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Motor Vehicle: Lane Change
.llllllllllllll!lllllllllm!Blllllllllllllllrl~ .... 1 Nayberg v. Nassau County 7/18 Nassau Supreme Wide tum, inattentive driver led to ac- Shawn M. Alfano of Daniel P. Buttafuoco & Associates PLLC, Woodbury, NY $2,707,210
cident, plaintiff daimed
2 Estate of Vatalaro v. The County of Suffolk 2/20 Suffolk Supreme 19-year-old killed in collision with bus Conrad Jordan of Jordan & LeVerrier, PC, East Hampton, NY, trial counsel to $1,670,000 Law Office of Joel Schmelkin, New York, NY
3 Myatv.Ortiz 6/24 Bronx Supreme Motorcydist daimed car's driver switched Adam Hill and Arthur Hill of Ross & Hill, Brooklyn, NY $100,000 lanes, caused crash
4 Mcfarlane v. Morley 3/20 Kings Supreme Multi-car crash caused spinal injuries, Gary P. Kauget of Law Offices of Gary Kauget, Brooklyn, NY $80,000 plaintiff daimed
Motor Vehicle: Left/ Right Turn
.llllllllllllll!lllllllllm!Blllllllllllllllrl ................... 1 Jacobs v. Perciballi Container Service Inc. 12/12 New York Left Tum: Accident ended hopes for surgi- Stephen H. Jacobson of Jaroslawia & Jaros, LLC, New York, NY $2,850,000
Supreme cal career, doctor daimed
2 Perezv. Klilib 10/24 Queens Supreme Left Tum: Driver's hasty tum caused colli- George R. Gridelli and William Loyd of Cellino & Ba mes P.C., $1,500,000 sion, motorcyclist claimed Garden City, NY
3 Coras v. Prager 3/3 Nassau Supreme Left Tum: Plaintiff daimed car aash Matthew Marino of trial counsel, Jacoby & Jacoby, Medford, NY $1,080,000 caused injuries of arm, knee
4 Remache v. New York City Transit Authority 4/1 NewYork Right tum: Traffic accident caused knee, Stephen Z. Williamson of Law Office of Steve Williamson, PUC, Forest $692,000 Supreme wrist injuries, trucker daimed Hills, NY, trial counsel, Elliot lfraimoff & Associates, Forest Hills, NY, Forest
Hills, NY
s Hardy v. Seniortare Emergency Medical S/2 Bronx Supreme Left Tum: Motorist's hasty tum caused Christopher J. Donadio of Bums & Harris, New York, NY $675,000 Services Inc. accident, plaintiff daimed
6 Pereyra v. Siegel 3/17 Queens Supreme Left Tum: Motorist's hasty tum caused Scott A. Steinberg of Greenberg & Stein, P.C., New York, NY $400,000 accident, plaintiff claimed
7 Felitti v. Wolinsky 9/24 Suffolk Supreme Left Tum: Teen plaintiff daims car collision Charles Bonfante of The Law Offices of Charles Bonfante Ill & Associates, $240,000 left him with neck pain Hauppauge, NY
8 Dervishi v. Chowdhury 7n Queens Supreme Left Tum: Car crash caused shoulder woes, Stuart Wagner of Morrison & Wagner, LLP, New York, NY $225,000 restaurateur daimed
9 Di Rosa v. Granata 6/9 Richmond Right tum: Motorist's illegal tum caused James R. Schermerhorn of Bamundo, Zwal & Schermerhorn, LLP, $175,000 Supreme collision, plaintiff daimed New York, NY, of counsel, Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek, New York, NY
10 Hasbrouck v. Feldstein 11/20 Kings Supreme Driver didn't honor offer to yield, plaintiff Michelle Holman of Jaroslawia & Jaros, LLC, New York, NY $105,000 claimed
11 Poole v. Grimaldi 9/24 Suffolk Supreme Left Tum: Accident caused tear of knee, Ted M. Rosenberg of Rosenberg & Gluck LLP, Holtsville, NY $66,000 motorcydist daimed
12 Joseph v. Letford S/1 Kings Supreme Left Tum: Tu ming motorist didn't yield, Gary P. Kauget of Law Offices of Gary Kauget, Brooklyn, NY $60,000 plaintiff daimed
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Holder v. Angelastro
Cintron-Falcon v. NYC
Calimli v. Melendez
Verderame v. Cottone
Bradley-Johnson v. Aly
Betancourt v. Salazar
Richards v. Ghosh
Archey v. Kings & Queens Auto Livery Corp
Hookanson v. Rana
Ahmed v. MTA/NewYorlc City Transit Authority
Eastman v. Nash
Nicholls v. Jalloh
Brooks v. Capital District Transportation Authority
Slisz v. Herter
McCarthy v. Roman
Fernandez v. Moreno
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Kowalsky v. County of Suffolk
Linares v. New Yorlc City Transit Authority
Quijano v. American Transit Ins Co
Estate of Conde v. Kane
Amlani v. Volfman
Berlcovits v. Chaaya
Paulino v. Encarnacion
DATE VENUE
S/9 Kings Supreme
S/27 Bronx Supreme
12/16 Bronx Supreme
10/24 Suffolk Supreme
6/23 Kings Supreme
S/1 Bronx Supreme
3/27 Fulton Supreme
4/1 Kings Supreme
10/10 Kings Supreme
3/13 NewYorlc Supreme
11/20 Kings Supreme
7/1 Kings Supreme
1/21 Albany Supreme
S/21 Erie Supreme
2/4 Kings Supreme
3/27 Bronx Supreme
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8/15 Suffolk Supreme
1/24 Bronx Supreme
7/15 Kings Supreme
10/10 Bronx Supreme
6/30 Queens Supreme
9/23 Kings Supreme
2/20 Bronx Supreme
VerdictSearch's Top New York Verdicts of 2014
TYPE OFACTION PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL AMOUNT
Plaintiff daimed car crash caused injuries Eitan A. Ogen of Ogen & Sedaghati, P.C., New Yorlc, NY $877,800 of knee, neck
Truck accident led to seizures, back pain, Seth A. Harris and Alexis Diaz of Burns & Harris, New Yorlc, NY $800,000 plaintiff daimed
Car crash's parties disputed positioning of David B. Calender of of counsel, S. John Baydar, Esq., Brooklyn, NY $600,000 vehides
Speeding, drunken driver hurt three in David N. Sloan of The Law Offices of David N. Sloan, Esq., Hicksville, NY $450,000 crash, suit alleged
Multi-car crash caused injuries of knee, Jason Herbert of Krentsel & Guzman LLP, New Yorlc, NY $400,000 plaintiff daimed
Plaintiff daimed car crash caused injuries Oliver R. Tobias of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek, New York, NY $350,000 of knee, spine
Accident curtailed active lifestyle, plaintiff Nicholas Dell'Anno of Krentsel & Guzman LLP, New Yorlc, NY $315,000 daimed
Plaintiff claimed limo accident led to three Robert C. Rosenberg of Koenigsberg & Associates, P.C., Bronx, NY $250,000 shoulder surgeries
Fledgling actordaimed injury's scar limits Richard J. Kaufman of Seiden & Kaufman, Carle Place, NY & Ira 6. Cooper $200,000 opportunities of trial counsel, Carle Place, NY
Bus's rider daimed unexpected motion Steven J. Zaloudek ofThe Cochran Finn, Paul B. Weitz & Associates, New $200,000 caused fall, injury Yorlc, NY
Ambulette's passenger daimed crash Alexis Diaz of Bums & Harris, NewYorlc, NY $200,000 caused spinal injury
Defense: Drive~s hasty lane change caused Gary P. Kauget of Law Offices of Gary Kauget, Brooklyn, NY, trial counsel, $90,000 collision Olga Nikishin, Brooklyn, NY
Paratransit van's rider broke shoulder in Paul DerOhannesian of Derohannesian & Derohannesian, Albany, NY $75,000 spill
Plaintiff: Car crash caused by distracted Jason Telaak of Andruschat Law Finn, Buffalo, NY $75,000 driving, failure to yield
Car crash caused by speeding driver, hasty Michael DellaUniversita of Gruenberg Kelly Della, Ronkonkoma, NY $18,000 tum, suit alleged
Plaintiff daimed he injured foot, spine in Neil A. Zirlin of Joseph T. Mullen, Jr. & Associates, New Yorlc, NY $15,000 multi-car pileup
TYPE OFACTION PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL AMOUNT
Man strude by pidcup trude, claimed Joel H. Robinson of Robinson & Yablon, P.C., New Yorlc, NY; & William $5,088,000 injuries of bade, knee Ricigliano of William Ricigliano P.C., New Yorlc, NY, trial counsel
Bus's driver didn't yield during tum, Louis E. Solimano of Bronx, NY, trial counsel, Bernard Raizner, $3,000,000 injured pedestrian daimed NewYork, NY
Cabbie didn't look while turning, injured Eitan A. Ogen of Ogen & Sedaghati, P.C., New Yorlc, NY $1,600,000 pedestrian daimed
Man struck and killed by motorcycle, Alberto Casadevall of The Fitzgerald Law Finn, P.C., Yonkers, NY $796,952 estate alleged
Driver didn't yield before turning past red Eric Su bin of Su bin Associates, LLP, New York, NY $635,000 light, plaintiff claimed
Suit: Motorist too quick to leave after Jordan W. Tucker of Reingold & Tudeer, Brooklyn, NY $485,000 discharging passenger
Motorist overlooked group of pedestrians, Theodore W. Bushlow of Law Offices Stefano A. Filippazzo, P.C., $450,000 plaintiff daimed Brooklyn, NY
Motor Vehicle: Pedestrian
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9 Hetmanaylc v. Dedmus 7/27
10 Godden v. Vitiello Jn
11 Popoola v. Garcia 10/15
12 Martinez v. New York City Transit Authority 11/10
13 Nici v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York 4/11 Inc.
13 Dilone v. Trikounakis 8/22
15 Nicoletto v. Martone 10/29
16 Simpson v. Henry 6/18
Bronx Supreme Girl's ankle fracture could lead to arthritis, Pablo A. Sosa of Law Office of William A. Gallina, Bronx, NY $403,723 mother daimed
Kings Supreme Woman hit by minivan, daimed injuries of Gerald G. Arze of Arze & Mollica, LLP, Brooklyn, NY $390,000 spine, knee, ribs
Bronx Supreme Motorist didn't look while reversing, Christopher J. Donadio of Burns & Harris, New York, NY $350,000 injured woman alleged
Nassau Supreme Motorist didn't yield to pedestrian, suit Jason M. Murphy of Daniel P. Buttafuoco & Assodates PLLC, Woodbury, NY $333,70S alleged
Queens Supreme Bus driver, injured pedestrian traded Dennis A. Breen of Lurie, llchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP, New York, NY $325,707 blame for acddent
NewYork Injured pedestrian blamed improper EricJ. Buckvar of Morton Buckvar, Esq., New York, NY $300,000 Supreme repair of roadway
Bronx Supreme Motorist, pedestrian debated who initi· RobertJ. Genis of Sonin & Genis, Esqs., Bronx, NY $300,000 ated contact
Suffolk Supreme Car aashed through deli's window, pinned Christopher S. Olson of Christopher 5. Olson, Esq., Huntington, NY $275,000 worker
Bronx Supreme Man struck by car, claimed injuries of back, Harold Chetrick of Harold Chetrick P.C., New York, NY $260,000 knee
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Premises Liability: Amusement Park/Place of Entertainment
•llllllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIE:Bllllllllllllllllllrl~lmmDIII 1 Morgan-Word v. New York City Department S/22 Kings Supreme School's principal didn't fulfill security Ralph J. Drabkin of Drabkin & Margulies, New York, NY $2,442,000
of Education vow, subordinate daimed
2 Estate of Carriero v. City of White Plaints 2/10 Westchester Mall's parking garage not policed or John Q. Kelly and Mark J. Schnitzler of Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara, LLC, $1,983,000 Supreme protected, estate alleged Greenwich, CT
3 Mussara v. Mega Funworks Inc. 9/29 Dutchess Water park's slide didn't have safe equip· Lawrence A. Breslow, Steven Cohen, Martin P. Rutberg and Gerald A. $1,927,249 Supreme ment, patron daimed Vergilis of Rutberg Breslow Personal Injury Law, Poughkeepsie, NY
4 Martin v. Our lady of Wisdom Regional S<hool 10/29 Suffolk Supreme School Ignored warning about dangerous gate, Thomas P. aeere of Napoli, Bem, Ripka, Shkolnlk, LLP, Great River, NY $600,000 suit alleged
s Hudson v. Denny's Inc 9/19 Onondaga Restaurant Ignored late-night security prob- Thomas F. Shannon of Lynn law Flnm, Syracuse, NY $230,483 Supreme lems, suit alleged
Premises Liability: Dangerous Condition of Public Property
•llllllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIE:Bllllllllllllllllllrl~---1 Alcantara v. NYCTA 1/29 Kings Supreme Stairway accident led to brain injury, Brad A. Kauffman of Law Offices of Brad A. Kauffman, PLLC, New York, NY, $16,000,000
seizures, plaintiff daimed trial counsel, Ziegler & Robinson, P.C., New York, NY
2 Perkins v. City of New York 3/S Kings Supreme Plaintiff daimed he hurt knee, spine upon Nicholas E. Tzaneteas of Law Office of Stephen H. Frankel, Mineola, NY $4,935,000 falling into sewer
Premises Liability: Hotel/Restaurant
•llllllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIE:Bllllllllllllllllllrl~---1 Herbenson v. Carrols Corp. 8/4 Schenectady
Supreme Burger King patron daimed food caused blisters, numbness
Larry Breslow of Rutberg Breslow Personal Injury Law, Poughkeepsie, NY $205,000
Premises Liability: Negligent Repair and/or Maintenance
•llllllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIE:Bllllllllllllllllllrl~---1 Valverde v. FS 41-45 Tiemann Place LLC 12/8 NewYork Fall off of landing caused injury of brain, Eric H. Green of The Law Offices ofEric H. Green & Associates, New York, NY $6,837,950
Supreme plaintiff daimed & Ronald W. Ramirez of Law Office of Ronald W. Ramirez, Forest Hills, NY, trial counsel
2 Mclaughlin v. Ann-Gur Realty Corp. S/8 Bronx Supreme Sloping sidewalk should have had railing, Pablo A. Sosa of Law Office of William A. Gallina, PLLC, Bronx, NY $3,967,266 plaintiff daimed
3 Floyd v. 1710 Realty UC 9/16 Kings Supreme Landlord ignored broken shower, apart· Seth A. Harris of Bums & Harris, New York, NY $1,900,000 ment's tenant daimed
4 Simpson v. AD Marcus Garvey Realty Inc. S/28 Kings Supreme Stairway's damage ignored for a year, Howard Ci. Frederick ofSilbowitz, Garafola, Silbowitz, Schatz & Frederick, $1,240,000 plaintiff daimed L.L.P., New York, NY
5 Little v. Hersh Realty Corp 8/15 Kings Supreme Shoddy repair led to collapse of ceiling, Eric Su bin of Su bin Associates, LLP, New York, NY $750,000 tenant daimed
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