Largest Settlements of 2009

As listed in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, January 25, 2010

Lubin & Meyer achieves 22 of the
largest settlements in 2009

$5 million
Baby born with brain damage after prolonged labor
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3.25 million
Doctor delays recommended C-section, baby suffers brain injury
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr.and Krysia J. Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3 million
Patient dies from brain bleed after allegedly misread CT scan
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3 million
Man’s untreated cardiac condition leads to heart failure
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3 million
Adrenal crisis causes 26-year-old’s death
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2.5 million
Cancer patient’s diagnosis delayed three years
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2.5 million
Failure to run fetal tests blamed for baby’s brain damage
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2 million
Doctors test for cancer called insufficient
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.88 million
Delayed CT fails to prevent brain bleed, death
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.73 million
Woman falls 30 feet from inflatable wall
Type of action: Negligence & tort
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.5 million
Doctor accused of misclassifying fatal cancer
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.5 million
Radiologists allegedly miss abnormality on MRI
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Adam R. Satin, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.5 million
Oxygen deprivation proves fatal for patient
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.5 million
Failure to diagnose compartmental syndrome blamed for leg amputation
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Nicholos D. Cappiello, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.25 million
Motorist struck head-on by erratic driver, suffers head injuries
Type of action: Motor Vehicle Negligence
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.25 million
Failure to diagnosed infection blamed for patient’s death
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.25 million
Doctors allegedly overlook fatal heart abnormality
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr., Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Doctor allegedly overlooks signs of impending heart attack
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Diabetic patient claims doctors could have saved leg
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Man goes to ER for shortness of breath, dies
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Adam R. Satin, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Evolving stroke mistaken for Bell’s Palsy, Lyme disease
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Benjamin R. Novotny, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million
Woman suffers brain damage after stroke
Type of action: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Alexandra Gill, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

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

See also: Largest Settlements 2008

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See also: Largest Settlements 2007

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