Daryl Zaslow

In 2020, Mr. Zaslow was recognized by Best Lawyers in America as its “Lawyer of the Year” in Medical Malpractice – Plaintiffs, in New Jersey and he was recognized by The New Jersey Law Journal and TopVerdict.com as having obtained four of the Top 10 reported settlements in New Jersey in 2019. The recoveries included the largest recovery in a Medical Malpractice case ($6.5 Million); Two of the Top Three largest recoveries in Medical Malpractice cases ($6.5 Million and $5.0 Million); and the largest recovery in a case that did not involve a class action ($6.5 Million). Zaslow also had five of the Top 20 recoveries included in this list, and was the only attorney who had more than two of the Top 20 recoveries. Mr. Zaslow concentrates his practice in medical malpractice and represents victims in wrongful death and significant personal injury cases. Zaslow obtained a landmark verdict on behalf of a child who sustained a birth injury to her brachial plexus. The verdict in excess of $5.5 million is one of the largest ever obtained in an Erb’s Palsy or shoulder dystocia case. Zaslow also obtained an $8.2 million verdict in a wrongful birth malpractice case in which Mr. Zaslow represented a 4 year old child with Down syndrome. Mr. Zaslow, has also obtained multi-million dollar recoveries for clients in other cases involving negligent prenatal screening of birth defects and genetic disorders. In a negligent security case Zaslow obtained a $7.8 million dollar recovery on behalf of the Estate of a 29 year old wife and mother who was murdered and her 7 month old son who was stabbed during a robbery. A portion of the settlement was used to purchase annuities, making the total value of the settlement over $14,323,000.00. Mr. Zaslow was also retained by the family and the Estate of James McNair (“Jimmy Mack”) due to the tragic death of their father in a fatal car accident involving a Walmart tractor-trailer. Mr. McNair was the only person killed in the accident in which his close friend Tracy Morgan was also injured. Mr. Zaslow appeared on an episode of ABC News Program 20/20, in coverage discussing the dangers of sleep-deprived truckers on our roadways and he appeared on Entertainment Tonight after Mr. Zaslow obtained a very successful settlement for the family, that received national attention by the media.