Top 20 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in the United States in 2019
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $229,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith D. Forman, Mary M. Koch, Sarah L. Smith of Wais, Vogelstein, Forman & Offutt LLC |
| Case: | Byrom v. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Maryland |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $110,640,958.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard A. Gurfein, Preston J. Doulgas of Gurfein Douglas LLP |
| Case: | Redish v. Adler, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Erroneous Treatment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $100,673,368.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Clifford, Bradley M. Cosgrove, Keith A. Hebeisen, Charles R. Haskins, Sarah F. King of Clifford Law Offices, P.C. |
| Case: | G.S. v. Walker, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Inform, Failure to Report, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $48,630,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ivy R. Gage, Danial O. Laird of The Gage Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Whitley-Murray v. Valley Health System L.L.C. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| State: | Nevada |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $46,814,598.00 |
| Attorneys: | Evan Torgan, Mitchell K. Aaron, Ona E. Sanders of Torgan Cooper + Aaron |
| Case: | Jones v. Jones, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Surgical Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Neurosurgery Malpractice, Failure to Test, Quadriplegia |
| State: | New York |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $30,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin R. Zimmermann, David P. McCormack, Robert W. Casby of Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C. |
| Case: | A.B., Pro Ami v. Cross Country Staffing Inc. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Inadequate Care, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor, Erroneous Treatment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David H. Marsh, Richard J. Riley, Derrick A. Mills of Marsh Rickard & Bryan, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Sledge v. The DCH Health Care Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Alabama |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $28,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua D. Pollack of Kramer & Pollack LLP; Joel H. Robinson of Robinson & Yablon PC |
| Case: | Hayden, et al. v. Zarghami, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $28,057,288.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Miklos of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos PC |
| Case: | Roberts v. New York City Health & Hospital Corp. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $24,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd J. Michaels of Haggard Law Firm, P.A.; Melissa Gunion, Daniel Harwin of Freedland Harwin Valori, PL |
| Case: | Estate of Torres v. Gonzalez-Garcia, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| State: | Florida |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $23,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert N. Gellatly, Joel D. Cunningham, John E. Gagliardi, Deborah L. Martin of Luvera Law Firm |
| Case: | L.B, Pro Ami v. Jefferson County Public Hospital District |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Washington |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $23,594,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack M. Beam, Matthew M. Patterson of Beam Legal Team LLC |
| Case: | A.W. v. Presence St. Joseph Hospital - Chicago |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Illinois |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $18,254,033.00 |
| Attorneys: | John G. Simon, John M. Simon of The Simon Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | S.G., Pro Ami v. St. Louis University |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Missouri |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $18,079,716.00 |
| Attorneys: | James F. Wilkens of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath Coffinas & Cannavo, P.C. |
| Case: | McCloud v. Montefiore Med. Center, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Erb's Palsy, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul A. Lauricella, Slade H. McLaughlin of McLaughlin & Lauricella PC |
| Case: | Heaney v. Dadzie, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan Goldfarb, David Charles Appleby of Alan Goldfarb, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Hayes v. Hialeah Hospital Inc. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| State: | Florida |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $14,490,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel A. Rottier, Eric J. Ryberg of Habush Habush & Rottier |
| Case: | Barsuli v. Virtual Radiologic Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Paraplegia |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $14,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sidney Schupak of The Law Offices of Sidney Schupak, LLC |
| Case: | Leval v. Washington Radiology Assoc. P.C., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | District of Columbia |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $14,031,841.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Eric Romano of Romano Law Group |
| Case: | McManus v. Morreale, D.C. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Chiropractor Malpractice |
| State: | Florida |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | P. Charles Scholle of Scholle Law; James M. Poe of James M. Poe, PC |
| Case: | Johnson v. Francis |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Georgia |