Top 20 Medical Malpractice Settlements in New York in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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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| 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 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $2,252,353.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart L. Finz, Todd M. Rubin of Finz & Finz, P.C. |
| Case: | Infant v. Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $2,195,264.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael E. Zuller of Zuller Law Offices |
| Case: | H.L., Pro Ami v. Khovidhunkit |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort, Paralysis Injury |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $1,925,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | E. Stewart Jones Jr. of E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy L.L.P. |
| Case: | E.H., Pro Ami v. River and Mountain Midwives P.L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Business Liability, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin T. McCarthy of McMahon & McCarthy |
| Case: | Mack v. NY Presbyterian Hospital |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | CaraMia Hart of Finz & Finz, P.C. |
| Case: | Patient v. Hospital |
| Type: | Business Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $1,318,182.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard E. Shafran of Shafran & Rock P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | P.S., Pro Ami v. Smith-Foy |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Medication Error, Negligent Tort |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart L. Finz, Todd M. Rubin of Finz & Finz, P.C. |
| Case: | Patient v. New York City Hospital |
| Type: | Business Liability, Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart L. Finz, CaraMia Hart of Finz & Finz, P.C. |
| Case: | Patient v. Surgeon |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart L. Finz, Todd M. Rubin, CaraMia Hart of Finz & Finz, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Patient v. Doctor |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $810,300.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Nyberg of The Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Firm L.L.P. |
| Case: | R.D., Pro Ami v. Simonson |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carmine A. Rubino of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore |
| Case: | C.C., Pro Ami v. New York Presbyterian Hospital |
| Type: | Business Liability, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Failure to Inform, Negligent Tort |