Top 20 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 20 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 - 10 | |
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| 11 | |
| Amount: | $44,894,868.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Duffy, Sean Dougherty of The Duffy Firm |
| Case: | D.H. v. Temple Univ. Hosp. Inc. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Inadequate Care, Premature Discharge, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $41,149,942.38 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher T. Hurley, Mark R. McKenna, Clint T. Pierce of Hurley McKenna & Mertz, P.C. |
| Case: | Pierce, et al. v. Cherukuri, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Medication Error, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Torts, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $39,916,273.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley M. Cosgrove, Charles R. Haskins, Devin J. Piper of Clifford Law Offices, P.C. |
| Case: | DeAngelo v. Advocate Health Partners, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Medication Error, Failure to Refer, Negligent Torts, Failure to Test, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $37,548,096.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rudy Westmoreland, Thomas J. Vesper, Dara A. Quattrone of Westmoreland Vesper Quattrone, PA |
| Case: | Markert v. Shore Memorial Hospital |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Medication Error, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $33,465,176.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura M. Shamp, Joshua F. Silk of Shamp Silk, LLC |
| Case: | Clark, et al. v. Leigh, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Bowel Injury, Perforated Bowel |
| State: | Georgia |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $31,946,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Diana Santa Maria of The Law Offices of Diana Santa Maria, P.A.; Philip D. Parrish of Philip D. Parrish, PA; David M. Carter, Dane R. Ullian of Gould Cooksey Fennell, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Sasso v. Cleveland Clinic Florida, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $30,374,811.98 |
| Attorneys: | David S. Golub, Sean K. McElligott, Sydney T. Geer of Silver Golub & Teitell LLP |
| Case: | Tigani v. Westchester Med. Grp. PC, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Bodily Injury, Maternal Birth Injury |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $30,007,205.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Steven Yerrid, David D. Dickey, Ralph L. Gonzalez, Evan C. Gilliam of The Yerrid Law Firm, PA |
| Case: | Estate of Waite v. Shaikh, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Overmedication, Medication Error, Failure to Monitor, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome |
| State: | Florida |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $28,724,350.29 |
| Attorneys: | Sean O'Neill of Stalwart Law Group; William S. Collins of Law Offices of Marshall Silberberg |
| Case: | Leon, et al. v. Bode, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Torts, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $26,295,549.03 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Green of Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery, P.C. |
| Case: | Bright v. Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods, et al. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
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