Verdicts & Settlements - Becker & Mishkind Co., L.P.A.
Surgical Negligence
| Type of Case |
Verdict/Settlement Amount |
| Patient with Sleep Apnea Suffers Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest Following Appendectomy |
$7,000,000.00 |
| 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 |
| Failure To Timely Diagnose Signs Of Sepsis And Intracranial Pressure Postoperatively |
$2,950,000.00
|
| 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 |
| Negligently Performed Laminectomy |
$2,500,000.00
|
| Negligently Performed Sinus Surgery |
$2,300,000.00
|
| Brain Injury During Cardiac Pacemaker Surgery |
$2,100,000.00 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Malignant Melanoma/Skin Cancer |
$2,000,000.00 |
| Failure to Appropriately Manage Blood Anticoagulants During Angioplasty |
$2,000,000.00 |
| Complication During Diagnostic Procedure to Baby |
$1,900,000.00 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Kidney Cancer |
$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 |
| 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 |
| Surgical Error |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Towel Left Inside During Gastric Bypass Surgery |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Failure to Timely Diagnose The Chest Wall Infection Following Coronary Artery Bypass |
$1,080,892.00 |
| Negligent Care By Anesthesiologist Leading to Damage to Vocal Cords |
$1,000,000.00 |
| Negligent Laceration of Sphincter During Prostate Procedure |
$871,643.81 |
| Orthopedic Malpractice Results In Leg Length Discrepancy |
$835,000.00 |
| Wrongful Death Of A 5-Year-Old Child |
$750,000.00
|
| Surgical Negligence in Performance of a Colostomy |
$750,000.00
|
| Orthopedic Malpractice Involving Hand Surgery |
$650,000.00 |
| Loss of Knee Joint Due to Postop Infection |
$600,000.00 |
| Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) for a Pulmonary Nodule Resulting in Death |
$600,000.00
|
| Post Operative Bleed Leading to Death Of 71-Year-Old |
$575,000.00 |
| Failure to Timely Diagnose Lung Cancer |
$500,000.00
|
| Death of 3-Year-Old Following Valve Replacement Surgery |
$475,000.00 |
| Sponge Left During Surgery Leads to Stroke |
$450,000.00 |
| Failure to Timely Treat Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
$400,000.00
|
| 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 |
| 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 |
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