Largest Verdicts and Settlement of 2015
Lubin & Meyer finishes record year with 50 verdicts and settlements of $1 million or more — including largest verdict of the year
Listed below are Lubin & Meyer's 50 medical malpractice cases included in the year-end list published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
January 25, 2016
Click on any case description below to read full trial report on any lawsuit.
Largest Verdicts of 2015
$35.4 Million
Woman paralyzed after childbirth
$3.6 Million
PCP misdiagnoses patient's colon cancer symptoms
$1.08 Million
Man, 50, suffers blindness in right eye after surgery
Largest Settlements of 2015
$6.25 Million
Newborn suffers permanent injury after complete stoppage of blood flow to the brain
$5.65 Million
Failure to monitor fetal readings results in severe neurological injury to newborn
$4.96 Million
Newborn's hypoxic brain injury leads to cerebral palsy
$4.93 Million
Mismanaged labor results in permanent neurological injury to newborn
$4.5 Million
Colorectal cancer goes undetected
$3.75 Million
Boy, 12, suffers brain injury after undiagnosed chest mass cuts off oxygen supply
$2.75 Million
Man, 25, paralyzed after doctors overlook absess
$2.75 Million
Patient dies in botched gastric bypass
$2.5 Million
Patient incurs brain damage in fall
$2.5 Million
Patient receives late diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer
$2.25 Million
Woman, 64, dies after delayed diagnosis of lung cancer
$2.2 Million
Elective surgery patient paralyzed after epidural placement
$2 Million
Delayed diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome brings on chronic urinary retention
$2 Million
Patient dies after delayed diagnosis of coronory dissection
$2 Million
Doctors deliver stillborn baby after delaying C-section
$2 Million
Elderly patient suffers hemorrhagic stroke
$2 Million
Baby born lifeless after exhibiting worrisome fetal monitoring signs
$2 Million
Man, 64 dies of post-gastrectomy complications
$2 Million
Woman, 46, suffers hypoglycemic coma and hypoxic brain injury
$2 Million
Delayed diagnosis of TIA results in stroke and permanent left-side paralysis in 50-year-old
$2 Million
Misread mammograms delay woman's cancer diagnosis until Stage IV
$2 Million
Mother delivers stillborn baby after three hours of pushing
$1.95 Million
Cholecystectomy results in second surgery and risk of future liver complications
$1.95 Million
Woman dies after delayed diagnosis of breast cancer
$1.9 Million
Woman diagnosed with Stage IV cancer two years after large nodule was first detected
$1.75 Million
Patient dies from blood clot after anticoagulation medication is withheld
$1.75 Million
Patient dies of esophageal cancer after delayed diagnosis
$1.5 Million
Man, 26, suffers stroke as a result of undiagnosed staph infection
$1.5 Million
Internal injuries incurred during woman's hysterectomy requires several surgeries
$1.5 Million
Diabetic patient loses vision in right eye
$1.25 Million
Patient dies of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
$1.2 Million
Inappropriate management of ankle fracture blamed for below the knee amputation
$1.1 Million
Spinal abscess patient develops paralysis
$1 Million
Patient dies after delayed diagnosis of blood clot
$1 Million
Woman, 80, loses voice after delayed diagnosis of chondrosarcoma
$1 Million
Man, 77, dies from community-acquired pneumonia
$1 Million
Gunshot victim suffers ruptured femoral artery
$1 Million
Delayed diagnosis of a spinal stroke results in paraplegia
$1 Million
Man's inoperable lung cancer diagnosis delayed six months
$1 Million
Patient incurs damage to artery and bile duct during laproscopic cholecystectomy
$1 Million
Newborn suffers Erb's Palsy injury during delivery attempt
$1 Million
Doctors perform unnecessary heart bypass operation on healthy woman
$1 Million
Patient, 47, dies after delayed cancer diagnosis
$1 Million
Patient partially blinded after nasal surgery
$1 Million
Woman, 41, dies after late diagnosis of cervical cancer
$1 Million
C-section not performed despite signs of fetal distress; baby incurs brain damage
$1 Million
Monitors show steadily decreasing fetal movement, infant dies
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