Top 50 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 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $26,190,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James Wilkens of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.; Michael E. Duffy of Duffy & Duffy, PLLC |
| Case: | Madden-Buck v. Maimonides Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death |
| State: | New York |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $21,585,148.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zachary A. Friedman, John S. Seligman, Gary A. Friedman of Friedman & Friedman, PA |
| Case: | Lazard v. Signet Diagnostic Imaging Services, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| State: | Florida |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $20,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris A. Messerly, Elizabeth M. Fors of Robins Kaplan LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Bermingham v. Eid N.P., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Report |
| State: | Minnesota |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $19,693,257.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris S. Hamilton, Stephen Blackburn of Hamilton Wingo, LLP |
| Case: | Confidential Plaintiff v. Confidential Defedent |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| State: | Texas |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $18,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven Miller of Miller, Montiel & Strano, P.C. |
| Case: | Zielinska v. Lutheran Medical Center |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| State: | New York |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $17,967,087.00 |
| Attorneys: | Regan Safier of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
| Case: | D.A., Pro Ami v. USA |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul A. Lauricella, Slade H. McLaughlin of McLaughlin & Lauricella |
| Case: | Heaney v. Jersey Shore University Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $16,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Ronald Denman, Charles D. Bavol, M. Kristen Allman, Grant W. Kindrick of The Bleakley Bavol Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Bivins v. O'Connell, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Professional Negligence |
| State: | Florida |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $15,922,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Crane A. Johnstone, Scott P. Schlesinger, Jonathan R. Gdanski of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Paul M. Silva, Peter J. Somera, Jr. of Somera & Silva, LLP |
| Case: | Hollingsworth v. Holy Cross Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Treat |
| State: | Florida |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $15,182,083.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael P. Cogan, Thomas K. Prindable, Hadas M. Benhamou (Corey) of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Skorek v. Edward Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Illinois |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin W. Keenan of Osborne & Keenan PC; David A. Wenner, Brian A. Snyder of Snyder & Wenner, P.C. |
| Case: | Tripp, et al. v. The Arizona Bd of Regents, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat |
| State: | Arizona |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mariangela Chiaravalloti of Freidman, Friedman, Chiaravalloti & Giannini |
| Case: | Pinto v. Kehoe |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| State: | New York |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $14,480,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dominic C. Guerrini, Shanin Specter, Mark S. Polin of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
| Case: | J.D.W.B.II, Pro Ami v. Carnevale, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $14,285,505.86 |
| Attorneys: | Erin J. Oglesby, Tom Rhodes, Robert E. Brzezinski, Samuel W. Royston of Tom Rhodes Law Firm, P.C.; Kathryn Snapka of Snapka Law Firm |
| Case: | Puente v. Martinez, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $13,903,245.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Friedman of Friedman & Friedman, PA; Lauri W. Ross of Ross & Girten |
| Case: | Diaz v. Leon Medical Centers, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| State: | Florida |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $13,885,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas G. Kemmy, Daniel C. Kemmy of Law Offices of Thomas G. Kemmy |
| Case: | Dietrick v. Regent Care, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| State: | Texas |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $12,820,991.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rachel L. Roman, David M. Zevan, Richard A. Voytas of Zevan Davidson Roman LLC |
| Case: | Lowe v. Mercy Clinic East Communities, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| State: | Missouri |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Clark Seegmiller, Robert L. English of Clark Seegmiller & Associates; Daniel M. Graham of Daniel M. Graham P.C. |
| Case: | E.E., Pro Ami v. Sunrise Mountainview Hospital Inc |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat |
| State: | Nevada |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $11,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura M. Jordan, Margie A. Soehl of Powers & Santola, LLP |
| Case: | Orr v. Adirondack Radiology Assoc., PC, et. al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| State: | New York |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $11,049,639.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carol L. Forte, Brian E. Mahoney of Blume, Forte, Fried, Zerres & Molinari, P.C. |
| Case: | Fava v. Moss, M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter P Olszewski, Melissa A. Scartelli of Scartelli Olszewski, P.C. |
| Case: | Shimko v. Evans, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Erroneous Treatment, Failure to Refer |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Casey E. Mitchnick of Law Office of Casey E. Mitchnick; Russel D. Myrick of RDM Legal Group |
| Case: | Street v. Greer |
| Type: | Fraud, Legal Malpractice, Professional Negligence |
| State: | California |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $9,621,960.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey J. Goulder, Michael Vincent of Stinson Leonard Street LLP; Mark S. Baumkel of Mark S. Baumkel & Associates |
| Case: | Cohen v. Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Legal Malpractice, Professional Negligence |
| State: | Michigan |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth J. Allen of Kenneth J. Allen Law Group |
| Case: | Lowery v. Vibra Healthcare LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor |
| State: | Indiana |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $9,451,875.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin L. Perron, Maria V. Perron of The Perron Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Bell v. Redjal, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Unnecessary Surgery, Failure to Inform |
| State: | Missouri |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $8,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ann H. Rosato, Michael S. Wampold of Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna; Kevin Coluccio of Coluccio Law |
| Case: | Hipps v. Virginia Mason Med.Center |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Lack of Consent |
| State: | Washington |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $8,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gerald D. Jowers, Jr. , Kenneth M. Suggs of Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC |
| Case: | Medley v. Northeast Georgia Medical Center |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice |
| State: | Georgia |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $8,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Keane of The Keane Law Firm P.C.; Edward C. Stark of Cron, Israels & Stark; Jennifer J. Lothert of Young Ward & Lothert |
| Case: | Miller v. Sutter Sacramento Sierra Region, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Child Abuse |
| State: | California |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $8,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick A. Malone, Daniel C. Scialpi of Patrick Malone & Associates P.C.; Daniel S. Singer, Kenneth M. Trombly of Trombly & Singer |
| Case: | Robinson v. Azer, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Monitor, Lack of Consent, Failure to Refer |
| State: | District of Columbia |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Catherine D. Bertram, Laurie A. Amell of Bertram & Amell PLLC |
| Case: | Hartmann v. Dunne, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Surgical Error, Lack of Consent |
| State: | District of Columbia |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $7,919,263.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen F. Cain, Gary D. Fox, Michael E. Levine of Stewart Tilghman Bianchi & Cain, P.A. |
| Case: | Gomez-Mccallum v. Marquez, M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| State: | Florida |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $7,890,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas E. Warywoda of Parker Waichman LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Ryan v. County of Nassau, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train |
| State: | New York |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $7,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randi McGinn, A. Elicia Montoya, Katie Curry of McGinn, Carpenter, Montoya and Love; Erin J. Oglesby, J. Thomas Rhodes, III, Robert E. Brzezinski, Laura R. Pazin Porter of Tom Rhodes Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Webb v. Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Inc. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury |
| State: | New Mexico |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $7,619,257.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard A. Kapp of Law Offices of Howard A. Kapp |
| Case: | Licudine v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Surgical Error |
| State: | California |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $6,832,875.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Woodard , Diane Paolicelli of Phillips & Paolicelli, LLP |
| Case: | Luna, et al. v. Spadafora, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| State: | New York |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $6,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ruben Honik of Golomb & Honik, P.C. |
| Case: | Radzik v. Children’s Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Inform |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $6,008,404.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua R. Van Naarden of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | Howlen, et al. v. Burbella M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Paramedic Malpractice, Premature Discharge |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew W. Siegel, Sean E. Coonerty of Siegel & Coonerty |
| Case: | Estate of Bruno v. Alastra, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Surgical Error |
| State: | New York |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $5,775,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric P. Smith of Faxon Law Group, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Ashmore v. Hartford Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cale H. Conley of Conley Griggs Partin LLP; William Q. Bird of Bird Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Scroggins v. Smith, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Erroneous Treatment |
| State: | Georgia |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $5,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott A. Parsons of O'Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble L.L.C |
| Case: | Polt v. Kroon, M.D. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Unnecessary Surgery |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $5,093,710.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua R. Van Naarden of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | Natale v. Deft Orthopedic Surgeon, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor |
| State: | Pennsylvania |