Top 20 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 20 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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| Visit: | Top 10 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in the United States in 2025 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $35,013,510.42 |
| Case: | Kunda v. Lexington Plastic Surgery, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Inadequate Care, Failure to Train, Failure to Monitor, Plastic Surgery Malpractice, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Post-Surgical Negligence, Bodily Injury, Physician Assistant Malpractice |
| Attorneys: | Emily Jordan Hammann, Christopher T. Casciano of Brown & Barron, LLC |
| State: | Maryland |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $35,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Spencer v. Tr. of the Univ. of Pennsylvania, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Unnecessary Surgery, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Erroneous Treatment, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Glenn A. Ellis of Freiwald Law PC |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $33,749,386.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Cygan v. Cohen |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Inadequate Care, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Sepsis Injury |
| Attorneys: | Marisa C. Schostok of Dudley & Lake, LLC |
| State: | Illinois |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $31,256,554.00 |
| Case: | Cooper, et al. v. Valley Health Sys. LLC |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Burn Injury, Negligent Training, Failure to Monitor, Premature Discharge, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Kimball J. Jones, Ryan Loosvelt, Emily Grable of Bighorn Law |
| State: | Nevada |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $27,500,000.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Mashburn v. Southern Regional Med. Ctr. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Negligence in Employment, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Stephen R. Chance, Lindsay Forlines, Xavier O. Carter of Chance, Forlines, Carter & King, PC |
| State: | Georgia |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $27,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Gerlach v. Holmes Regional, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Post-Surgical Negligence, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Andrew F. Knopf, Jack T. Cook, John B. Morgan, Kevin Butler, Amira Cheikh-Khalil of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| State: | Florida |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Brown v. Medical Faculty Assocs. Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Failure to Test, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Catherine D. Bertram, Kieran Murphy of Bertram & Murphy |
| State: | District of Columbia |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Hinnant, et al. v. Mont-Louis, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Premature Discharge, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Prenatal Injury, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Conscious Pain and Suffering |
| Attorneys: | Katherine McArthur, Quintesha S. Reynolds, Caleb F. Walker of McArthur Law Firm; Tracey L. Dellacona of Dellacona Law Firm |
| State: | Georgia |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Sutherland v. Mid Coast Medical Group |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Injured Minor |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin Gideon, Meryl Poulin, Taylor A. Asen of Gideon Asen LLC |
| State: | Maine |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $22,857,143.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Gallagher v. Stamford Health Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Anesthesia Error, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Neurological Injury, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Maternal Birth Injury, Conscious Pain and Suffering |
| Attorneys: | Steven J. Errante, Daniel A. Thomas, Marisa A. Bellair of Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante, P.C. |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $20,621,533.00 |
| Case: | Gleeson v. Edelson, M.D, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Disclose, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Post-Surgical Negligence, Bodily Injury, Orthopedic Malpractice |
| Attorneys: | Jason L. Kafoury, Gregory Kafoury, Mark G. McDougal, Alexander Cambier of Kafoury & McDougal |
| State: | Oregon |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $20,500,000.00 |
| Case: | Wilson, et al. v. Advocate Children's Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Medication Error, Failure to Monitor, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Injured Minor |
| Attorneys: | Matthew L. Williams, Aaron D. Boeder, Eirene N. Salvi, Marisa A. Gelabert of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC |
| State: | Illinois |
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