Verdicts & Settlements

$12,800,000

A 17-year-old male was shot and rendered quadriplegic in Miami-Dade County during an attempted car theft after a football game, resulting in a verdict of $12,800,000.

$8,600,000

A plaintiff suffered severe skin injuries as a result of premises liability in a car crash, and was awarded $8,600,000.

$8,500,000

A hospital and doctor failed to prevent brain damage due to premature removal of pacer wires, which led to a settlement of $8,500,000.

$8,400,000

A hospital scheduled two heart surgeries at the same time, resulting in one patient’s death and another suffering a radiation overdose, with $8,400,000 awarded.

$7,750,000

A hospital failed to properly monitor a patient, causing brain damage and leading to an award of $7,750,000.

$7,000,000

An Osceola County woman driving a Ford Explorer collided with a garbage truck and suffered incomplete quadriplegia with paraplegia; the case settled for $7,000,000.

$5,950,000

A hospital and doctor failed to manage RH negative syndrome and kernicterus in a child, resulting in a $5,950,000 settlement.

$5,400,000

An emergency department failed to properly and timely treat a patient’s stroke, leading to an award of $5,400,000.

$5,300,000

A hospital and doctor did not treat a brain abscess, which caused partial paralysis and a $5,300,000 settlement.

$5,300,000

A hospital emergency department failed to diagnose brain swelling that led to vision loss, resulting in a $5,300,000 settlement.

$5,250,000

A hospital made a medication error resulting in brain injury, and $5,250,000 was awarded.

$5,200,000

A hospital and doctor’s misdiagnosis led to brain injury, resulting in an award of $5,200,000.

$5,200,000

Birth trauma at a hospital resulted in brain injury and led to a $5,200,000 award.

$5,000,000

A hospital misdiagnosed a stroke, causing brain injury and resulting in a $5,000,000 settlement.

$4,000,000

A hospital failed to timely treat a child’s brain infection, causing brain damage and leading to a $4,000,000 award.

$4,000,000

A hospital failed to prevent a fetus from infection, resulting in brain injury and a $4,000,000 settlement.

$3,750,000

Premature rupture of membranes in a hospital resulted in hypoxic brain injury and a $3,750,000 award.

$3,500,000

A child delivered in Miami suffered severe developmental delays due to an undetected chromosomal microdeletion and translocation missed during amniocentesis, resulting in a $3,500,000 settlement.

$3,300,000

A hospital and doctor caused brain damage by removing temporary pacemaker wires, resulting in a $3,300,000 settlement.

$3,250,000

A patient suffered a brain injury after laparoscopic gall bladder surgery at a hospital and was awarded $3,250,000.

$3,150,000

A hospital’s medication error in a premature child caused hearing loss and partial paralysis, leading to a $3,150,000 award.

$3,000,000

A hospital and doctor failed to timely treat blood flow loss to a patient’s leg, causing loss of foot and $3,000,000 awarded.

$3,000,000

A 10-year-old Miami-Dade County child died after an unprotected construction sand pile collapsed at a residential construction site, with a verdict of $3,000,000.

$2,900,000

A hospital failed to diagnose a spine infection that led to partial paralysis and a $2,900,000 settlement.

$2,900,000

Hospital and doctor failed to treat cauda equina syndrome, causing partial paralysis and $2,900,000 awarded.

$2,750,000

A hospital and doctor failed to give blood clot preventative medication, resulting in death and a $2,750,000 settlement.

$2,750,000

An uninsured motorist lawsuit was filed after a 23-year-old Miami-Dade County student was brain damaged in a hit-and-run accident, leading to a $2,750,000 settlement (coverage was only $210,000).

$2,500,000

A hospital failed to properly prepare a patient for heart surgery, resulting in death and a $2,500,000 award.

$2,300,000

A hospital failed to diagnose brain infection that led to brain damage, and $2,300,000 was awarded.

$2,300,000

A Miami child was born with a severe congenital heart defect requiring reconstructive surgery due to a misdiagnosed prenatal ultrasound, resulting in a $2,300,000 settlement.

$2,250,000

A hospital and doctor gave oversedation during a cardiac procedure, resulting in brain injury and a $2,250,000 award.

$2,000,000

A hospital and doctor performed an unnecessary heart procedure which led to death and a $2,000,000 award.

$2,000,000

A hospital and doctor’s error led to brachial plexus palsy, resulting in a $2,000,000 award.

$1,920,000

Delayed cancer treatment by a hospital and doctor resulted in death from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and a $1,920,000 settlement.

$1,900,000

A 70-year-old Miami-Dade woman suffered extensive facial, neck, and jaw injuries from a defective automobile airbag deployment, settling for $1,900,000.

$1,800,000

Hospital and doctor caused brain injury during placement of a PEG tube, settling for $1,800,000.

$1,775,000

A hospital’s medication error to a pregnant mother caused brain injury to the baby, and $1,775,000 was awarded.

$1,750,000

A hospital failed to monitor a patient with GI illness, resulting in death and a $1,750,000 award.

$1,700,000

Unmonitored complications after acoustic neuroma surgery led to death and a $1,700,000 settlement.

$1,650,000

A doctor’s misdiagnosis and inadequate treatment of skin cancer resulted in death and $1,650,000 awarded.

$1,600,000

Failure of a sober residential home to perform CPR led to death and a $1,600,000 settlement.

$1,535,000

A hospital failed to timely treat sepsis causing death and a $1,535,000 settlement.

$1,500,000

Gallbladder surgery at a hospital led to death and $1,500,000 awarded.

$1,500,000

A hospital and doctor did not timely treat an aortic aneurysm, resulting in death and a $1,500,000 settlement.

$1,500,000

A hospital failed to treat post-operative brain swelling, causing death and a $1,500,000 award.

$1,500,000

A hospital’s failure led to pressure sores in a paralyzed patient, resulting in $1,500,000 awarded.

$1,500,000

A father drowned in the ocean attempting to rescue his son after a Fort Lauderdale hotel provided a Styrofoam float without warning about rip currents, settling for $1,500,000.

$1,500,000

A 33-year-old Hollywood mother was killed when a Broward County police officer negligently discharged his gun during a nonviolent arrest, resulting in a verdict of $1,500,000.

$1,450,000

Cauda equina syndrome followed spinal anesthesia at a hospital, resulting in a $1,450,000 settlement.

$1,305,000

A 45-year-old Orlando woman sustained serious hand injury in a heat-sealing and packaging machine accident at a produce distribution company; settled for $1,305,000.

$1,305,000

Product liability for a packing machine caused severe hand injury, resulting in a $1,305,000 settlement.

$1,300,000

A hospital’s excessive exposure to radiation led to a $1,300,000 settlement.

$1,260,000

A doctor caused a stroke by improper interventional brain imaging, resulting in a $1,260,000 settlement.

$1,250,000

A shooting death of a 24-year-old Miami-Dade woman at a gas station during an attempted carjacking was settled for $1,250,000.

$1,250,000

A hospital and doctor failed to prevent ischemic injury to a patient’s hand from a cast, resulting in a $1,250,000 settlement.

$1,250,000

Untreated kernicterus in a child resulted in hearing impairment due to hospital and doctor negligence, with a $1,250,000 award.

$1,210,000

A motorcyclist struck by a car received $1,210,000 in uninsured motorist claims.

$1,200,000

A hospital failed to properly treat spine infection, causing partial paralysis and $1,200,000 awarded.

$1,200,000

A 24-year-old construction worker was killed in Hollywood, Florida when struck by falling crane equipment, settling for $1,200,000.

$1,200,000

A shopping center lacked adequate security, resulting in a death and a $1,200,000 settlement.

$1,195,000

A hospital failed to properly treat a severely premature baby, resulting in brain injury and a $1,195,000 award.

$1,125,000

Failure to diagnose liver cancer led to a transplant at a hospital and resulted in a $1,125,000 settlement.

$1,100,000

Hospital failed to properly treat a brain injury, resulting in death and $1,100,000 awarded.

$1,100,000

Hospital failed to timely treat a stroke, leading to a $1,100,000 settlement.

$1,020,000

A rideshare SUV struck a pedestrian who suffered broken bones but required no surgery; settlement was $1,020,000.

$1,010,000

A van crash resulted in brain injury, and $1,010,000 was awarded.

$1,000,000

A hospital failed to monitor a patient, resulting in death and $1,000,000 awarded.

$1,000,000

A doctor performed balloon angioplasty improperly, leading to death and a $1,000,000 settlement.

$1,000,000

An uninsured motorist lawsuit was filed after a child suffered a neck injury in a rear-end accident in Ocala; policy limits of $1,000,000 were paid.

$930,000

Hospital and doctor delayed treatment for lung cancer, resulting in $930,000 awarded.

$900,000

Hospital failed to inform a patient of lung cancer, resulting in death and $900,000 awarded.

$800,000

A doctor delayed treatment of cancer, resulting in lymphoma and an $800,000 settlement.

$800,000

Hospital emergency room staff failed to diagnose cancer, leading to an $800,000 settlement.

$800,000

Hospital emergency room failed to diagnose a dissecting aortic aneurysm, resulting in death and an $800,000 settlement.

$800,000

The wife of an 80-year-old man fell from a wheelchair in a nursing home; the fall resulted in his death and an $800,000 settlement.

$700,000

A Miami-Dade facility for the developmentally disabled allowed an adult with eating issues to choke to death in the lunchroom, resulting in a $700,000 settlement.

$550,000

An intersection collision in Naples led to neck injury for an elderly driver; the at-fault driver’s policy limits and UM benefits were paid, totaling $550,000.

$485,000

A birth injury led to brachial plexus, and $485,000 was awarded.

$450,000

A 56-year-old female snowbird slipped on wet concrete steps at a Miami Beach condo, causing a burst compression vertebral fracture requiring surgery; settled for $450,000.

$450,000

A low-speed rear-end auto accident in Naples caused aggravated neck and hand injuries and was settled for $450,000.

$210,000

A 65-year-old Broward County man suffered optic nerve ischemic injury from a defectively compounded ophthalmic solution during cataract surgery, resulting in a $210,000 settlement.