A sample of Raymond A. Gill Jr.'s settlements and verdicts as of March 2010:
$18,850,000 - A man was killed in a construction-site accident while he was standing next to a forklift when a backhoe reversed and crushed him between the two machines. The New Jersey Jury Verdict Review and Analysis stated that this Morris County case is one of the largest monetary settlements for the death of an unmarried man with no children in the history of the state.
$10,500,000 - A Monmouth County contractor was permanently injured in a fall from a roof.
$10,275,000 - A Springfield man was leaning on a metal railing on an elevated walkway when the railing gay way, causing him to fall four feet to the pavement below on his head.
$10,000,000 - A truck driver developed a staph infection from a fall on a slippery pavement at his Middlesex County workplace. The infection traveled through the plaintiff's spine and into his heart, which caused a growth of microflora on his mitral valve.
$9,000,000 - A brain injury was sustained by a Somerset County man whose vehicle was struck from behind by a car while sitting in traffic. The plaintiff was rendered unconscious and exhibited confusion and memory loss.
$7,500,000 - A martial-arts instructor lost a leg due the defective design of a punching bag.
$7,000,000 - A Bergen County construction worker who was installing fire sprinklers for his employer was killed by a falling pallet of cinder blocks. The pallet fell from a sixth-floor balcony, which struck the plaintiff in the head.
$6,500,000 - Plaintiff was involved in a rear-end collision and is now confined to a wheelchair.
$6,400,000 - Passenger paralyzed in a car accident.
$5,000,000 - A man was repairing a forklift at a construction site when he was hit by another forklift that was in operation. The plaintiff suffered serious injuries and has been declared permanently disabled.
$5,000,000 - Plaintiff died of burns suffered in a fire at a chemical plant in Somerset County.
$5,000,000 - A man was badly burned by boiling water from a burst pipe in his apartment.
$4,275,000 - Two motorcyclists were injured in a collision caused by an unlocked horse paddock, which allowed a horse to cause a motorcycle accident.
$3,500,000 - A limousine passenger suffered serious injuries after the vehicle hydroplaned in rainwater and struck a concrete barrier.
$3,000,000 - A man was ejected from a golf cart in Monmouth County.
$3,000,000 - A traffic engineer was killed by an 18-wheel tractor-trailer while working on a highway improvement project.
$2,900,000 - A woman tripped while hanging laundry at her apartment complex in Union County.
$2,700,000 - Auto collision as plaintiff attempted to make left turn.
$2,600,000 - Premises liability
$2,500,000 - Auto accident
$2,400,000 - A man died of injuries sustained in a fishing-boat explosion in Monmouth County.
$2,300,000 - Automobile accident as the defendant failed to stop at a stop sign.
$2,200,000 - Burn injuries
$1,900,000 - A man suffered injuries in a head-on auto accident.
$1,650,000 - Automobile injuries
$1,500,000 - Head injury during brawl with security guard
$1,400,000 - Wrongful death in auto accident
$1,300,000 - Workplace fall
$1,300,000 - A woman was struck by a shopping cart, which caused her to have back injuries.
$1,300,000 - Motorcycle accident
$1,285,000 - Auto accident
$1,250,000 - Spinal injury from rear-end collision
$1,200,000 - A woman was kicked in the head by a horse in Monmouth County.
$1,200,000 - Brain-damaged pedestrian
$1,200,000 - Construction accident
$1,120,000 - A Middlesex County man was hit by a car as he left a tavern intoxicated.
$1,170,000 - A man was injured in a two-car crash.
$1,150,000 - A former police officer suffered injuries in a car accident while responding to an emergency call.
$1,100,000 - A man suffered head and pelvic injuries when his motorcycle collided with a car.
$1,100,000 - Auto accident on left turn
$1,030,000 - Car accident
$1,000,000 - Auto injuries
$950,000 - Auto accident
$900,000 - Traffic injuries
$900,000 - Trucking accident
$884,000 - Dram shop liability
$875,000 - Motorcycle injuries
$870,000 - Slip and fall
$850,000 - Wrongful death
$850,000 - Workplace accident
$800,000 - Auto accident
$702,500 - Delayed call to police
$675,000 - Fatal car-truck crash
$675,000 - Auto/truck collision
$650,000 - Death of pedestrian
$635,000 - Molestation case
$625,000 - Trucking accident
$620,000 - Auto injuries
$575,000 - Auto injuries
$500,000 - Car accident
$500,000 - Bicycle accident
$500,000 - Car-train accident
$500,000 - Workplace injury
$500,000 - Automobile injuries
$475,000 - Product misuse
$450,000 - Fall from pony
$275,000 - Burn injuries
