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New York Injury Settlements and Jury Awards

We studied New York injury settlements and jury award trends. Kings county has the highest jury award for $40,876,000, followed by Erie with $40,226,376, and Queens with $37,492,000.

In New York, we studied the settlement trends in the following counties and districts: Kings, Bronx, Queens, Suffolk, Nassau, New York, Erie, Westchester, Richmond, and Dutchess.

Here is what we found:

New York Injury Settlements and Jury Awards by County and/or District

County/District	Injury Awards
Kings, New York	724
Bronx, New York	672
Queens, New York	457
Suffolk, New York	334
Nassau, New York	308
New York, New York	308
Erie, New York	254
Westchester, New York	195
Richmond, New York	146
Dutchess, New York	114
Other	628

Highest New York Injury Settlements and Jury Awards

injury settlements and jury awards in New York

County/District	Highest Injury Awards
Kings, New York	$40,876,000
Erie, New York	$40,226,376
Queens, New York	$37,492,000
Suffolk, New York	$32,756,156
Bronx, New York	$28,000,000
New York, New York	$27,500,000
Nassau, New York	$22,575,173
Richmond, New York	$10,100,000
Westchester, New York	$7,000,000
Dutchess, New York	$3,900,000
Other	$29,438,864

Average New York Injury Settlements and Jury Awards

County/District	Average Awards
New York, New York	$1,033,440
Kings, New York	$693,863
Queens, New York	$623,853
Bronx, New York	$603,106
Suffolk, New York	$578,837
Erie, New York	$479,495
Nassau, New York	$432,204
Richmond, New York	$424,217
Westchester, New York	$310,698
Dutchess, New York	$278,150
Other	$517,114

Median New York Injury Settlements and Jury Awards

County/District	Median Awards
New York, New York	$124,750
Richmond, New York	$93,000
Bronx, New York	$80,500
Queens, New York	$55,500
Dutchess, New York	$51,750
Kings, New York	$40,500
Nassau, New York	$34,889
Suffolk, New York	$28,000
Westchester, New York	$25,500
Erie, New York	$5,500
Other	$95,500

List of the Highest New York Injury Settlements and Jury Awards

Doreen Bergamo v. Verizon New York Inc Verizon NY Inc & Franklin D Williams. New York Superior Court. Award by Jury: $40,876,000.
Smolinski v. Smolinski. New York Superior Court. Award by Jury: $40,226,376.
Norma Belt v. Albert Girgis Rasheen Ford, Jersey Lynne Farms, Inc., and MTM Food Distributors Corp. New York Superior Court. Award by Bench: $37,492,000.
James & Carol Dunne v. Lisa Lloyd, Subaru Acceptance Corporation & Thomas Dodge Corp. of New York. New York Superior Court. Award by Jury: $32,756,156.
Cynthia Hoogland v. Transport Expressway, Inc. New York Superior Court. Award by Jury: $29,438,864.
Malkin v. Transport Expressway Inc. New York Unknown State Court (New York). Award by Jury: $28,438,864.
Austalia Rosario v. North General Hospital, Bashir Zikria M.D., St. Barnabas Hospital & Fadel Ahmad M.D. New York Superior Court. Award by Jury: $28,000,000.
Gloria Aguilar and Aristides Aguilar v. New York City Transit Authority and Andrew Monaco. New York Superior Court. Award by Jury: $27,500,000.
Dorothy Kaufman v. Eugene Goldberg. New York Superior Court. Award by Jury: $22,575,173.

10. Sheila Hawthorne Administratrix of the Estate of James Stanton v. Vehicle Asset Universal Leasing Trust. New York Superior Court. Award by Jury: $21,350,000.

11. Kusz v. N.Y. City Transit Auth. New York Superior Court. Award by Jury: $20,316,049.