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The Biggest Verdicts

#1 IN PLAINTIFFS' VERDICTS: In 2023, Lubin & Meyer attorneys obtained a record-setting six courtroom verdicts totaling more than $84 million:

  • $28.8 million - death due to undiagnosed aortic aneurysm at North Shore Medical Center Salem Hospital
  • $28.8 million - misdiagnosed blood clot at Lowell General Hospital ER results in amputation
  • $9.86 million - negligence in lung cancer diagnosis delay at Whidden Memorial Hospital
  • $7.55 million -  Boston Medical Center cardiologist fails to rule out a pulmonary embolism
  • $5 million - Lahey doctor's failure to test for liver cancer
  • $4.65 million - undiagnosed, untreated stroke at Sturdy Memorial Hospital

Other recent medical malpractice verdicts include:

These results complement the firm’s ground-breaking verdicts, which include:

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The Largest Settlements

THE PERENNIAL POWERHOUSE: Year after year Lubin & Meyer leads all other firms in settlement results. In 2023, Lubin & Meyer obtained more than 9 times as many settlements of $1 million or larger than another other law firm in the Commonwealth, as reported to Mass. Lawyers Weekly. Among these was Attorney Robert Higgins' record-setting $15 million settlement for a baby's sleep study death at Boston's Children's Hospital.

Other recent medical malpractice settlements include:

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Making A Difference

What sets us apart is what we’re able to accomplish for our clients. We provide the accountability our clients search for, the compensation they deserve, and the assurance that the medical error they suffered will not be swept under the rug.

Andrew C. Meyer, Jr., Medical Malpractice Lawyer, Firm Founder

ON NECN / NBC10: Massachusetts medical malpractice lawyer Andrew Meyer has the most informed view of how the system that is supposed to protect patients from bad doctors consistently fails.

Filing medical malpractice and personal injury claims.

Known as Boston's top birth injury lawyers, our attorneys are experienced in handling all types of medical malpractice cases and personal injury lawsuits in addition to the most complex birth injury cases involving diagnoses of cerebral palsy. We aggressively pursue claims for injured victims and their families in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Our firm’s extraordinary success on behalf of its clients include but are not limited to medical errors and negligence related to:

  • Anesthesia Accidents
  • Birth Injury (Cerebral Palsy/Erb’s Palsy)
  • Brain Injury
  • Burn Injury
  • Cancer—Misdiagnosis, Delay in Diagnosis or Failure to Diagnose:
    • Breast Cancer; Cervical Cancer; Colon Cancer; Esophageal Cancer;
    • Gastric Cancer; Lung Cancer; Lymphoma; Prostate Cancer Lawsuits;
    • Pancreatic Cancer; Skin Cancer; Uterine Cancer
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Emergency Room Treatment
  • Failure to Diagnose Heart Attack
  • Failure to Diagnose Stroke/Aneurysm
  • Head Injury
  • Hospital Error / Hospital Negligence
  • Laboratory Error / Misread Lab Results
  • Medication Error / Medication Overdose
  • Pharmacy Error / Pharmacist Mistake
  • Prescribing Error / Overdose
  • Radiology
  • Stroke and TIA malpractice
  • Surgical Error
  • Wrong Level Spine Surgery
  • Wrong Site Surgery
  • Wrongful Death / Catastrophic Injury

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Exposing dangers.
Improving health care.

On the behalf of our clients, we use the court system to recover compensation for injuries caused by negligence and flawed systems. In the process we expose dangerous practices and work to hold professionals and institutions accountable for their mistakes. Below are some examples of Lubin & Meyer litigation helping to improve health care for all.

Aversive Shock Therapy story on CBS News
  • Raising public awareness of a controversial form of electric shock therapy at the Judge Rotenberg Center leading to a CBS News investigation and an FDA-panel recommendation to ban aversion shock therapy
  • Exposing the controversial practice of double-booking surgeries in tandem with Boston Globe investigative reporting leading to new rules by the Massachusetts Board of Registration governing the practice.
  • Creating immediate changes at MGH and, along with Boston Globe reporting, raising awareness among hospitals nationwide on the issue of "alarm fatigue", leading to stronger FDA review of medical devices before they go to market.  
  • Uncovering a flaw in a major Boston hospital’s computer system that had caused a patient’s death by overdose, resulting in the hospital changing its protocols and creating a backup system to safeguard against a similar medication error tragedy
  • Exposing negligence by a surgeon in $13 million verdict for the death of a patient after a tonsillectomy leading to the resignation of his medical license
  • Exposing inhumane treatment of mental health patients at Bridgewater State Hospital leading to major patient reforms in how patients are treated

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Lubin & Meyer represents victims of medical malpractice and catastrophic personal injury in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Our trial lawyers and nurses are available to review your case at no cost. Strictly confidential. No obligation.

Questions? Call (617) 720-4447. Or use the form below.

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FEE INFORMATION: Both the initial consultation and the investigation of the merits of your claim are done without any fee or charge to you. In fact, there is never a fee unless we are successful in obtaining compensation for your injury. We handle claims on a contingent fee basis so that the legal fee is a percentage of the actual amount recovered for you. Any expenses incurred in bringing the case are not incurred until the conclusion of the case — when money is recovered for you.

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