
21
Valverde v. FS 41-45 Tiemann Place LLC
12/8
New York Supreme
Fall off of landing caused injury of brain, plaintiff claimed
Eric H. Green of The Law Offices of Eric H. Green & Associates, New York, NY & Ronald W. Ramirez of Law Office of Ronald W. Ramirez, Forest Hills, NY, trial counsel
$6,837,950
22
Doe v. Goldweber
6/14
New York Supreme
Infected patient claimed doc didn't supervise anesthesiologist
Thomas P. Giuffra of Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, McCartney & Giuffra LLP, New York, NY
$6,100,000
23
Hennessy v. Continuum Health Partners Inc.
11/18
New York Supreme
Messy, poorly lighted job site a hazard, fallen worker claimed
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
$5,578,011
24
Hernandez v. Danella Construction of NY Inc.
6/2
Bronx Supreme
Worker claimed he wasn't provided ladder for trench
Joseph E. Gorczyca of The Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff, PLLC, New York, NY
$5,500,000
25
Mungo v. Travieso
6/25
Kings Supreme
Vehicular collision caused spinal injuries, plaintiff claimed
Norman Robert Gershon of North Salem, NY, trial counsel, Alexander Bespechny, Bronx, NY, New York, NY
$5,350,000
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