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2015
TOP VERDICTS OF NEW YORK
Motor Vehicle: Sideswipe
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Campbell v. Aladin
10/13
Queens Supreme
Sideswipe: Samaritan's car hit while stopped at accident scene
Brett M. Stambolian, New York, NY, Robinson & Yablon, P.C.
$250,000
Motor Vehicle: Speeding
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Liriano v. Nawa
11/20
Bronx Supreme
Speeding: Plainti claimed auto collision caused injuries of spine, shoulder
Brian C. Mardon, Bronx, NY, Spiegel & Barbato, LLP
$175,000
2
Carter v. Puglla-Jimenez
3/17
Kings Supreme
Speeding: Motorist could have avoided stopped minivan, suit alleged
Stuart Wagner, New York, NY, Morrison & Wagner, LLP
$150,000
3
Abduholik v. Huang
5/20
Kings Supreme
Speeding: Plainti claimed speeding driver ran red light, caused crash
Joshua W. Skillman, New York, NY, Skillman Law
$95,000
4
Vuotto v. Hogan
10/7
Nassau Supreme
Speeding: Motorist sped into intersection, caused crash, lawsuit alleged
Steven Miller, Garden City, NY, Miller, Montiel & Strano, P.C.
$75,000
Motor Vehicle: Stop Sign
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Espinal v. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
7/22
Kings Supreme
Stop Sign: Motorist, hospital's aide liable for brain injury, plainti claimed
Leigh D. Eskenasi, New York, NY, Law O ces of Louis Grandelli, P.C. & Neal B. Forman, Lead, Brooklyn, NY, trial counsel
$16,000,000
2
Smith v. Alvarez
9/25
Bronx Supreme
Stop Sign: Plainti claimed driver ran stop sign, caused car crash
Alan M. Greenberg, New York, NY, Greenberg Law P.C.
$1,900,000
3
Lopardi v. London
12/2
Queens Supreme
Stop Sign: Auto accident led to spinal fu- sion, plainti claimed
Peter S. Gordon, New York, NY, Forest Hills, NY, trial counsel, Harmon Linder & Rogowsky
$1,200,000
4
Penny v. Jelovcic
5/22
Queens Supreme
Stop Sign: Plainti claimed automobile accident caused injuries of spine
Peter Mironis, Long Island City, NY, Stefanidis & Mironis LLP
$850,000
5
Dove v. Vision Pro Corp.
6/5
Kings Supreme
Stop Sign: Motorist ignored stop sign, caused collision, plainti claimed
Alexis Diaz, New York, NY, Burns & Harris
$100,000
Motor Vehicle: Negligence
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Loyola v. Garib
8/20
Queens Supreme
Visibility: Car crash's parties debated who struck whom
Greg Garber & Eduard Tamma, New York, NY, Garber Legal
$30,000
2
Lindsey v. Bish
4/15
Westchester Supreme
Three-car accident injured neck and back: plainti
Craig Adam Ginsberg, Flushing, NY, Mallilo & Grossman
$9,000
Premises Liability: Dangerous Condition
CASE
DATE
VENUE
TYPE OF ACTION
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL
AMOUNT
1
Stein v. Consolidated Edison Company of New York
1/8
Kings Supreme
Trip and Fall: Utility ignored damage of sidewalk, plainti claimed
Thomas J. McManus, New York, NY, Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Can- navo P.C.
$929,000
2
Hakimian v. Long Island Railroad
11/6
New York Supreme
Dangerous Condition: Train station's platform not safely constructed, lawsuit alleged
Matthew J. Zullo, Islandia, NY, Rappaport, Glass, Levine, & Zullo LLP
$320,000
40 VerdictSearch’s Top New York Verdicts of 2015