Top 10 Medical Malpractice Settlements in the United States in 2023
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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 2023. 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: | $30,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Deborah Chang, Candice Klein, Patrick Gunning, Sarah Kim of Chang Klein LLP; Daniel Johnson of Berglund & Johnson |
| Case: | Estate of Patient v. Hospital |
| Type: | Hospital Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Bed Sores, Elder Law |
| State: | California |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $16,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel J. Feller, Jennifer L. Russell, Blake A. Kaplan, Matthew H.H. Young of Ross Feller Casey LLP |
| Case: | Bolden, et al. v. Abington Mem'l Hosp., et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judith Livingston of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore |
| Case: | Krutkovich v. New York Presbyterian Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Falling Object, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Paralysis Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 4 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott Parsons of O’Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble |
| Case: | Mejia v. Robert Wood Johnson Univ. Hosp. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Breach of Duty of Care, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Paralysis Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 4 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathan Roberts, Evan Fuller, Meaghan Driscoll of Connelly Law Offices PLLC |
| Case: | Adams, et al. v. Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 5 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel J. Feller, Matthew H.H. Young, Jason W. Poore, Kyle A. Jacobsen of Ross Feller Casey LLP |
| Case: | D.H. v. Cooper Univ. Hosp., et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Medication Error, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 5 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daryl L. Zaslow of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Gago v. Monmouth Med. Ctr., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Erroneous Treatment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $11,025,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathan P. Roberts, Susan Wassell, Matthew J. Wurdeman of Connelly Law Offices PLLC |
| Case: | Richardson, et al. v. All Day Towing LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Underinsured Motorist, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Breach of Duty of Care, Inadequate Care, Eye Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Neurosurgery Malpractice, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Truck Collision, Rear-end Collision |
| State: | Washington |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce R. Pfaff, Matthew D. Ports of Pfaff, Gill & Ports Ltd. |
| Case: | Six-Year-Old Boy v. Obstetrician |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $10,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laurie Higginbotham of National Trial Law |
| Case: | Rossignol v. USA |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Medication Error, Negligent Tort, FTCA Violation, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Missouri |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce Nagel, Susan Connors of Nagel Rice, LLP; Roy J. Konray of Tobin Kessler Greenstein Caruso Wiener & Konray |
| Case: | Cremone v. Lam, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $9,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lincoln C. Beauregard, Marta L. O'Brien, Christian P. McDonald of Connelly Law Offices, PLLC |
| Case: | Gardner v. State of Washington |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Breach of Duty of Care, Inadequate Care, Failure to Inform, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Washington |
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