Largest Settlements of 2013

As seen in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, January 27, 2014

Lubin & Meyer dominates field with 25 medical malpractice settlements of $1 million and more for 2013.

Closest competitive firm had 3 settlements.

$7.5 million settlement
5-year-old twin dies following lab error
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$5 million settlement
Nurse, midwife fail to act on signs of fetal distress
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3.25 million settlement
Doctors allegedly miscommunicate over patient’s echo results
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Adam R. Satin, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2.75 million settlement
Hospital inpatient dies of blood poisoning
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2.38 million settlement
Allegedly unnecessary surgery leads to removal of patient’s organ
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2 million settlement
Failure to manage patient’s airway results in death
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2 million settlement
Patient suffers fatal heart attack while doctor is on vacation
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorney: Benjamin R. Novotny, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2 million settlement
Patient left paralyzed after suffering cervical spine injury
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2 million settlement
Suicide occurs in psychiatric facility
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorney: Krysia Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2 million settlement
Unknown maternal blood disorder causes complication and delayed delivery
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorney: Krysia Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.75 million settlement
Misread pathology blamed for delay in diagnosis of uterine cancer
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Nicholas Cappiello, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.75 million settlement
Patient kept waiting in ER suffers progression of neurologic disorder
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Adam R. Satin, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.5 million settlement
Breast cancer diagnosis allegedly delayed
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.35 million settlement
Patient claims Stage III cancer was preventable
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.25 million settlement
Misread film causes year-long delay in cancer diagnosis
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.2 million settlement
Patient dies after suffering common bile duct injury
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million settlement
Allegedly unnecessary biopsy leads to patient’s death
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Nicholas Cappiello, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million settlement
Girl, 12, dies after prescription error
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million settlement
Patient dies after undergoing radiation therapy
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million settlement
Pancreatic lesion on CT scan goes unreported
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million settlement
Anal cancer diagnosis delayed
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million settlement
Patient, 46, dies after doctors fail to detect toxic colon dilation
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million settlement
Elderly woman dies of hematoma following fall
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Benjamin R. Novotny, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million settlement
Diagnosis, treatment of stroke delayed
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorney: Krysia Syska, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million settlement
Mishandled post-op communications blamed for patient’s lost vision
Action: Medical malpractice
Attorney: Adam R. Satin, Lubin & Meyer, Boston

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