Largest Settlements of 2008

As listed in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, January 26, 2009

Lubin & Meyer achieves 23 of the
largest settlements in 2008

$9.44 million
Undetected infection leads to death of 40-year-old woman
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Robert M. Higgins and Nicholas Cappiello, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$5 million
Difficult delivery leads to catastrophic birth injury in newborn
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr., Suzanne C.M. McDonough and Benjamin R. Novotny, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$5 million
Cardiac arrest misdiagnosed as seizure disorder
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Suzanne C.M. McDonough, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$4.85 million
Delayed C-section results in child’s brain damage
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$4 million
Unmonitored blood sugar results in protracted coma, permanent brain damage
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3.5 million
Birthing team’s alleged negligence results in child’s permanent brain damage
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Suzanne C.M. McDonough, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3.5 million
Spinal hematoma leads to patient’s paralysis
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Suzanne C.M. McDonough, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2.75 million
Doctors, nurses accused of failing to treat placental abruption
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Suzanne C.M. McDonough, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2.5 million
Newborn allegedly intubated too late, suffers brain damage
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2 million
Doctors said to be negligent during delivery; child born with neurological injury
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2 million
Child, born brain damaged, dies at 20 months
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Suzanne C.M. McDonough, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2 million
Doctors accused of failing to diagnose, treat cervical cancer
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.5 million
Man undergoes 17-hour surgery, complications result
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Suzanne C.M. McDonough, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.5 million
62-year-old man dies from aortic bleed
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Doctors accused of overlooking diabetes symptoms; patient dies
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Labor distress blamed for child’s permanent disability
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Suzanne C.M. McDonough, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Man accidentally shot by member of own hunting party
Type of action: Negligence and tort
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Undiagnosed colon cancer proves fatal in patient
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Woman dies from pain medication toxicity
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Doctor blamed for misdiagnosed prostate cancer, death of 58-year-old man
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Undiagnosed cardiac condition leads to death
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Bedsore results in infection, death of 75-year-old woman
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr., Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Doctor accused of failing to diagnose lung cancer; 33-year-old woman dies
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

See related: Largest Verdicts in 2008

Read more about specific cases: Verdicts and Settlements by injury type

See also: Top Verdicts 2007

See also: Largest Settlements 2007

See also: Largest Settlements in 2006

See also: Top Verdicts of 2005

See also: Largest Settlements in 2005

See also: Featured Verdicts of 2004

See also: Largest Settlements in 2003

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