Stark & Stark Recognized in NJLJ’s Top NJ Verdicts & Settlements of 2015
Stark & Stark earned six spots on the New Jersey Law Journal’s Top NJ Verdicts & Settlements list for 2015. Congratulations to our Personal Injury team for doing what Stark & Stark does best—putting the law to use for our clients and getting the best outcomes. Top mentions went to: Delgado v. Stony Brook Sew & Vac $1.8 million Settlement Mark Davis Perreault v. Fratarcangeli $1.6 million Verdict Bryan Roberts Leip v. Princeton University $1.2 million Settlement Michael Donahue Sanjeevaraya v. Spencer $250,000 Settlement Mark Davis Also included were PI attorneys, Domenic Sanginiti and Evan Lide representing plaintiffs in separate car accidents. Stark & Stark’s accident and personal injury practice serves as many as 2,000 clients per year. Each unique case is supervised by an experienced attorney and supported …
Stark & Stark Attorney Obtains $2.3 Million in Two Construction Accident Settlements
Stark & Stark attorney, Bryan M. Roberts, obtained a $1.3 Million settlement for a surveyor who was injured in a roadway construction site on Interstate 287 in Somerset County when she was struck by a utility vehicle travelling in reverse. As a result of this traumatic event, the plaintiff suffered permanent brain and orthopedic injuries. The plaintiff filed a complaint against the driver of the utility truck, Crisdel Group, Inc., the employer of the driver and the general contractor on the project, and the State of New Jersey, the owner of the project. Most recently, Mr. Roberts obtained a $1 Million settlement for a union worker that was injured on a roadway construction site in Hudson County where he was crushed in a trench collapse. As a result …
Florida Jury Awards $2 Million Verdict in Tobacco-Related Wrongful Death Suit
On March 27, 2015 a team of Stark & Stark attorneys led by Shareholder Stephen A. Corr, Esq. obtained a $2 million verdict from an Indian River County, Florida jury in a wrongful death suit against Philip Morris USA Inc. and R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The verdict was a victory for widower Robert Gore, whose wife , Gloria, was a smoker for over four decades and suffered from carotid artery stenosis and later died of lung cancer. In awarding the verdict, the jury asserted that Gloria Gore was 54-percent responsible for causing the illness that killed, while also asserting the balance of responsibility split evenly between R.J. Reynolds and Phillip Morris. The jury did not award any punitive damages, a reversal from an August 2014 mistrial after a jury …