Top 10 Medical Malpractice Verdicts 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 verdicts obtained in the United States in 2024. The list is composed of various types of cases that were tried to a verdict before a state or federal jury in the United States. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $412,005,149.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lori M. Bencoe, Cherie L. LaCour of Bencoe & LaCour Law, PC; Nicholas C. Rowley, Danielle L. Ceballes of Trial Lawyers For Justice PC; Keith J. Bruno of Bruno | Nalu |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Numale Med. Ctr. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Overmedication, Intentional Torts, Lack of Informed Consent, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New Mexico |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $120,654,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. McKeen, John R. LaParl, Jr., Alyssa Ann Emery of McKeen & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Drake v. Henry Ford Health Sys. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Michigan |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $100,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary M. Cohen, Aimee A. Ferrer of Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen |
| Case: | Lubben v. Lopez |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Unlicensed Activity, Lack of Informed Consent, Failure to Refer, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Disclose, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $75,859,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew L. Williams, Patrick A. Salvi, II, Heidi L. Wickstrom of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC |
| Case: | Housen, et al. v. Goodall, et al. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Torts, Brachial Plexus Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $67,349,380.53 |
| Attorneys: | James E. Puga, Molly Lee Greenblatt, Nathaniel E. Deakins of Leventhal Puga Braley P.C.; Sommer D. Luther of Wagstaff Law Firm |
| Case: | Nunez v. Comprehensive Care Svcs., Inc. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Inadequate Care, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Colorado |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $59,688,817.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cody A. Dishon, Javier Cabanillas of The Ferguson Law Firm, LLP |
| Case: | Do v. Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Delayed Referral, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $56,000,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley M. Cosgrove, Craig J. Squillace of Clifford Law Offices, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Corcoles v. Sayeg, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Emotional Distress, Medication Error, Failure to Monitor, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Plastic Surgery Malpractice, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $50,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Moriarty of Moriarty Injury Lawyer, LLC; C. Andrew Childers of Childers Schlueter & Smith, LLC; Jen Jordan of The Summerville Firm LLC; Daphne S. Withrow of Olivetti, McCray & Withrow, LLC |
| Case: | Crawford v. Livingston, et al. |
| Type: | Dental Malpractice, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Emotional Distress, Failure to Refer, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Nerve Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $47,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maxwell K. Thelen of Ashby Thelen & Lowry; Moses Kim, Wynn B. Sowersby, Janeen E. Smith of The Moses Firm |
| Case: | Giacomi v. Union General Hospital Inc. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Failure to Refer, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Amputation/Limb Loss, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $46,993,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lauren Patten, Charles I. Malone, Joseph F. Welborn III, Emma R. Wolfe of K&L Gates LLP |
| Case: | V.B. v. Saint Thomas Midtown Hosp., et al. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Tennessee |
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