Top 20 Medical Malpractice Settlements in the United States in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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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| Visit: | Top 10 Medical Malpractice Settlements in the United States in 2020 |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Adinolfi, Peter Chamas of Gill & Chamas |
| Case: | Roman v. Rahal |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daryl Zaslow of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow |
| Case: | Estate of Horvath v. Alegre-Gomez, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James C. Pullos of Clifford Law Offices |
| Case: | Payne v. Cook County |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| State: | New York |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Mazie of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Nelson v. Baratta, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| State: | New York |
| 16 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| State: | New York |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick Angel of Angel Law PC |
| Case: | Tadlock v. USA |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Oregon |
| 17 | |
| 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 |
| State: | New York |
| 18 | |
| 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 |
| State: | New York |
| 19 | |
| 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 |
| State: | New York |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Confidential Attorneys & Firm |
| Case: | Patient v. Hospital |
| Type: | Business Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |