$62,000,000.00 – Negligence in perforating the bowel during the performance of a laparoscopic salpingectomy and subsequent failure to timely diagnose the perforation resulting in septic shock, requirement of a colostomy, gangrene of the lower extremities requiring bilateral below the knee amputations, and vestibulocochlear nerve damage causing severe permanent hearing loss. (Verdict).
$50,000,000.00 – Negligence during childbirth causing a 4th degree laceration to the mother; negligent repair of the laceration causing a recto-vaginal fistula; negligence in delivering a second child vaginally over the pre-existing recto-vaginal fistula, resulting in 13 surgical procedures to repair the fistula, bowel incontinence, inability to have sexual relations due to pain. (Verdict).
$32,500,000.00 – Motor vehicle accident in which a police van struck a 13 year old pedestrian resulting in scarring and post-traumatic stress disorder. (Verdict).
$18,100,000.00 – Negligence during Monitored Anesthetic Care while a 19 year old female was undergoing an endoscopy for abdominal pain. After the administration of Propofol and Alfentanil, the patient became bradycardic. The anesthesiologist failed to advise the surgeon for 9 minutes that the patient was bradycardic and to abort the procedure.
The anesthesiologist waited an additional 2 minutes before calling a code blue and the patient was not intubated until 16 minutes after bradycardia had begun. When the code team arrived, no pulse was obtainable. The patient was resuscitated, but had suffered profound brain and neurological injuries.
$17,900,000.00 – Failure to promptly diagnose and treat a kidney stone resulting in infection, sepsis and gangrene requiring quadruple amputation of extremities.
$11,410,000.00 – Failure to administer anti-seizure medication as ordered resulting in hypoxic brain injury (Verdict, including $6,210,000.00 for loss of services).
$11,222,889.60 – Failure to properly manage prenatal care, labor and delivery resulting in hypoxic brain injury and Erb’s palsy.
$10,773,676.43 – Failure to timely perform a cesarean section resulting in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, hypoxia and severe birth related neurological injuries.
$9,000,000.00 – A forty nine year old male who was being treated for respiratory issues suffered a cardiac arrest, leading to permanent brain damage.
$9,000,000.00 – Failure to properly treat neurological symptoms causing stroke resulting in quadriplegia (Verdict).
$8,400,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose and treat sepsis after stenting for kidney stone resulting in amputations of both legs and fingers from both hands.
$8,000,000.00 – Failing to recognize fetal distress during the course of labor and delivery resulting in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. It was alleged that had the defendants performed a timely cesarean section delivery, the injuries would not have occurred.
$7,943,181.82 – Delay in the performance of a cesarean section when a pregnant woman presented to the hospital under the care of a midwife with signs and symptoms of fetal distress resulting in severe neurological damage to the infant including spastic cerebral palsy.
$6,800,000.00 – Failure to timely resuscitate newborn resulting in fetal compromise and brain injury.
$6,150,000.00 – Automobile accident – Pedestrian struck by vehicle resulting in crushed leg injuries.
$5,850,000.00 – Failure to adequately monitor a patient while receiving anesthesia resulting in severe brain damage.
$5,450,000.00 – Failure to properly intubate and administer anesthesia resulting in multiple cardiac arrests, hypoxic/anoxic neurological injury and brain damage.
$5,200,000.00 – Automobile accident – Wrongful Death – Pain and Suffering – two passengers.
$5,000,000.00 – Failure to timely perform a cesarean section as necessitated by preeclampsia resulting in intracranial bleed and death.
$4,950,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose and treat peripheral vascular disease and stenosis resulting in ischemia requiring above the knee amputation.
$4,800,000.00 – Failure to diagnose impending stroke resulting in quadraparesis.
$4,700,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose and treat postoperative stroke resulting in hemiparalysis.
$4,542,857.00 – Failure to timely diagnose and correct spinal cord ischemia post-operatively resulting in paraplegia.
$4,500,000.00 – Failure to properly perform hemorrhoid banding resulting in necrotizing fasciitis requiring over 25 procedures.
$4,500,000.00 – Failure to diagnose posterior urethral valve resulting in kidney damage requiring transplant in a young child.
$4,000,000.00 – Administration of an improper medication causing respiratory failure and consequential anoxic brain injury.
$3,550,000.00 – Negligently performed right frontal craniotomy for excision of a meningioma resulting in partial blindness (Verdict).
$3,500,000.00 – Non-union laborer fell from ladder resulting in injuries to his neck, back, shoulder, knees and ankles.
$3,264,000.00 – Contraindicated renal bypass procedure resulting in clotting, circulatory compromise and loss of limb (Verdict).
$3,046,939.52 – Failure to properly manage labor and delivery resulting in Erb’s palsy.
$3,000,000.00 – Improperly waxed floor causing slip and fall resulting in injuries to the neck, back, shoulder and knee.
$3,000,000.00 – Failure to diagnose cancer (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) – Wrongful Death (Settled during trial).
$3,000,000.00 – Defective Product – Truck exploded causing injuries and death to driver (Settled prior to trial).
$3,000,000.00 – Failure to perform cesarean section resulting in fetal compromise and brain injury.
$2,900,000.00 – Incorrectly diagnosing eye cancer resulting in unnecessary removal of an eye.
$2,700,000.00 – Products liability – Negligently designed lawnmower crushes grounds-keepers right hand (Verdict).
$2,500,000.00 – Improper administration of chemotherapy resulting in cardiomyopathy and death.
$2,500,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose breast cancer resulting in wrongful death (Settled prior to trial).
$2,350,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose stroke resulting in hemiparesis and aphasis.
$2,350,000.00 – Failure to adequately treat pneumonia resulting in wrongful death.
$2,250,000.00 – Improper performance of aortic valve replacement resulting in occlusion of coronary arteries requiring cardiac bypass, ischemia, and below the knee amputation of the right leg.
$2,250,000.00 – Failure to diagnose impending stroke resulting in right sided paralysis and requirement of a ventilator.
$2,200,000.00 – Failure to diagnose meningitis resulting in paresis (Settled prior to trial).
$2,000,000.00 – Failure to diagnose and treat post-operative infection (Verdict).
$2,000,000.00 – Failure to diagnose infection in newborn causing dehydration, stroke, and brain damage.
$2,000,000.00 – Failure to diagnose lung cancer (Settled prior to trial).
$1,977,000.00 – Failure to diagnose and treat infection in mother during prenatal period and delivery resulting in infection in infant and short bowel syndrome requiring removal of a portion of the infant’s colon, a feeding tube, and liver transplant.
$1,975,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose endometrial cancer resulting in metastasis and wrongful death.
$1,950,000.00 – Failure to perform cesarean section; delay in delivery of newborn resulting in fetal compromise and brain injury (Settled prior to trial).
$1,900,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose breast cancer.
$1,900,000.00 – Failure to properly perform gastric bypass resulting in fistula and multiple surgical repairs.
$1,900,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose spinal cord compression from malignant tumor resulting in permanent neurological deficits.
$1,800,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose and treat deep vein thrombosis resulting in pulmonary thromboembolism and death (Verdict).
$1,700,000.00 – Negligently performed termination of pregnancy procedure; negligently monitored anesthesia resulting in cardio-respiratory arrest and death (Settled prior to trial).
$1,650,000.00 – Negligently performed termination of pregnancy procedure; failure to advise plaintiff that she was still pregnant resulting in birth of infant in respiratory distress and consequential brain injury (Settled prior to trial).
$1,600,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose breast cancer resulting in wrongful death (Settled prior to trial).
$1,500,000.00 – Negligently performed sigmoidoscopy causing 79 year old man to suffer perforation of intestine, infection, shock and respiratory distress (Settled prior to trial).
$1,450,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose and treat epidural abscess of a prisoner on riker’s island resulting in cord compression and neurological deficits.
$1,450,000.00 – Failure to properly perform a laparoscopic hernia repair (Settled prior to trial).
$1,450,000.00 – Failure to diagnose and properly treat an impending stroke (Settled prior to trial).
$1,409,525.55 – Failure to properly manage labor and delivery resulting in erb’s palsy.
$1,300,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose lung cancer resulting in wrongful death (Verdict).
$1,200,000.00 – Negligently performed colostomy reversal resulting in permanent ileostomy.
$1,196,555.70 – Jury Verdict – Failure to diagnose coronary artery disease resulting in a police officer forfeiting retirement benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law §207 (k) [The Heart Bill].
$1,175,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose and treat cerebrospinal fluid leak resulting in meningitis and death.
$1,100,000.00 – Failure to properly perform an episiotomy during labor and delivery (Settled prior to trial).
$1,000,000.00 – Failure to prescribe prophylactic anticoagulation resulting in pulmonary thromboembolism and death (Settled before trial).
$1,000,000.00 – Failure to monitor antibiotic medication (Gentamicin) resulting in toxicity and loss of balance (Settled prior to trial).
$975,000.00 – Failure to properly safeguard hotel window resulting in the fatal fall of an intoxicated hotel guest.
$900,000.00 – Improper delivery resulting in Erb’s Palsy (Nerve injury affecting upper extremity in infant (Settled prior to trial).
$900,000.00 – Failure to timely diagnose and treat infection leading to septic arthritis of the hip (Verdict).
$900,000.00 – Jury verdict in a motor vehicle accident where liability was contested on question of traffic signal. Damages included arthroscopic shoulder surgery and epidural injections for cervical and lumbar spine injuries.
$895,000.00 – Negligently performed laparoscopic hernia repair resulting in bowel perforation and death.
$850,000.00 – Failure to diagnose and treat intra-abdominal hemorrhage (Settled prior to trial).
$600,000.00 – Laparotomy pad left in a patient’s abdomen during the performance of a cesarean section resulting in an unnecessary additional surgery.