Noteworthy Results

NOTEWORTHY VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS

 

“Once I set a value on a particular case, we will not stop our efforts until that value is obtained.” ∼ Charles Gucciardo

Medical negligence
Amount of Settlement: $18,000,000

 

Negligent crossing guard causes 5-year-old to be struck at intersection
Amount of Settlement: $16,600,000

 

Misdiagnosis of an infection during pregnancy
Amount of Verdict: $9,200,000

 

Two hospitals liable in faulty diagnosis
Amount of Verdict: $7,400,000

 

Medical malpractice case involving hospital failure to diagnose brain bleed resulting in severe brain damage
Amount of Settlement: $6,000,000

 

Motor vehicle accident involving 29 year old pedestrian struck by school bus
Amount of Settlement: $6,000,000

 

Fall from scaffold: fractured arm
Amount of Settlement: $4,950,000

 

Client struck in head by falling debris
Amount of Verdict: $4,500,000

 

Failure to diagnose progressive multi-focal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in the course of long time administration of Tysabri to treat Multiple Sclerosis
Amount of Settlement: $4,200,000, including $600,000 above available insurance policy

 

Failure to Diagnose Cervical Cancer resulting in death
Amount of Settlement: $4,000,000

 

Bridge falls on client while driving vehicle
Amount of Settlement: $3,875,000

 

Failure to diagnose desmoplastic melanoma resulting in metastatic lung cancer
Amount of Settlement: $3,706,000

 

Death from medical negligence in treating diabetes
Amount of Settlement: $3,500,000

 

Hospital failed to recognize post-operative bleed
Amount of Settlement: $3,500,000

 

Negligent lane closure results in auto accident
Amount of Settlement: $3,160,000

 

Death during back surgery
Amount of Settlement: $3,025,000

 

Cancer misdiagnosis
Amount of Settlement: $3,020,000

 

Failure to diagnose spinal abscess resulting in permanent weakness to extremities
Amount of Settlement: $2,700,000

 

Doctor allowed metastasis of lung cancer
Amount of Settlement: $2,500,000

 

Failure to diagnose appendicitis resulting in burst appendix and sepsis
Amount of Settlement: $2,450,000

 

Fall from faulty ladder
Amount of Settlement: $2,400,000

 

Kyphosis resulting from infection following discectomy and laminectomy surgeries
Amount of Settlement: $2,250,000

 

Failure to diagnose colon cancer resulting in wrongful death
Amount of Settlement: $2,000,000

 

Colon perforation during surgery
Amount of Settlement: $2,000,000

 

Herniated disks following chain reaction auto accident
Amount of Verdict: $1,728,000

 

Medical negligence
Amount of Settlement: $1,700,000

 

Failure to diagnose DVT (deep vein thrombosis)
Amount of Verdict: $1,687,000

 

Failure to diagnose aortic aneurysm, resulting in death
Amount of Settlement: $1,675,000

 

Knee injury following fall when no warning signs posted after floor waxing
Amount of Settlement: $1,650,000

 

Misdiagnosis of breast cancer
Amount of Verdict: $1,650,000

 

Medical Malpractice
Amount of Settlement: $1,650,000

 

Motor vehicle accident in which an 18-wheeler ran over the legs of a pedestrian resulting in degloving injury
Amount of Settlement: $1,650,000

 

Scaffold collapse
Amount of Settlement: $1,586,000

 

Undiagnosed hydrocephalus, delay in shunt
Amount of Settlement: $1,490,000

 

Failure to diagnose pulmonary embolism, resulting in death
Amount of Settlement: $1,300,000

 

Wrongful death of a 25-year-old from carbon monoxide poisoning
Amount of Settlement: $1,300,000

 

Auto accident resulting in surgeries
Amount of Settlement: $1,275,000

 

Improper monitoring of child allowed child to suffer hypoxia
Amount of Settlement: $1,275,000

 

Herniated disks and scarring from auto accident
Amount of Verdict: $1,250,000

 

Failure to recognize leak after bowel resection leads to fistula
Amount of Settlement: $1,250,000

 

Doctors’ failure to treat finger led to subsequent injuries
Amount of Settlement: $1,200,000

 

Paraplegic after spine surgery
Amount of Settlement: $1,200,000

 

Fall from bridge scaffold
Amount of Settlement: $1,200,000

 

Rear-end car accident requiring neck surgery
Amount of Settlement: $1,190,000

 

Church group involved in automobile accident in Kansas
Amount of Settlement: $1,125,000

 

Breast augmentation risks not disclosed
Amount of Verdict: $1,100,000

 

Falling doorframe injured shoulder
Amount of Verdict: $1,100,000

 

Faulty mechanism resulted in loss of eye
Amount of Verdict: $1,000,000

 

Auto accident and malpractice caused an elderly man’s death
Amount of Settlement: $950,000

 

Tractor-trailer pinned delivery person to truck
Amount of Verdict: $950,000

 

New York State Trooper’s vehicle struck by drunk driver resulting in an inability to continue work as a Trooper
Amount of Settlement: $950,000

 

Failure to diagnose colon cancer resulting in delayed treatment and loss of opportunities
Amount of Settlement: $950,000

 

Employment discrimination and wrongful termination case
Amount of Settlement: $900,000

 

 

Injured court officer required neck surgery resulting in a record verdict against the County of Nassau
Amount of Verdict: $20,500,000

 

Failure to diagnose Guillan-Barre Syndrome
Amount of Settlement: $5,100,000

 

Failure to diagnose spinal abscess in newborn
Amount of Settlement $4,900,000

 

Anesthesia spontaneously combusts during operative procedure, resulting in severe burns of the face and other areas in a 81-yo man resulting in death
Amount of Settlement: $1,800,000

 

Motor Vehicle Accident involving neck surgery
Amount of Settlement: $1,100,000

 

Motor Vehicle accident that resulted in the death of 93 year old plaintiff
Amount of Settlement: $950,000

Disclaimer: Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

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