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Wrongful Death
Specific Injury Case Cite Plaintiff Age Damage Award Amount Rreviewed Amount Held
Death Abruzzo v. City of New York, 233 A.D.2d 278 (2d Dept. 1996) 27 *Past conscious pain and suffering $1,205,051 $150,000
Death Bert v. Meyer, 243 A.D.2d 522 (2d Dept. 1997) 36 *Wrongful death $2,010,000 $2,010,000
Death DeVito v. Amalfitano, 662 N.Y.S.2d 575 (2d Dept. 1997) 21 *Wrongful death $350,000 $200,000
Death Edouard v. Bonner, 224 A.D.2d 575 (2d Dept. 1996) 29 *Past Pain and Suffering $500,000 $400,000
*Future Pain and Suffering $350,000 $300,000
Death; 11 days of unconscious survival Garcia v. New York City Health and Hospital Corp;, 230 A.D.2d 766 (2d Dept. 1996) 42 *Conscious Pain and Suffering $200,000 $200,000
*Wrongful Death $1,200,000 $800,000
*Loss of Care (son) $1,000,000 $750,000
*Loss of Care (daughter) $1,500,000 $850,000
Death; limited consciousness Donofrio v. Montalbano, 240 A.D.2d 617 (2d Dept. 1997 18 *Conscious Pain and Suffering $100,000 $100,000
*Pecuniary Loss (father) $50,000 $83,333
*Pecuniary Loss (mother) $100,000 $166,667
Death; minimal consciousness prior to death Glassman v. City of New York, 225 A.D.2d 658 (2d Dept. 1996) 57 *Wrongful Death $2,250,000 $1,800,000
*Conscious Pain and Suffering $1,400,000 $500,000
Death Harris v. New York City Health & Hospitals, 707 N.Y.S.2d 213 (2d Dept. 2000) infant *Past Pain and Suffering $750,000 $750,000
Death Johnson v. Queens Long Island Medical Group P.C., 708 N.Y.S.2d 134 (2d Dept. 2000) 15 *Past Pain and Suffering $4,080,000 $1,280,000
*Wrongful Death (mother) $2,400 $50,000
*Wrongful Death(father) $0 $20,000
*Loss of Services 10,000 $10,000
Death, brain injury, lung injury, skin and spine lacerations/contusions, rib fractures Klein v. New York State Thruway Authority, 220 A.D.2d 486 (2d Dept. 1995) 51 *Past Pain and Suffering $91,000 $91,000
*Past Loss of Services (husband) $156,474.40 $156,474.40
*Future Loss of Services $0 $219,000
*Loss of Services(children) $100,000 $100,000
Death Marigliano v. City of New York, 196 A.D.2d 533 (2d Dept. 1993) 24 *Wrongful Death $2,500,000 $500,000
Death Miller v. Santoro, 227 A.D.2d 534(2d Dept. 1996) 32 *Conscious Pain and Suffering $450,000 $300,000
Death Nussbaum v. Gibstein, 138 A.D.2d 193 (2d Dept. 1988) 32 *Pain and Suffering $300,000 $300,000
*Loss of Enjoyment of Life $200,000 $200,000
*Loss of Support $75,000 $75,000
*Loss of Household Services $100,000 $100,000
*Loss of Parental Guidance $100,000 $100,000
Death Olsen v. Burns, 267 A.D.2d 366(2d Dept. 1999) 55 *Conscious Pain and Suffering $1,146,000 $700,000
Death; 38 days of conscious survival Paccione v. Greenburg, 682 N.Y.S.2d 442 (2d Dept. 1998) 34 *Pain and Suffering $500,000 $500,000
*Loss of Consortium $256,458.48 $256,458.48
*Loss of Parental Guidance $5,000,000 $3,000,000
Death Parson v. Interfaith Medical Center, 267 A.D.2d 367 (2d Dept. 1999) 92 *Past Pain and Suffering $1,000,000 $400,000
Death Plotkin v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., 221 A.D.2d 425 (2d Dept. 1995) 38 *Past Pain and Suffering $100,000 $100,000
*Wrongful Death(Husband and 5 Children) $2,900,000 $2,900,000
Death Ramos v. La Montana Moving and Storage, 247 A.D.2d 333 (1st Dept. 1998) 72 *Conscious Pain and Suffering $250,000 $900,000
Death Robinson v. Quintans, 702 N.Y.S.2d 836 (2d Dept. 1998) 68 *Conscious Pain and Suffering $125,000 $125,000
*Derivative cause of action $125,000 $10,000
*Wrongful Death $76,800 $76,800
Death Rodd v. Luxfer USA Limited, 709 N.Y.S.2d 93 (2d Dept. 2000) Unknown *Conscious Pain and Suffering $1,000,000 $300,000
Death Teitel v. New York City Transit Authority, 166 A.D.2d 701 (2d Dept. 1990 64 *Conscious Pain and Suffering $103,509 $103,509
*Wrongful Death (Adult Child) $1,200,000 $403,000
Death William v. City of New York, 169 A.D.2d 713 (2d Dept. 1991) 20 *Conscious Pain and Suffering $100,000 $100,000
*Wrongful Death (Mother) $600,000 $325,000