Top 100 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in the United States in 2022

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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 100 medical malpractice verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2022. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of the United States.

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Visit: Top 50 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in the United States in 2022
51
Amount:$5,750,000.00
Attorneys:Joseph S. Bavaro, Carolyn M. Caccese of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro
Case:Landy v. Checo, et al.
Type:Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Hiring, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
State:New York
52
Amount:$5,353,205.00
Attorneys:Edward M. Rubin, Stephanie B. Rubin of Rubin & Machado Ltd.
Case:Estate of Palmer v. Chua, et al.
Type:Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test
State:Illinois
53
Amount:$5,250,000.00
Attorneys:Celeste E. Laramie, Jerome F. O'Neill of Gravel & Shea PC
Case:Rousseau v. Coates
Type:Breach of Contract, Fraud, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Intentional Tort, Lack of Informed Consent, Medical Battery
State:Vermont
54
Amount:$5,200,000.00
Attorneys:Bradley M. Cosgrove, Charles R. Haskins of Clifford Law Offices P.C.
Case:Estate of Orozco v. Patel, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State:Illinois
55
Amount:$5,075,358.50
Attorneys:Ryan S. Perlin of Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin LLC
Case:Cain v. Khandelwal, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Inform, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
State:Maryland
56
Amount:$5,045,000.00
Attorneys:Ronald C. Burke of Kelner & Kelner
Case:Tulchinsky v. Pikman, et al.
Type:Dental Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Inform, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
State:New York
57
Amount:$5,008,000.00
Attorneys:Richard E. Banks of Banks & Associates, LLC; Rachel L. Roman, Morgan C. Murphy, David M. Zevan of Zevan Davidson Roman LLC
Case:Estate of Stephens v. St. Louis University
Type:Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test
State:Missouri
58 (tie)
Amount:$5,000,000.00
Attorneys:Daniel M. Epstein, James N. Sadd of Slappey & Sadd LLC; J. Mac Pilgrim of The Pilgrim Law Group LLC
Case:Dorsey v. Kepner, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
State:Georgia
58 (tie)
Amount:$5,000,000.00
Attorneys:Elizabeth A. Kaveny, Ava Gehringer of Kaveny & Kroll LLC
Case:Estate of Carrano v. Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp., et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Psychiatric Malpractice, Failure to Monitor, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort
State:Illinois
58 (tie)
Amount:$5,000,000.00
Attorneys:Christina Bruner Sonsire of Ziff Law Firm LLP
Case:Unwin, et al. v. Mann, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Training, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
State:New York
59
Amount:$4,650,000.00
Attorneys:Wes T. Straw, Matthew D. Emerson, Nicole M. Ziegler of Emerson Straw PL
Case:Hines v. Rosa, et al.
Type:Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test
State:Florida
60
Amount:$4,508,000.00
Attorneys:James L. Holman, Colleen Durkin Peterson of Holman Law PLLC
Case:Sandwick v. State of Washington, et al.
Type:Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury
State:Washington
61
Amount:$4,250,000.00
Attorneys:Jeffery L. Arnold, H. Craig Stafford of Arnold & Stafford
Case:Estate of Edwards v. Liberty Regional Medical Center, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Bed Sores
State:Georgia
62
Amount:$4,000,000.00
Attorneys:David K. Miller, Robert S. Wagner, Tamara Arthur of Miller & Wagner LLP; Thomas Rask, III of Kell Alterman & Runstein LLP
Case:Gerhards v. Providence Health Services-Oregon, et al.
Type:Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test, Bodily Injury
State:Oregon
63
Amount:$3,800,000.00
Attorneys:Andrew Youman of Youman & Caputo LLC
Case:Cowher v. Kodali, et al.
Type:Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State:Pennsylvania
64
Amount:$3,650,000.00
Attorneys:Tyler J. Atkins, Samuel H. Walker of Atkins & Walker PA
Case:Dorman v. Lovelace Health System Inc., et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Amputation, Bodily Injury
State:New Mexico
65
Amount:$3,484,798.00
Attorneys:Gregory L. Feste, Tommy R. Hastings of Hastings Law Firm PC
Case:Roberts v. Kelsey-Sebold Medical Group PLLC
Type:Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test, Bodily Injury
State:Texas
66
Amount:$3,300,000.00
Attorneys:Mariam L. Hafezi, Kyli Cotten of Kaiser Hafezi Law; Magdalena Dworak of Law Office of Magdalena Dworak
Case:Bryja v. Yorath
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Unnecessary Surgery, Negligent Tort, Podiatry Malpractice, Bodily Injury
State:Illinois
67
Amount:$3,000,000.00
Attorneys:Jeremy A. Gogel of The Gogel Law Firm
Case:Estate of Woods v. Abbott, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test
State:Missouri
68
Amount:$2,870,000.00
Attorneys:Krzysztof G. Sobczak of Sobczak Law
Case:Raimon v. Azzoni, et al.
Type:Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
State:Massachusetts
69
Amount:$2,800,000.00
Attorneys:Paul D. Friedman, Ronda Kelso of Brown Crowell & Friedman
Case:Dillon v. Pitt, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Unnecessary Surgery, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury
State:Arizona
70
Amount:$2,716,600.00
Attorneys:John J. Tracy of Tracy & Stilwell P.C.
Case:Weiss v. Lacqua
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury
State:New York
71
Amount:$2,675,122.00
Attorneys:Richard J. Rosenblum, Florina Bandula of MDR Law LLC
Case:Estate of Warzecha v. White
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury
State:Illinois
72
Amount:$2,400,000.00
Attorneys:Patrice Meredith Clarke, Kathleen Howard Meredith of Iliff, Meredith, Wildberger & Brennan PC
Case:Ward v. Greater Baltimore Med. Center, Inc., et al.
Type:Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury
State:Maryland
73
Amount:$2,243,104.00
Attorneys:Leon Aussprung, Law Office of Leon Aussprung M.D., L.L.C.
Case:Springer v. Cowen
Type:Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
State:Pennsylvania
74
Amount:$2,209,327.00
Attorneys:Stephen C. Hendricks of Hendricks Law Firm P.C.
Case:Estate of Ikea-Mario v. Salem Radiology, PC
Type:Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Inform, Negligent Tort
State:Oregon
75
Amount:$2,100,000.00
Attorneys:William J. Cunningham of Hilbrich, Cunningham, Dobosz, Vinovich & Sandoval L.L.P.
Case:J.P., Pro Ami v. Pontee, et al.
Type:Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test, Bodily Injury
State:Indiana
76
Amount:$2,000,000.00
Attorneys:Matt Green of The Law Office of Matt Green, LLC
Case:Shreves v. Aesthetics & Weightloss, LLC, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Burn Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
State:Alabama
77
Amount:$1,900,000.00
Attorneys:Ben Bartolotta of Bamundo, Zwal, Schermerhorn & Caffrey LLP
Case:Carroll v. South Nassau Communities Hospital, et al.
Type:Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
State:New York
78
Amount:$1,860,000.00
Attorneys:G. Michael Fatall of Fatall Firm
Case:Brown v. Hoffman, et al.
Type:Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test, Amputation, Bodily Injury
State:Missouri
79
Amount:$1,750,058.51
Attorneys:Michael Hernandez, Elliott Jung of HHJ Trial Attorneys
Case:Female Patient v. Psycare Associates, Inc.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State:California
80
Amount:$1,700,000.00
Attorneys:Susan Dennehy, Jean M. Prabhu of Burns & Harris
Case:Perez v. Nizam
Type:Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Unnecessary Surgery, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury
State:New York
81
Amount:$1,660,000.00
Attorneys:Jed Kurzban, Lauren Gallagher of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, PA; Mark V. Larson of Larson Law Firm, P.C.
Case:Davis v. Mercy Med. Center, et al.
Type:Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
State:North Dakota
82
Amount:$1,620,058.00
Attorneys:Andrew A. Jones, Michael G. Sawicki of Sawicki Law
Case:Ainsworth v. Kasden, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Plastic Surgery Malpractice, Bodily Injury
State:Texas
83
Amount:$1,568,897.00
Attorneys:Mitchell Makowicz Jr. of Blume, Forte, Fried, Zerres & Molinari
Case:Estate of Gaza v. Popovich
Type:Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test
State:New Jersey
84
Amount:$1,516,000.00
Attorneys:Clifford S. Argintar of Duffy & Duffy P.L.L.C.
Case:Estate of Dodd v. Keller, et al.
Type:Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Chiropractor Malpractice
State:New York
85
Amount:$1,508,631.00
Attorneys:Jordan R. Pine of Jordan R. Pine & Associates; James L. Lutfy of Lutfy & Santora
Case:Fabes v. Balish, et al.
Type:Dental Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury
State:New York
86 (tie)
Amount:$1,500,000.00
Attorneys:Caitlyn S. Malcynsky of Walsh Woodard L.L.C.; Gerald S. Sack of Law Offices of Gerald S. Sack LLC
Case:Allen v. Farrugia, et al.
Type:Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Inform, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Amputation, Bodily Injury
State:Connecticut
86 (tie)
Amount:$1,500,000.00
Attorneys:Elizabeth L. Jenkins, John A. Caputo of John A. Caputo & Associates, P.C.
Case:Estate of Campbell v. Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State:Pennsylvania
87
Amount:$1,400,000.00
Attorneys:Michael G. Glass of Rappaport, Glass, Levine & Zullo LLP
Case:Hawkins v. New York Dermatology & Mohs Surgery Group PLLC, et al.
Type:Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test, Bodily Injury
State:New York
88
Amount:$1,398,000.00
Attorneys:D. Lincoln Woodard of Walsh Woodard LLC
Case:Haynes v. Beer
Type:Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury
State:Connecticut
89
Amount:$1,365,000.00
Attorneys:Colleen Mixan Mikaitis of Taxman, Pollock, Murray & Bekkerman L.L.C.
Case:Estate of Shearin v. Abariotis, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State:Illinois
90
Amount:$1,330,000.00
Attorneys:Andrew S. Buzin, Brielle C. Goldfaden of Buzin Law P.C.
Case:Brown v. Simons, et al.
Type:Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
State:New York
91
Amount:$1,300,000.00
Attorneys:Lane Jubb Jr., Peter Johnsen of The Beasley Firm LLC
Case:Dailey v. Reading Hospital
Type:Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test, Bodily Injury
State:Pennsylvania
92
Amount:$1,250,000.00
Attorneys:Andrew C. Meyer Jr. of Lubin & Meyer P.C.
Case:Paul v. Flesh
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury
State:Massachusetts
93
Amount:$1,200,000.00
Attorneys:Melissa A. Scartelli, Rachel D. Olszewski, Kristin A. Mazzarella of Scartelli Olszewski P.C.
Case:Jacoby v. Spohn, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Amputation, Bodily Injury
State:Pennsylvania
94
Amount:$1,170,000.00
Attorneys:Thomas J. Foley, Jr. of Foley Law Firm
Case:Hunter v. Kennedy, et al.
Type:Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
State:Pennsylvania
95
Amount:$1,144,732.00
Attorneys:Marc Seldin Rosen, Kristofer P. Cubello of The Law Office of Marc Seldin Rosen LLC
Case:Estatet of Fassio v. Shorofsky, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State:Maryland
96 (tie)
Amount:$1,100,000.00
Attorneys:Paul D'Amore, Ace McBride of D'Amore Personal Injury Law, LLC
Case:Estate of Gales v. Dimensions Health Corp., et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State:Maryland
96 (tie)
Amount:$1,100,000.00
Attorneys:Zachary M. Mandell of Mandell, Schwartz & Boisclair
Case:Axtell v. Roger Williams Med. Center
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Foreign Object, Bodily Injury
State:Rhode Island
96 (tie)
Amount:$1,100,000.00
Attorneys:Amberley G. Hammer of Amberley Hammer Law P.C.
Case:Wall v. Berry, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
State:Virginia
97
Amount:$1,079,932.00
Attorneys:Susan Machler, Simeon J. Osborn of Osborn Machler, PLLC
Case:Z.H., Pro Ami v. Estate of Hamilton
Type:Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Brachial Plexus Injury, Bodily Injury
State:Washington
98
Amount:$1,025,000.00
Attorneys:Thomas F. Sacchetta of Sacchetta & Baldino
Case:Estate of Brooks v. Albert Einstein Medical Center, et al.
Type:Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Supervise, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Bed Sores
State:Pennsylvania
99
Amount:$1,011,382.00
Attorneys:Tyler J. Lindberg, Ty S. Vanderford, Rodolfo F. Ruiz of Vanderford & Ruiz LLP
Case:D.L. v. The Regents of The University of California, et al.
Type:Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test, Bodily Injury
State:California
100 (tie)
Amount:$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Zane D. Smith of Zane D. Smith & Associates Ltd.
Case:Estate of Radcliff v. Kurian
Type:Car Accident, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accident, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort, Vehicular Accident
State:Illinois
100 (tie)
Amount:$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Victoria Wickman of Law Office of Victoria Wickman
Case:Estate of Quintero-Osorio v. Holm-Chapman, et al.
Type:Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Inform, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test
State:New York
100 (tie)
Amount:$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Brian S. Chacker of Gay Chacker & Mittin P.C.
Case:Noble v. Rose, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury
State:Pennsylvania
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