Top 10 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in the United States in 2025
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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 2025. 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: | $951,849,363.02 |
| Case: | Zancanella v. Steward Health Care, et al. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Training, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Gross Negligence, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | David O. Creasy, Jennifer Morales, Charles L. Finlayson of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm; Barbara W. Gallagher of Kidwell & Gallagher LTD; Kevin D. Swenson of Swenson & Shelley, PLLC |
| State: | Utah |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $70,832,504.63 |
| Case: | Stewart v. Tampa Gen. Hosp., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Failure to Refer, Failure to Test, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Stroke Injury |
| Attorneys: | Adam S. Hecht, Edward V. Ricci of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA; Andrew A. Harris, Grace M. Streicher of Harris Appeals, P.A. |
| State: | Florida |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $70,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Powell v. Palazzolo, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Overmedication, Medication Error, Failure to Monitor, Erroneous Treatment, Amputation/Limb Loss, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Bodily Injury, Sepsis Injury |
| Attorneys: | Matthew E. Cook, Nathan R. Nicholson, Joshua L. Bearden, R. Shane Lazenby of Lazenby Law Group LLC |
| State: | Georgia |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $60,033,041.23 |
| Case: | Gangaram v. Pain Institute of Long Island, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Erroneous Treatment, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Marijo C. Adimey, Aaron M. Ser of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf |
| State: | New York |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $48,100,000.00 |
| Case: | R.A. v. Mercy Hosp. East Communities, et al. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Medication Error, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Injured Minor |
| Attorneys: | Amy Collignon Gunn, Erica Slater of Gunn | Slater; Elizabeth C. McNulty, John G. Simon, Elizabeth S. Lenivy of The Simon Law Firm, P.C. |
| State: | Missouri |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $48,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Waldrop v. Payne |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Failure to Test, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Bodily Injury, Loss of Consortium, Disfigurement |
| Attorneys: | Lloyd N. Bell of Bell Law Firm; Laura M. Shamp of Shamp Silk, LLC; Darren Summerville of The Summerville Firm LLC |
| State: | Georgia |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Sada v. Orlando Health Inc. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Gross Negligence, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Stuart N. Ratzan, Stuart J. Weissman, Mario R. Giommoni of Ratzan Weissman & Boldt; Victor H. Womack of Victor H. Womack P.A.; Sean M. Cleary of The Law Offices of Sean M. Cleary |
| State: | Florida |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $42,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Advocacy Trust, et al. v. Hospitalist Svcs. of Georgia, PC, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Post-Surgical Negligence, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Maternal Birth Injury, Conscious Pain and Suffering |
| Attorneys: | Stephen R. Chance, Lindsay Forlines, Xavier O. Carter of Chance, Forlines, Carter & King, PC |
| State: | Georgia |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $40,825,000.00 |
| Case: | Leonard, et al. v. Presbyterian Healthcare Servs., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor, Failure to Test, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Postnatal Injury, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Lisa K. Curtis of Curtis & Co. |
| State: | New Mexico |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $40,303,454.62 |
| Case: | Hobour v. St. Joseph Hospital & Good Samaritan Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Erroneous Treatment, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Stuart L. Finz, Brandon S. Finz, CaraMia R. Hart of Finz & Finz, PC |
| State: | New York |
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