Marc Rothenberg

Practice areas

Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury – Products: Plaintiff, Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Assault, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury – Plaintiff, Premises Liability – Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse – Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

Marc has a remarkable track record, securing more than 25 multi-million dollar verdicts, settlements, and awards on behalf of his seriously injured clients. Notably, in 2022, he achieved a groundbreaking $25 million settlement, setting a new record as the largest reported settlement ever for a motorcyclist in New York State’s history. In 2018, Marc achieved the largest known recovery against a major auto manufacturer for an individual victim affected by a Takata airbag rupture defect, a pivotal case related to the largest automotive recall in history.

Furthermore, in 2013, Marc obtained the third-highest settlement in New York State, as documented in The New York Law Journal and featured in New York Magazine in 2014. His exceptional legal skills have earned him recognition as a Super Lawyer from 2011 through 2022, inclusion in The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers from 2012 to 2022, and membership in The National Association of Distinguished Counsel Top 1% of Attorneys.

Marc’s expertise in personal injury, wrongful death, construction, and automobile products liability cases has led to numerous multi-million dollar verdicts, settlements, and awards for his catastrophically injured clients. Some of these notable cases include:

• $25 million for a motorcyclist who suffered quadriplegia after being struck by a truck.
• $18 million for a traumatic brain injury caused by an auto product defect.
• $11.5 million settlement for a traumatic brain injury resulting from a construction accident.
• $10 million settlement in a complex products liability case against major auto manufacturers.
• $8.6 million award for psychiatric injuries against a major auto manufacturer.
• $7.3 million recovery for injuries in a trucking accident case.
• $6.5 million verdict against a major auto manufacturer in an SUV rollover roof crush wrongful death case.
• $5 million settlement in a complex products liability case against a major auto manufacturer.
• $4.2 million for a pedestrian’s death caused by construction debris.
• $3.5 million settlement for spinal injuries in a trucking accident.
• $3 million settlement during trial for back injury suffered in a construction accident.
• $2.375 million for a hip injury sustained in a fall from a scaffold.
• $2.26 million for ankle injuries in a truck crash.
• $2.25 million settlement for back injuries in a construction accident.
• $1.85 million for a head injury in a commercial vehicle crash.
• $1.7 million for hip and knee injuries in a motor vehicle crash.
• $1.65 million for spinal injuries in a commercial trucking case.
• $1.5 million for inadequate hotel security resulting in death.
• $1.5 million for facial fractures in a bus accident.
• $1.5 million for knee injuries in a trip and fall incident.
• $1.4 million in a wrongful death case against a major automobile manufacturer.
• $1.3 million settlement for hand injuries in a motor vehicle accident.
• $1.2 million settlement for a head injury to a pedestrian struck by a car.
• $1.18 million arbitration award in a trip and fall case.
• $1.13 million recovery for passengers in a motor vehicle accident.
• $1.12 million arbitration award for a pedestrian struck by a bicyclist.
• $1 million arbitration award for a pedestrian struck by an underinsured motorist’s car.
• $925,000 for a head injury at a construction site.
• $898,000 recovery for a head injury in an auto accident.
• $800,000 on behalf of a 72-year-old struck by a bus.
• $800,000 for nursing home abuse.
• $775,000 for an ankle injury due to a failure to properly secure a patient in a wheelchair.
• $750,000 for a leg fracture suffered by a pedestrian struck by an SUV.
• $725,000 for an orbital fracture in a trip and fall incident.
• $700,000 for a head injury to an 87-year-old at a nursing home.
• $695,000 for a brain injury in a fall from a stretcher.
• $695,000 for a wrist injury in a trip and fall incident.
• $690,000 for a pelvic injury from a trip and fall accident.
• $575,000 for a wrist injury to a pedestrian in an auto accident.
• $510,000 recovery for a pelvic injury to an 80-year-old from a fall in a museum.
• $500,000 verdict for a shoulder injury in an auto accident.
• $500,000 verdict for a wrist injury resulting from a slip and fall at a bar.

Marc’s dedication to achieving justice for his clients is evident in his remarkable success and commitment to handling a wide range of challenging cases.