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LJ-12-02580-LawJobs-Employee(11.5x2).indd 1 VerdictSearch’s Top NY Settlements of 20127/25/12 9:54 AM 3 2012NYTopSettlements52.indd 3 12/14/12 4:29:06 PM 2012 TOP SETTLEMENTS NY Dear Readers, Welcome to “Top Settlements New York 2012” Special Section, a supplement highlighting the year’s top settlements, arbitrations and mediations in the state of New York. As many of you know, every April the NYLJ publishes it’s annual “Top Verdicts” Special Report that includes verdicts as well as settlements. With court backlogs growing and clients often unable to wait four to seven years for compensation, litigants and their counsel continue to search for alternatives. For this reason, we have decided to present to you this special supplement with its unique focus on settlements. Working with our ALM sister product VerdictSearch we have compiled this listing of all settlements, arbitrations and mediations reported to VerdictSearch as of December 2012. Many of the cases in these listings represent the best of the best. In addition to highlighting the Top 30 settlements reported to VerdictSearch in 2012 we also broke down these listings by categories including Construction, Medical Malpractice, Premises Liability, Motor Vehicle and Workplace Safety. The following pages represent the end result of the zealous advocacy and skillful expertise of your colleagues. The work of these advocates was outstanding and we salute them. If you do not see a case you worked on this year highlighted in the supplement, we encourage you to begin reporting your cases to VerdictSearch. VerdictSearch is second to none when it comes to verdict and settlement research and reporting. For over 40 years, VerdictSearch has been the nation’s trusted source for news and research, providing legal and insurance professionals with the most accurate, detailed case reports each week. You can find them online at www.verdictsearch.com. If you cannot wait until April 2013 for more information on verdicts and settlements, please remember that every Monday on page 5, the New York Law Journal runs a special Verdicts & Settlements section in the paper highlighting recently important or newsworthy cases. Finally, I would like to extend a special thanks to the entire New York Law Journal sales, marketing and design team as well as our consultant on this project, Brian Corrigan, and his team. Their efforts allowed this fantastic supplement to come together despite tight deadlines and a lot of changes by yours truly. As always, if you have any thoughts on this program or any other we run here at the New York Law Journal, please drop me a line. I can be reached at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you, all the best in the upcoming year! Warm regards, 4 VerdictSearch’s Top NY Settlements of 2012 2012NYTopSettlements52.indd 4 12/14/12 4:29:10 PM MEDIATED SETTLEMENTS A SAMPLING OF CASES RESOLVED 2011-2012 IN OUR PERSONAL INJURY DIVISION HEARING DATE AMOUNT HEARING DATE AMOUNT HEARING DATE AMOUNT HEARING DATE AMOUNT 2/4/2011 2,150,000 9/15/2011 2,100,000 2/13/2012 2,715,000 7/16/2012 5,900,000 2/14/2011 2,500,000 9/20/2011 2,500,000 2/13/2012 2,750,000 7/17/2012 4,000,000 2/28/2011 6,850,000 9/20/2011 2,050,000 2/21/2012 5,700,000 7/19/2012 2,800,000 3/2/2011 3,000,000 9/27/2011 2,500,000 2/22/2012 3,250,000 7/24/2012 2,350,000 3/3/2011 2,500,000 9/28/2011 3,900,000 2/28/2012 3,750,000 8/2/2012 2,000,000 3/7/2011 8,250,000 9/28/2011 3,500,000 3/2/2012 2,100,000 8/2/2012 2,800,000 3/16/2011 2,250,000 9/30/2011 3,000,000 3/20/2012 5,500,000 8/9/2012 2,000,000 3/28/2011 2,000,000 9/30/2011 2,400,000 3/27/2012 2,500,000 8/10/2012 2,250,000 3/31/2011 6,750,000 10/5/2011 2,250,000 3/30/2012 2,700,000 8/17/2012 2,000,000 4/7/2011 11,800,000 10/10/2011 3,000,000 4/3/2012 2,250,000 8/22/2012 3,750,000 4/28/2011 3,100,000 10/12/2011 2,500,000 4/4/2012 4,150,000 8/29/2012 5,000,000 5/5/2011 2,700,000 10/18/2011 3,900,000 4/9/2012 2,950,000 9/10/2012 4,000,000 5/16/2011 2,450,000 10/27/2011 5,000,000 4/16/2012 3,400,000 9/11/2012 2,000,000 6/8/2011 3,250,000 10/27/2011 2,347,500 4/19/2012 15,550,000 9/12/2012 2,500,000 6/10/2011 2,400,000 11/2/2011 4,000,000 4/26/2012 2,250,000 9/14/2012 2,933,333 6/15/2011 2,400,000 11/21/2011 3,375,000 4/30/2012 3,300,000 9/28/2012 11,500,000 6/21/2011 8,500,000 12/12/2011 3,150,000 5/4/2012 4,400,000 10/1/2012 2,800,000 6/21/2011 2,200,000 1/3/2012 3,000,000 5/15/2012 4,250,000 10/2/2012 12,000,000 7/6/2011 2,180,000 1/4/2012 2,000,000 5/17/2012 4,250,000 10/3/2012 4,700,000 7/27/2011 4,250,000 1/4/2012 5,800,000 5/31/2012 2,500,000 10/22/2012 3,000,000 7/27/2011 2,700,000 1/11/2012 3,900,000 5/31/2012 2,250,000 11/15/2012 2,925,000 8/9/2011 6,000,000 1/12/2012 2,000,000 6/14/2012 3,250,000 11/16/2012 3,000,000 8/19/2011 2,500,000 2/1/2012 17,900,000 6/15/2012 2,700,000 11/19/2012 5,350,000 8/25/2011 4,100,000 2/7/2012 2,900,000 6/20/2012 11,000,000 11/27/2012 2,800,000 9/1/2011 3,000,000 2/8/2012 3,000,000 6/22/2012 3,300,000 12/3/2012 2,000,000 9/8/2011 2,350,000 2/8/2012 2,950,000 6/26/2012 3,750,000 In addition to administering a wide variety of cases, including complex commercial and employment matters for more than 50% of the Fortune 100 companies, NAM also settles a significant number of personal and catastrophic injury matters.