Significant Verdicts & Settlements
Medical Malpractice:
$2,400,000.00 - misread echocardiogram
$1,425,000.00 - failure to properly intubate in emergency room
$1,000,000.00 - neurosurgical procedure performed improperly
$4,000,000.00 - negligent monitoring and treatment following a routine surgical procedure
$4,000,000.00 - delay in diagnosing and treating a cardiac tamponade
$2,200,000.00 - delay in diagnosing and treating disseminated intravascular coagulation
$1,100,000.00 - delay in treating prolapse cord
$940,000.00 - delay in diagnosing and treatment of breast cancer
$685,000.00 - delay in diagnosing and treating breast cancer
$4,000,000.00 - delay in diagnosing and treating sepsis in a newborn
$2, 300,000.00 - delay in performing a caesarean section resulting in hypoxic stroke
$2,000,000.00 - delay in diagnosing and referring for a liver transplant
$1,700,000.00 - failure to recognize hypoxic insult during delivery
$2,750,000.00 - failure to recognize and treat an intracerebral bleed
$700,000.00 - failure to diagnose necrotizing fasciitis
$2,200,000.00 - failure to diagnose and treat sepsis
$750,000.00 - failure to diagnose colon cancer
$800,000.00 - failure to diagnose hospital-acquired infection
$1,000,000.00 - failure to diagnose pulmonary embolus
$550,000.00 - failure to diagnose heart attack in emergency room
$1,500,000.00 - delay in diagnosing and treating herpes encephalitis
$900,000.00 - emergency room improper treatment of burns
$750,000.00 - Erb's palsy as a result of shoulder dystocia
$800,000.00 - failure to diagnose blood clot in calf
$900,000.00 - improper use of anesthesia
$500,000.00 - improper lumbar fusion of the spine
$700,000.00 - improper use of LMA during general anesthesia
$1,000,000.00 - anesthesia during colonoscopy resulted in hypoxic injury
Personal Injury:
$1,100,000.00 - electrocution at construction site
$1,300,000.00 - automobile accident on bridge
$3,400,000.00 - airplane accident
$800,000.00 - motorcycle accident
$600,000.00 - bar held responsible for serving drunk driver
$405,000.00 - bar held responsible for serving drunk driver
$900,000.00 - boat accident
$350,000.00 - slip and fall on ice in parking lot
$250,000.00 - slip and fall at stadium
$450,000.00 - construction site accident
$250,000.00 - airplane crash
$100,000.00 - pedestrian car accident
$250,000.00 - injury as the result of a defective pontoon boat
$150,000.00 - defective highway design
Landmark Decision:
$88,000,000.00 - Verdict awarded in federal court under the Tortured Victims Protection Act
