Medical Malpractice
Verdicts & Settlements - Becker & Mishkind Co., L.P.A.
| Type of Case |
Verdict/Settlement Amount |
| Failure to Timely Deliver Newborn Results in Catastrophic Brain Damage (Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Delays) |
$25,500,000.00 |
| Patient with Sleep Apnea Suffers Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest Following Appendectomy |
$7,000,000.00 |
| Hospital's Nurses Negligently Managed The Patient's Induction Resulting In Severe Birth Asphyxia And Brain Damage |
$6,500,000.00 |
| Failure to Carefully Ligate Umbilical Cord, Resulting In Severing Child's Great Toe, Major Fluctuation In Child's Blood Pressure And Subsequent Brain Damage (Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Delays) |
$4,500,000.00 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Meningitis Resulting in Cerebral Palsy |
$4,350,000.00 |
| Failure to Timely Appreciate Fetal Distress In Twin B And to Intervene Via Cesarean Section |
$4,300,000.00 |
| Birth Injury, Intrapartum Asphyxia, Premature Rupture of Membranes, Premature Labor |
$4,250,000.00 |
| Obstetrical Team Negligently Failed to Appreciate An Abruption And Timely Intervene to Avoid Brain Injury |
$4,250,000.00 |
| Failure to Timely Diagnose Newborn Hyperbilirubinemia Leading to Brain Damage |
$4,125,000.00 |
| Obstetrical Caregivers Failed to Timely Diagnose Uterine Rupture And Intervene to Avoid Severe Birth Asphyxia And Subsequent Brain Injury |
$4,000,000.00 |
| Failure to Provide Intra-Partum And Immediate Post-Partum Antibiotics |
$4,000,000.00 |
| Mismanagement Of Labor; Failure to Timely Appreciate Fetal Distress |
$3,520,285.00 |
| Failure to Work Up Patients' Heart Condition Prior to Surgery; Failure to Maintain Appropriate Protection From The Catheter Lines |
$3,290,000.00 |
| Failure to Perform A Timely Cesarean Section Showing Evidence Of Fetal Distress |
$3,144,356.00 |
| Failure Of Obstetrical Care Team to Intervene to Avoid Birth Asphyxia |
$3,100,000.00 |
| Loss of Transplanted Kidney & Pancreas |
$3,000,000.00 |
| Failure to Timely Diagnose Pre-Eclampsia Leading to Maternal Death |
$2,750,000.00 |
| Failure to Appreciate Uterine Rupture And Intervene Via Emergency Cesarean Section |
$2,750,000.00 |
| Surgical Error Causing Paralysis |
$2,500,000.00 |
| Neurosurgeon Causes Paralysis During Arachnoid Cyst Surgery |
$2,500,000.00 |
| Negligent Removal of Endotracheal Tube |
$2,500,000.00 |
| Failure to Appreciate Fetal Distress And Intervene to Avoid Profound Birth Asphyxia |
$2,300,000.00 |
| Spinal Cord Injury During Spine Surgery |
$2,100,000.00 |
| Failure to Timely Appreciate Patient's Fetal Distress And to Intervene to Avoid Her Birth Asphyxia |
$2,100,000.00 |
| Failure to Timely Appreciate Asphyxia Process And to Intervene Via Emergency Cesarean Section |
$2,100,000.00 |
| Brain Injury During Cardiac Pacemaker Surgery |
$2,100,000.00 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Malignant Melanoma/Skin Cancer |
$2,000,000.00 |
| Failure to Stabilize Subluxation |
$2,000,000.00 |
| Failure to Appropriately Manage Blood Anticoagulants During Angioplasty |
$2,000,000.00 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Kidney Cancer |
$1,900,000.00 |
| Complication During Diagnostic Procedure to Baby |
$1,900,000.00 |
| Failure to Adequately Perform Needed Femoral Bypass Procedure; Failure to Timely Recognize Severe Infection; Substandard Care By Medical Surgical Nurses |
$1,750,000.00 |
| Utilization Of Excessive Force to Effect Delivery From Mother With Small Pelvis |
$1,700,000.00 |
| Chronic Pain, Bowel, Bladder & Sexual Dysfunction Following Reconstructive Spine Surgery |
$1,565,000.00 |
| Failure to Utilize Appropriate Intraoperative Electrophysiological Monitoring During Spinal Cord Surgery |
$1,500,000.00 |
| Complications During Hysterectomy |
$1,300,000.00 |
| Death of 56-Year-Old Man from Internal Bleeding Following Routine Cardiac Catheterization |
$1,250,000.00 |
| Towel Left Inside During Gastric Bypass Surgery |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Failure to Timely Diagnose Heart Attack |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Surgical Error |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Failure to Timely Diagnose The Chest Wall Infection Following Coronary Artery Bypass |
$1,080,892.00 |
| Birth Trauma Leading to Brain Damage and Death |
$1,040,000.00 |
| Negligent Care By Anesthesiologist Leading to Damage to Vocal Cords |
$1,000,000.00 |
| Inappropriate Corticosteroid Management for a Blood Disorder |
$1,000,000.00 |
| Failure to Appropriately And Timely Diagnose Mother's Cephalopelvic Disproportion (CPD) Causing Child's Traumatic Brain Injury |
$965,000.00 |
| Failure To Timely Diagnose And Treat Diabetic Foot Infection Leading To Death |
$950,000.00 |
| Negligent Laceration of Sphincter During Prostate Procedure |
$871,643.81 |
| Orthopedic Malpractice Results In Leg Length Discrepancy |
$835,000.00 |
| Negligent Management Of Shoulder Dystocia/Erb's Palsy During Mother's Labor |
$800,000.00 |
| Death Of 12 Day-Old Baby |
$650,000.00 |
| Orthopedic Malpractice Involving Hand Surgery |
$650,000.00 |
| Failure To Timely Diagnose And Treat Diabetic Foot Infection Leading To Death |
$650,000.00 |
| Unnecessary Removal of Lung |
$635,000.00 |
| Nursing Home Abuse to Alzheimer's Patient |
$625,000.00 |
| Loss of Knee Joint Due to Postop Infection |
$600,000.00 |
| Failure to Diagnose Diabetes in Psychiatric Patient |
$598,000.00 |
| Post Operative Bleed Leading to Death Of 71-Year-Old |
$575,000.00 |
| Failure to Appropriately Resuscitate Plaintiff |
$515,000.00 |
| Shoulder Dystocia - Brachial Plexus Injury to Newborn |
$500,000.00 |
| Failure to Timely Diagnose Spinal Epidural Abscess |
$500,000.00 |
| Death of 3-Year-Old Following Valve Replacement Surgery |
$475,000.00 |
| Failure to Timely Treat Group B Strep Leading to Death of Newborn |
$457,000.00 |
| Psychiatric Malpractice/Wrongful Death |
$450,000.00 |
| Sponge Left During Surgery Leads to Stroke |
$450,000.00 |
| Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Cardiac Disease |
$425,000.00 |
| Death Of Disabled Patient In Nursing Home Due to Necrotizing Infection |
$400,000.00 |
| Use Of Excessive Force to Deliver A Child Resulting In Birth Trauma |
$350,000.00 |
| Failure To Diagnose A High Grade Bone Cancer - Osteosarcoma (Bone Tumor) in John Doe’s Right Upper Leg Leading To Death of 36-Year-Old Man |
$312,500.00 |
| Shoulder Dystocia Leading to Mild Brachial Plexus Injury |
$300,000.00 |
| Stillbirth Death of Baby at Time of Delivery |
$300,000.00 |
| Loss of Kidney Following Laser Lithotripsy for Kidney Stone |
$250,000.00 |
| Failed Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy |
$190,000.00 |
| Negligent Hernia Surgery |
$150,000.00 |
| Infiltration Injury to Patient In Intensive Care Unit |
$50,000.00 |
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