Top 100 Medical Malpractice Settlements in the United States in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 100 medical malpractice settlements obtained in the United States 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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| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Neil M. Howard of Law Office of Neil M. Howard |
| Case: | Gomez v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Delayed Childbirth, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mary A. Findling of Findling Park Conyers Woody & Sniderman P.C.; Thomas E. Hamer of Tom Hamer Law |
| Case: | Seybert v. Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice |
| State: | Indiana |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $287,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randy D. Singer, Rosalyn K. Singer of Singer Davis L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Cherry v. Gentiva Certified Healthcare Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Virginia |
| 78 | |
| Amount: | $285,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mackenzie G. Archenhold of Parham, Smith & Archenhold L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Parris v. Mary Black Health Syst. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Hospital Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Fall, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 79 | |
| Amount: | $280,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin T. Ikuta of Hodes Milman Liebeck |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Hospital |
| Type: | Delayed Childbirth, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 80 | |
| Amount: | $255,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin T. Ikuta of Hodes Milman Ikuta LLP |
| Case: | Patient v. Plastic Surgeon |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Plastic Surgery Malpractice, Failure to Test |
| State: | California |
| 81 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stewart J. Eisenberg of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck PC |
| Case: | Estate of Difurio, Sr. v. Main Line Hospitals, Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 81 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mitchell J. Shore of Kolsby Gordon |
| Case: | Estate of Cheney v. Heyrich, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 81 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leonard Haberman of Clearfield & Kofsky |
| Case: | Estate of Lauro v. Abington Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Hospital Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Fall, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Failure to Hire, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 81 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Messina, Jeffrey H. Sadler of Sadler Injury Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Williams v. The State of Washington, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 82 | |
| Amount: | $245,807.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey D. Powless of Powless Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Holycross v. Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Hospital Malpractice, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat |
| State: | Indiana |
| 83 | |
| Amount: | $238,914.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frederick R. Hovde of Hovde, Dassow & Deets L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Marsh v. Robertson |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death |
| State: | Indiana |
| 84 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel C. Minc of Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff & Wolff L.L.P. |
| Case: | F.R., Pro Ami v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Business Liability, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 84 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin A. Jacobson of Law Offices of Tobias & Kuhn |
| Case: | A.C., Pro Ami v. Prado, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 84 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua Fogel of Sanocki, Newman & Turret L.L.P. |
| Case: | P.B., Pro Ami v. Maimonides Medical Center |
| Type: | Business Liability, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test |
| State: | New York |
| 85 | |
| Amount: | $220,575.58 |
| Attorneys: | Barbara J. Germano of Garau Germano P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Bailey v. Indiana Patient’s Comp. Fund |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death |
| State: | Indiana |
| 86 | |
| Amount: | $220,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Kremer of Law Offices of John M. Kremer |
| Case: | Estate of Harmon v. Kasko, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Surgical Error, Medication Error, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 87 | |
| Amount: | $212,216.09 |
| Attorneys: | George Clyde Gray, Douglas N. Ryan of Gray, Robinson, Ryan & Fox |
| Case: | Estate of Fuller v. The Patient Compensation Fund of Indiana |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death |
| State: | Indiana |
| 88 | |
| Amount: | $205,242.80 |
| Attorneys: | George Clyde Gray, Douglas N. Ryan of Gray, Robinson, Ryan & Fox |
| Case: | Estate of Ritter v. The Patient Comp. Fund of Indiana |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death |
| State: | Indiana |
| 89 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mohammad Kazerouni, Abbas Kazerounian, Assal Assassi of Kazerouni Law Group, APC |
| Case: | Consumer v. Laser Hair Removal SPA, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Burn Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 89 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leonard Haberman of Clearfield & Kofsky |
| Case: | Estate of Weigand v. Garden Spring Center, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 90 | |
| Amount: | $175,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin B. Steinberg of Pollack Steinberg LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Holloran v. St. Mary Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 91 | |
| Amount: | $160,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin Ikuta of Hodes Milman LLP |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Physician |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Inform, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 92 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin Ikuta of Hodes Milman LLP |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Hospitalist |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Overmedication, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 92 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rolando J. Gutierrez of Gutierrez Law Group APLC |
| Case: | Estate of Miramontes v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Medication Error, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 92 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel S. O'Sullivan, James L. Meier of Law Office of Daniel S. O'Sullivan |
| Case: | D.P., Pro Ami v. Family Practice Assoc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 92 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris Culleton of Swartz Culleton P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Raynor v. Albert Einstein Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 92 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Polewski of Polewski & Associates |
| Case: | Hunter Sr. v. Kleinhaus M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| State: | Texas |
| 93 | |
| Amount: | $125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Tomsky, Gent Disha of Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath & Cannavo P.C. |
| Case: | Nanan v. Flushing Hospital Medical Center |
| Type: | Business Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 94 | |
| Amount: | $100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin L. Groen of Messa & Associates P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Laumakis v. Cohen, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Pennsylvania |