Medical malpractice injury awards can go as high as multi-million dollar amounts. The top largest medical malpractice settlements and verdicts include:
$74.5 million for a birth injury that caused cerebral palsy, an amount that was increased because the hospital illegally falsified medical records in an attempt to cover up the negligence.
$58.6 Million for infant brain damage when a doctor failed to order a necessary C-section delivery. The child’s injuries require life-long care.
$38.5 million for an ethics violation when a stroke patient was anesthetized for an unnecessary procedure, which caused the patient to lapse into a coma for four years. The doctor later admitted he prescribed the procedure to increase his own pay.
Settlement amounts are agreed upon pre-trial or during a trial before a verdict is reached. The top medical malpractice verdicts can be far higher, such as a $216.7 million verdict from 2006 for a patient whose stroke was misdiagnosed as a sinus infection. That sum was made up of $116.7 million in compensation for the injuries, as well as another $100.1 million in punitive or “punishment” damages for the shocking negligence in the case.
Securing a fair settlement lets you move on with your life as soon as possible. However, your medical malpractice attorney should be prepared to go to trial with your case if the other side will not agree to a fair offer. Judges and juries have the ability to order significantly higher verdict payouts, money that can secure life-long care and a dignified future.
All lawyers are not created equally. Hodes Milman has decades of jury trial experience, and has secured over $200 million in life-changing victories. Contact our proven trial attorneys by calling (949) 691-3644 — you can call on us at any time and for any reason as we pursue justice for you and your family.