The Largest Settlements of 2018

As seen in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, January 28, 2019

Lubin & Meyer secures 33 million-plus verdicts and settlements in 2018

See updated results: Largest Settlements of 2019 

For the 11th consecutive year, Lubin & Meyer outperformed all other law firms on the annual Largest Verdicts and Settlements list published each January by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Lubin & Meyer obtaining more “million-plus” medical malpractice verdicts and settlements than any other firm in the Commonwealth.

In 2018, Lubin & Meyer also achieved a record three consecutive med/mal verdicts — totaling an excess of $15M — in a practice area where the defense wins approximately 9 out of 10 jury trials nationally.

Below are the 29 largest medical malpractice cases that Lubin & Meyer settled in Massachusetts on behalf of injured clients in 2018, as published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.

Click here to see the firm's four Largest Medical Malpractice Verdicts of 2018.

$43.36 million
Jury verdict in stroke case affirmed on appeal, triggering payment under "high-low" agreement
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr., Benjamin R. Novotny, Adam R. Satin and Karen Zahka

$5.5 million
Bowel obstruction in newborn leads to short gut syndrome, permanent feeding tube
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska

$5 million
Man, 38, suffers anoxic brain injury following gastric bypass surgery
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson

$5 million
Newborn's quadriplegia allegedly caused by obstetrician's delivery technique
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Robert M. Higgins and Krysia J. Syska

$4 million
Mother: Baby should have undergone emergency delivery
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska

$3.75 million
Patient claims delay in diagnosis, treatment of spinal cord hematoma
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson

$3 million
Woman whose tests showed warning signs develops fatal gallbladder cancer
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson

$2.5 million
Mother contends warning signs present before birth injury
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr., Robert M. Higgins and Barrie S. Duchesneau

$2.43 million
Misreading of MRI allegedly delays cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Adam R. Satin

$2.4 million
Baby suffers neurological injuryafter non-reassuring fetal monitor patterns
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska

$2.25 million 
Man with epidural hematoma rendered paraplegic after surgery for back pain
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Robert M. Higgins and Barrie S. Duchesneau

$2 million
Patient blames surgeon for complications from weight loss surgery
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson

$2 million
Patient with spinal cord compression develops paralysis
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Benjamin R. Novotny

$1.75 million
Woman, 29, dies after being discharged from hospital emergency department
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska

$1.5 million
Diagnostic delay cited in patient's death from intestinal perforation
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska

$1.25 million
Infection leads to vision loss in woman's eye after cataract procedure
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Benjamin R. Novotny

$1.25 million
Cancer diagnosis allegedly delayed by misreading of pathology slide
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorney: Robert M. Higgins

$1.2 million
Mass allegedly visible on scan 18 months before lung cancer diagnosis
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska

$1.15 million
Woman, 69, never regains sight in eye after cataract surgery
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson

$1.15 million
Newborn suffers severe neurological damage; jury returns defense verdict, but plaintiff makes recovery under "high-low" agreement reached during trial
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska

$1.15 million
Cataract procedure leaves man, 56, with vision loss in one eye
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson

$1 million
Lack of adequate follow-up cited in baby's death in 32nd week of pregnancy
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Benjamin R. Novotny

$1 million
College student, 21, dies from meningococcal infection
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska

$1 million
Baby dies in third day of life after injury allegedly suffered during birth
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson

$1 million
Lung cancer patient: earlier diagnosis could have extended life expectancy
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson

$1 million
Patient has chronic pain,needs more procedures after spinal surgery
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska

$1 million
Prostate cancer goes undiagnosed despite elevated PSA results
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr., Robert M. Higgins and Barrie S. Duchesneau

$1 million
Breast cancer patient: concerning findings missed on mammograms
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson

$1 million
Negligence in urologic procedure allegedly behind loss of kidney
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Adam R. Satin

To learn more about any of these cases, please contact us.

See also:

The Largest Settlements of 2017

All Three "Million-Plus" Medical Malpractice Verdicts of 2016 Belong to Lubin & Meyer

Lubin & Meyer secures 35 million-plus settlements in 2016

Lubin & Meyer achieves 50 verdicts / settlements of $1 million+ in 2015

Lubin & Meyer achieves 5 of the top 8 verdicts for 2014

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