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Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Description
Plainti ’s Law Firm
3
12/8/2014
Verdict- Plainti
$6,837,950
Valverde v. FS 41-45 Tiemann Place LLC
Fall o of land- ing caused injury of brain, plainti claimed
Eric H. Green of The Law O ces of Eric H. Green & Associates, New York, NY & Ronald W. Ramirez, trial counsel, Forest Hills, NY
4
4/1/2011
Verdict- Mixed
$5,500,000
Greene v. 350 East Montauk Highway Corp.
Fire ghter electro- cuted by improperly wired sign
Henry G. Miller & Lucille Fontana of Clark, Gagliardi & Miller, PC, White Plains, NY
5
12/11/2015
Verdict- Plainti
$5,483,733
Espinal v. New York City Health Hospitals Corp.
Fall in hospital ended career, health aide claimed
Scott A. Steinberg of Greenberg & Stein, PC, NewYork, NY
6
11/4/2013
Settlement
$5,050,000
Qureshi v. City of New York
Park’s trees not well maintained, injured boy’s father claimed
Mark J. Epstein of Pazer, Epstein & Ja e, PC, New York, NY
7
2/25/2014
Mediated Settlement
$4,500,000
John v. Teachers Insurance and An- nuity Association of America
Work site’s owners, manager ignored hazard, plainti claimed
Jonathan S. Damashek & Jordan D. Hecht of Hecht Kleeger & Dam- ashek, PC, New York, NY
8
3/6/2012
Verdict- Plainti
$3,750,000
Minardi v. JetBlue Airways Corp.
Fall caused ankle, knee, shoulder injuries, plainti claimed
Dino J. Domina of Dino J. Domina, PC, Hauppauge, NY
9
4/28/2011
Mediated Settlement
$3,100,000
Meek-Horton v. Salvation Army
College professor: Need for pain meds led to end of career
Howard R. Schatz & Howard G. Frederick of Silbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz, Schatz & Frederick LLP, New York, NY
10
6/4/2012
Settlement
$3,025,000
Signorelli v. Met- ropolitan Transit Authority
Worker shocked while repairing rail yard’s power
Jack Tracy of Tracy & Stillwell, PC, Staten Island, NY
11
10/21/2013
Settlement
$2,850,000
Hajjar v. RFR/SF 17 State Street L.P.
Building’s owners, managers ignored leaks, janitor claimed
Ronald W. Gill of Fortunato & Fortu- nato, PLLC, Brooklyn, NY
12
1/18/2011
Verdict- Plainti
$2,305,000
Kaplan v. Port Au- thority of New York and New Jersey
Fall in airport caused permanent knee damage, plain- ti claimed
Michael W. Gunzburg of Michael Gunzburg, PC, New York, NY
13
2/25/2015
Settlement
$2,300,000
Colon v. Ditmas Park 613, LLC
Man struck by fall- ing ceiling, claimed injury of spine
Je rey A. Block & S. Joseph Dona- hue of Block, O’Toole & Murphy, LLP, New York, NY
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