Top 10 Medical Malpractice Settlements in New York in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 medical malpractice settlements obtained in New York in the year 2020. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Medical Malpractice Settlements in New York in 2020) you have also made the list of Top 20 Medical Malpractice Settlements in New York in 2020.
Important: While we strive to achieve maximum accuracy and completeness of our lists, we cannot guarantee either at 100%. If you believe another settlement should be on this list, please submit it to us today.
| 1 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. Oddo of Oddo & Babat, PC |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Confidential Defendant |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $9,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas Moore of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore |
| Case: | Estate of Shane v. Podwall, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $7,169,735.80 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph M. Kelley Jr. of Harris Law |
| Case: | C.M., Pro Ami v. Columbia Memorial Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Business Liability, Delayed Childbirth, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $5,891,304.00 |
| Attorneys: | James P. Fitzgerald of The Fitzgerald Law Firm P.C.; Wendy Rothstein of Rogak, Gibbons & De Siver, LLP |
| Case: | D.W., Pro Ami v. Goltyapina, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $5,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Cherundolo, Robin C. Zimpel-Fontaine of Cherundolo Law Firm P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | C.M., Pro Ami v. Silverman, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Nyberg of Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Firm L.L.P. |
| Case: | S.B., Pro Ami v. USA |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Negligent Hiring, Lack of Informed Consent, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven G. Schiesel of Pecoraro & Schiesel |
| Case: | Estate of Begum v. Jack D. Weiler of The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Anesthesia Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $3,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Bottar of Bottar Leone P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Rauscher v. Shenker, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $3,046,940.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ira M. Newman, Joshua Fogel of Sanocki, Newman & Turret L.L.P. |
| Case: | S.G., Pro Ami v. Sherwin, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Emotional Distress, Medication Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Lack of Informed Consent, Erb's Palsy, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $2,280,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Kates of Schwartz Goldstone Campisi & Kates LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Choy v. Gupta, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |