Top 10 Professional Negligence Verdicts in the United States in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 plaintiff personal injury jury verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2017. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Professional Negligence Verdicts in the United States in 2017) you have also made the list of Top 20 Professional Negligence Verdicts in the United States in 2017.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $8,041,050,811.00 |
| Attorneys: | James S. Bell of James S. Bell, PC; Anthony L. Vitullo of Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo, LLP; Alan S. Loewinsohn, Kerry F. Schonwald of Loewinsohn Flegle Deary Simon LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Hopper v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Professional Negligence, Conversion, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $48,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin A. Dolan of Dolan Law PC |
| Case: | Estate of G.F. v. Rosado |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Failure to Report |
| State: | Illinois |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $46,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart N. Ratzan, Stuart J. Weissman of Ratzan Law Group; Jim Lyons of Lyons & Cone, P.L.C.; Kimberly L. Boldt, Mario R. Giommoni of Boldt Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Smalls, et al. v. Ouachita County Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| State: | Arkansas |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $45,822,677.00 |
| Attorneys: | William S. Stone, James W. Stone, Ryals D. Stone, Michael G. Regas II of The Stone Law Group |
| Case: | Trabue v. Angus, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat |
| State: | Georgia |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam M. Starr of Jarve Kaplan Granato Starr, LLC |
| Case: | Burgos-Bonilla v. Diorio, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Report |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $40,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark B. Decof, Michael P. Quinn, Jr. of Decof Decof & Barry, P.C. |
| Case: | Sfameni v. Ryan, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Treat |
| State: | Rhode Island |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $39,766,905.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey N. Fieger, James R. McCullen of Fieger Law PC |
| Case: | Estate of Holly v. Detroit Receiving Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death |
| State: | Michigan |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $33,153,912.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard B. Sharp of Mallard & Sharp, P.A. |
| Case: | E.R., Pro Ami v. The USA |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Treat |
| State: | Florida |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $28,911,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven B. Garner, Grant Rahmeyer of Strong Garner Bauer P.C. |
| Case: | Williams v. St. John’s Clinic Inc. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Erroneous Treatment, Failure to Refer |
| State: | Missouri |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $28,215,278.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Bidart, Danica L. Crittenden of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley LLP |
| Case: | Rahm v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| State: | California |