Top 10 Medical Malpractice Settlements in the United States in 2022
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 medical malpractice settlements obtained in the United States in the year 2022. 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: | Bradley I. Kramer of Trial Law Offices of Bradley I. Kramer, M.D., Esq. |
| Case: | Patient v. Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Psychiatric Malpractice, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Quadriplegia, Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Mazie of Mazie, Slater, Katz & Freeman LLC |
| Case: | Williams v. Jersey City Medical Center |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard Bodin Sharp of Mallard & Sharp, PA ; Scott R. McMillen of McMillen Law Firm P.A. |
| Case: | Hacking v. USA |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Government Negligence, Hospital Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas Vertetis, Elizabeth Calora, William McClure of Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala |
| Case: | Patient v. Physician |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 5 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce R. Pfaff, Matthew D. Ports of Pfaff, Gill & Ports Ltd. |
| Case: | Patient v. General Surgeon, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 5 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John “Jack” R. Connelly, Jr., Matthew J. Wurdeman of Connelly Law Offices PLLC; Rogers S. Wilson of Law Office of Rogers Wilson; Susan Wassell of Wassell Law PLLC |
| Case: | J.H., et al. v. Oral Health, et al. |
| Type: | Dental Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Medication Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Paralysis Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Margaret P. Battersby Black, Michael F. Bonamarte, John J. Perconti, Steven M. Levin, Michael L. Shanahan, Blake W. Gibney of Levin & Perconti |
| Case: | Mutz v. Silver Cross Hospital |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rose M. Day of Day & Associates P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Semple v. NYCHHC |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jamal K. Alsaffar, Tom Jacob of Whitehurst, Harkness, Brees, Cheng, Alsaffar, Higginbotham & Jacob P.L.L.C.; Danial O. Laird M.D., J.D. of Laird Law P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | C.M., Pro Ami v. USA |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Failure to Diagnose, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Nevada |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $4,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Minor Patient v. Hospital |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Medication Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $4,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Seth D. Wilson, Joshua J. Knepp of Morris Wilson Knepp Jacquette P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Peers v. Choi, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
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