Top 50 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 50 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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| Visit: | Top 20 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in the United States in 2024 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $25,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth J. Allen, Jack A. Kramer, Hunter J. McKee of Allen Law Group, LLC |
| Case: | Yaros v. St. Mary Medical Center, Inc. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Warn, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Inform, Failure to Report, Medical Laboratory Negligence, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Indiana |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $24,613,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc A. Johnston of Johnston Law Firm, P.C.; Aaron Tillmann of Tillmann Law PLLC; David Creasy, Geordan G. Logan, Sean K. Claggett, Jennifer Morales, Shirley Blazich of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Gilbert v. The Portland Clinic, DLLP, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Anesthesia Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Gastroenterology Malpractice |
| State: | Oregon |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $23,873,577.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel J. Feller, Blake A. Kaplan, Iddo Harel of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | Spangler v. York Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Vicarious Liability, Neurosurgery Malpractice, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Permanent Disability, Post-Surgical Negligence, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $23,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Caitlin A. Robin, Mark A. Laughlin, Emma J. Wiegand of Caitlin Robin & Associates, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Espitia v. Westchester Med. Ctr., et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $23,070,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mary M. Koch, David M. Grzechowiak, John LaMantia, Soobin Lee, Joseph A. Konrad of Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman, LLC |
| Case: | Willlis, et al. v. Advocate Trinity Hosp, et al. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Victoria Wickman of Law Office of Victoria Wickman |
| Case: | Shif v. Friedman, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Surgical Error, Inadequate Care, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Torts, Amputation/Limb Loss, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $18,496,728.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph F. Sullivan, Steven G. Brill of Sullivan & Brill L.L.P. |
| Case: | Dominguez, v. Friedman, M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Premature Discharge, Failure to Test, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $17,308,816.44 |
| Attorneys: | Darren W. Penn, William L. Ballard, Hannah E. Sbaity, Kevin M. Ketner of Penn Law LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Orgu v. Kassam |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Surgical Error, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Post-Surgical Negligence, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $17,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephanie Z. Roberge of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, LLC |
| Case: | Rodezno, et al. v. Greenwich Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Emotional Distress, Medication Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Torts, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $15,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Erik Siegel, Kathleen L. Nastri, Matthew S. Blumenthal of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC; Russell J. Berkowitz of Berkowitz Hanna |
| Case: | Estate of Ocasio v. Meriden-Wallingford Anesthesia PC, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $15,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Heather Mitchell of Heather Mitchell Law, LLC; Steven T. Horton of Horton Law Firm |
| Case: | Base v. OneCore Health, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Fall from Height, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | D. Ty Brown, J. Ben Ford, Richard J. Riley, William R. Rip Andrews, David H. Marsh of Marsh Rickard & Bryan, P.C.; John M. Totten of John M. Totten, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Owen v. Huntsville Emergency Med. Ctr., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Negligence in Employment, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Paramedic Malpractice, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Monitor, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Emergency Vehicle Accidents, Ambulance Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Alabama |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $14,086,548.76 |
| Attorneys: | Charles C. Bletsas of Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Oyedapo v. University of Chicago Med. Ctr. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Eye Injury, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $11,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas T. Otis of Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones, LLP |
| Case: | Hajdaj v. Shoemaker, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Vicarious Liability, Amputation/Limb Loss, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Indiana |
| 35 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Glassman of Michael J. Glassman & Associates LLC |
| Case: | Eggleston v. Aftab |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Post-Surgical Negligence, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 35 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas R. Kline, Braden R. Lepisto of Kline & Specter, PC |
| Case: | Heffelfinger v. Shen, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Dental Malpractice, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $10,906,984.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maria S. Diamond of Diamond Massong PLLC |
| Case: | Gibson v. Collins Chiropractic PC, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Failure to Refer, Negligent Torts, Chiropractor Malpractice, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $10,445,566.16 |
| Attorneys: | Carolyn S. Daley, Dominic C. LoVerde of Power Rogers LLP |
| Case: | Cribari v. Kielb, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Pelvic Mesh Complications, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Neurological Injury, Urology Malpractice, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $10,375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Guy A. Thiessen of GT Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Bennett-Shuffield v. Garden Manor Rehab & Nursing of Tulsa LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Nursing Home Malpractice, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Elder Neglect |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $10,323,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph M. Lichtenstein of Law Offices of Joseph Lichtenstein, PC |
| Case: | Lee v. Lehman, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $10,018,689.85 |
| Attorneys: | Mary Simon, John G. Simon, Patrick R. McPhail, Erica Slater of The Simon Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Cayce v. Mercy Hospitals East Comms, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Missouri |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $10,004,537.98 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce R. Pfaff of Pfaff, Gill & Ports |
| Case: | Jacobs v. OSF St. Francis Med. Ctr. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Negligent Torts, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 42 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dennis T. Cathey of Cathey & Strain, LLC; T. Andrew Dowdy of T. Andrew Dowdy Law Offices |
| Case: | Butler v. Krowicki, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 42 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leslie D. Kelmachter, Ariella Colman of Silver & Kelmachter, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Pessolano v. Richmond Univ. Med. Ctr., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Medication Error, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Lack of Informed Consent, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 42 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Lauterborn, Erica Ryan Moskowitz of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, PC |
| Case: | Buckheit, as Admin. of Williams Estate v. Golden, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Elder Abuse, Premature Discharge, Survival Action, Nursing Home Malpractice, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 42 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason A. Ryan, Patrick R. Pearce, Jr. of Ryan Whaley; Brad Miller, Jami R. Antonisse of Miller Johnson Jones Antonisse & White PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Burgess v. Integris Health Edmond Inc., et al |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 42 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leonard K. Hill, Susan B. Ayres of Hill & Associates, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Breen v. Albert Einstein Med. Ctr., et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Bowel Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $9,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sal Indomenico of Sal Indomenico and Associates, P.C. |
| Case: | Srebrov v. Alexian Bros. Ambulatory Grp., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Medication Error, Failure to Inform, Failure to Refer, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability |
| State: | Illinois |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael W. Calder, Jennifer L. Webster of Perry Calder Law |
| Case: | Brennen v. Smith, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Erroneous Treatment, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joaquin L. Madry, Nicole B. Coates, Angelo A. Ziotas of Silver Golub & Teitell LLP |
| Case: | Griswold, et al. v. Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists PC, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Torts, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eleni Coffinas of Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo PC |
| Case: | Safir v. Kaplan, M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Failure to Inform, Failure to Test, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Radiology Malpractice |
| State: | New York |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $8,924,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shawn D. Morris, Christian W. Barton of Morris, Sullivan, Lemkul & Turtzo LLP |
| Case: | Feld v. San Diego Chiropractic Neurology by Albinder & Jahangiri APC, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Negligent Torts, Chiropractor Malpractice, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Neurological Injury |
| State: | California |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $8,615,842.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul F. Doherty, Jeffrey T. Stewart, Kanwarpreet S. Khahra of Ven Johnson Law, PLC |
| Case: | Estate of Beaubien v. Trivedi |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Michigan |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $8,310,172.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian S. Brown, Emily Jordan Hammann, Christopher T. Casciano of Brown & Barron, LLC |
| Case: | Schelest, et al. v. Al-Qaoud, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Inadequate Care, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Bowel Injury, Perforated Bowel |
| State: | Maryland |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $8,236,809.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian F. McCallister of The McCallister Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Steffen v. Reardon, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Obstructed Bowel, Bowel Injury |
| State: | Missouri |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley M. Cosgrove of Clifford Law Offices, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Giorno v. Advocate Health & Hosp. Corp. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Failure to Refer, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
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