Jurisdiction Intelligence Report

Personal Injury Case Values in New York (2026)

Data-driven verdict and settlement analysis for Personal Injury cases in New York. Median outcome: $10.7M across 14 tracked cases.

Verdicts Tracked
14
Median Outcome
$10.7M
Mean Outcome
$26.3M
Range
$1.2M–$160.0M

Verdict Distribution

RangeCasesPercent
$1M–$5M429%
$5M+1071%

Key Valuation Factors

Defendant type: municipal, corporate, or institutional statusSeverity and permanence of plaintiff's injuriesDegree of comparative fault attributed to plaintiffAvailability of punitive or exemplary damagesQuality and credibility of expert medical testimony

Key Trends & Insights

Personal Injury verdicts and settlements in New York reflect a consistently plaintiff-favorable environment, with a median outcome of $10.7M and a mean of $26.3M driven upward by outlier verdicts such as the $160M award against the NYC Board of Education in 2024. Cases involving institutional defendants — including transit authorities, construction companies, and government entities — tend to attract substantial awards, likely reflecting jury sympathy toward injured plaintiffs and the perceived deep pockets of corporate or municipal defendants. New York's pure comparative negligence rule and absence of a non-economic damages cap further contribute to elevated outcomes, allowing plaintiffs to recover even when partially at fault and enabling unconstrained pain-and-suffering awards.

Notable Cases

Plaintiff v. Eli Lilly Sales Representative $13.5M
2025 · Block O'Toole & Murphy

A 24-year-old woman walking on St. Johnland Road was struck by a company-owned vehicle driven by an Eli Lilly pharmaceutical sales rep traveling near 50 mph. She sustained catastrophic injuries including left frontal lobe TBI, preventing her from testifying. Case settled for a record $13.5M in Suffo

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Jane Doe v. NYC Board of Ed., et al. $160.0M
2024 · TopVerdict.com

An institutional-liability sexual abuse/assault case listed by TopVerdict among the top U.S. personal injury verdicts of 2024. The entry includes practice-area tags and counsel but not the specific court.

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Gomez-Martinez v. NYC Transit Authority, et al $12.2M
2024 · TopVerdict.com

TopVerdict lists this as a 2024 New York jury verdict arising from a bus vs bicycle crash with fracture and spinal injuries noted in the case-type tags.

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Ferreira v. Volmar Constr. Inc., et al. $6.1M
2024 · TopVerdict.com

TopVerdict lists this as a 2024 New York jury verdict arising from a rear-end collision with spinal and neurological injuries noted in the case-type tags.

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Miranda v. Curry, et al. $9.3M
2024 · TopVerdict.com

TopVerdict lists this as a 2024 New York jury verdict involving a truck crash, spinal injury, and permanent disability, with government negligence alleged per case-type tags.

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