Top 10 Medical Malpractice Settlements in the United States in 2024
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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 2024. The list is composed of various types of cases filed in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $35,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas A. Moore, Judith A. Livingston, John D. Cagney, Matthew Gaier, Carmine A. Rubino of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore |
| Case: | Pastor v. Westchester County Healthcare Corp. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Surgical Error, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture |
| State: | New York |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $32,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew A. Casey, G. Scott Vezina, Kyle A. Jacobsen, Jennifer L. Russell of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | D.O. v. Reading Hosp., et al. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $32,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Priscilla E. Jimenez, Lisa Dagostino, James J. Waldenberger of Kline & Specter, PC |
| Case: | Fabrizio v. Hahnemann University Hospital |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $22,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel M. Kotin, Katherine A. Twardak, Robert F. Geimer, J. Edward Hettel of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC |
| Case: | Patient v. Hospital |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $17,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael T. Gill of Gill Ports Hoste LLC |
| Case: | Patient v. Pediatrician |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $16,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew A. Casey, Daniel R. McGrath, Matthew H.H. Young of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of S.J.F. v. Wayne Memorial Hospital |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Premature Discharge, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brendan B. Lupetin of Lupetin & Unatin, LLC |
| Case: | Derringer, et al. v. Uy, et al. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $11,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samuel L. Davis of Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, PC |
| Case: | Mesa v. Zaklama, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $10,834,966.00 |
| Attorneys: | James P. Fitzgerald of The Fitzgerald Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | M.T., et al. v. Lim, et al. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $10,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin L. Drazin, Brian D. Drazin of Drazin and Warshaw, P.C. |
| Case: | Patient P.T. v. Hospital Systems A and B, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Eye Injury, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New Jersey |
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