Sampling of Recent Trial Verdicts and Settlements
| Delay in Diagnosis of Chiari Brain Malformation Trial Verdict (Pennsylvania) |
$6,400,000 |
| Injury to Median Nerve during hand surgery Trial Verdict (Pennsylvania) |
$2,700,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of brain tumor (acoustice neuroma) Trial Verdict (New York) |
$2,200,000 |
| Lack of Informed Consent for Brain Tumor Treatment Trial Verdict (Pennsylvania) |
$1,500,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of uterine abscess Trial Verdict (Pennsylvania) |
$580,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of shoulder dislocation Trial Verdict (Pennsylvania) |
$477,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of cholsteatoma (tumor of ear) Trial Verdict (Pennsylvania) |
$250,000 |
| Surgical error in treatment of brain tumor (acoustic neuroma) Settlement (Wisconsin) |
$6,300,000 |
| Failure to diagnose hematoma compressing spine Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$4,500,000 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Vertebral Dissection Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$2,000,000 |
| Lack of informed consent for brain tumor surgery Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$2,000,000 |
| Failure to diagnose hematoma compressing spine Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$1,900,000 |
| Lack of recognition of peritonitis following surgery for colon cancer, resulting in hypoxic brain injury Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$1,800,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of post-surgical blood clot Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$1,050,000 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Postpartum Cardiomyopathy Settlement (Alaska) |
$1,000,000 |
| Esophageal rupture during balloon dilatation for Achalasia Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$1,000,000 |
| Failure to diagnose thoracic disc herniation Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$1,000,000 |
| Cardiac Ablation Procedure Error Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$975,000 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Abdominal Aneurysm Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$950,000 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Bowel Obstruction Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$750,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of brain tumor (acoustic neuroma) Settlement (Washington, DC) |
$750,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of brain tumor (acoustic neuroma) Settlement (Kentucky) |
$750,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of arterial vascular malformation Settlement (New York) |
$750,000 |
| Improper ACL repair Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$750,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of peritonitis Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$650,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of brain tumor (acoustic neuroma) Settlement (California) |
$650,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of brain tumor (acoustic neuroma) Settlement (Utah) |
$600,000 |
| Infiltration IV Injury from Chemotherapy Administration Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$600,000 |
| Misdiagnosis of lung Infection Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$600,000 |
| Retained surgical sponge Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$600,000 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Hemangioma Brain Tumor Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$535,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of colon cancer Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$500,000 |
| Improper treatment of insulinoma Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$500,000 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Brain Tumor (meningioma) Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$465,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of brain tumor (acoustic neuroma) Settlement (Iowa) |
$450,000 |
| Surgical error in treatment of brain tumor (acoustic neuroma) Settlement (California) |
$450,000 |
| Urologic Injury from Kidney Stone Procedure Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$450,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of brain tumor (pituitary tumor) Settlement (New York) |
$400,000 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Rectal Cancer Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$400,000 |
| Delayed recognition of Methatrexate toxicity Settlement (Alaska) |
$400,000 |
| Surgical error in treatment of orbital tumor Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$400,000 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Acoustic Neuroma Brain Tumor Settlement (Rhode Island) |
$390,000 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Osteopenic Femur Fracture Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$350,000 |
| Injury to common bile duct in gallbladder surgery Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$350,000 |
| Retained surgical sponge Settlement (Pennsylvania) |
$310,000 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Brain Tumor (acoustic neuroma) Settlement (Vermont) |
$300,000 |
| Improper treatment of arterial venous malformation Settlement (Arkansas) |
$300,000 |
| Surgical error in treatment of brain tumor (chorid plexus pappiloma) Settlement (Missouri) |
$300,000 |
| Delay in Diagnosis of Brain Tumor (acoustic neuroma) Settlement (New Hampshire) |
$275,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of brain tumor (acoustic neuroma) Settlement (Florida) |
$250,000 |
| Surgical error in treatment of brain tumor (pituitary tumor) Settlement (Wisconsin) |
$250,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of brain tumor (acoustic neuroma) Settlement (Georgia) |
$225,000 |
| Delay in diagnosis of brain tumor (meningioma) Settlement (Maryland) |
$200,000 |