The Largest Verdicts and Settlements of 2020
January 28, 2021
Lubin & Meyer achieves 32 verdicts and settlements of $1 million or more despite interruptions of pandemic
Lubin & Meyer PC again stands alone as the demonstrated leader in medical malpractice and catastrophic personal injury law in New England having outpaced all other law firms in results. In 2020, when much of the world was brought to a halt by the Coronavirus, Lubin & Meyer maintained its place as the leader — seamlessly and skillfully moving cases through the courts, continuing to engage new clients — and recording 32 verdicts and settlements of $1 million or more in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Year after year, Lubin & Meyer has led all firms in the annual Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Largest Verdicts and Settlements list.* In 2020, Lubin & Meyer recovered compensation for clients in areas of:
- medical malpractice
- wrongful death
- personal injury
In 2020, Lubin & Meyer led all law firms in the region recording 32 verdicts and settlements of $1 million or more on behalf of its injured clients in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
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Largest Verdicts and Settlements of 2020
VERDICT
$3.15 million
Antonio v. Medlock
Neurosurgeon botches screw placement during spine surgery resulting in new symptoms for patient
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr., Adam R. Satin and Krysia J. Syska
SETTLEMENTS
$7 million
Construction site accident causes upper body fractures
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson
$4.5 million
Baby suffers brain damage during prolonged labor with signs of fetal distress
Attorneys: Andrew Meyer and Robert M. Higgins
$4.5 million
Failure to follow up on abnormal PSA result leads to prostate cancer death
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins
$4 million
Mother dies after delivery of baby from failure to monitor bleeding and repeat
labs in order to diagnose and treat HELLP syndrome
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins
$3.5 million
Physician assistant and supervising physician fail to recognize patient’s risk of sudden cardiac arrest and to refer patient to cardiologist or ER, results in death
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson
$2.7 million
Failure to diagnose/treat amputee’s infection leads to permanent paralysis
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr., Robert M. Higgins and Barrie Duchesneau
$2.3 million
Failure to respond to fetal distress results in permanent neurologic injury to child
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska
$2 million
Failure to properly treat heart abnormality leads to stroke
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins
$2 million
Newborn suffers brain damage when obstetrics team fails to respond promptly
to signs of fetal distress
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins
$2 million
84-year-old nursing home resident dies from strangulation on bed rails
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins
$2 million
Delay in diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer results in death
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Adam R. Satin
$2 million
Failure to refer to specialist results in delay in diagnosis of nasopharyngeal
cancer
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr., Adam R. Satin and Lynn I. Hu
$2 million
Lung cancer goes undiagnosed due to lack of follow up on chest x-ray
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson
$2 million
Defendant physician’s failure to recognize mother’s abdominal pain was
caused by incarcerated bowel leads to partial loss of bowel and stomach,
sepsis, and intrauterine death of baby at 31 weeks gestation
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Nicholas D. Cappiello
$1.75 million
Defendant physician’s failure to order appropriate dose of anti-seizure medication leads to stroke and death of 66-year-old woman
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Nicholas D. Cappiello
$1.65 million
Delay in diagnosis and treatment of cardiac condition at a workplace health clinic, leads to death of 56-year-old man from heart attack
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson
$1.5 million
Delay in administration of antibiotics causes septic shock and death of
17-month-old girl
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska
$1.5 million
Failure to diagnose stroke in 51-year-old woman results in permanent neurological injuries
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and William J. Thompson
$1.5 million
Miscommunication between radiologist and PCP and failure to act on report of lung lesion leads to delay in diagnosis of lung cancer resulting in death
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska
$1.5 million
Misread chest x-ray leads to delay in diagnosis of lung cancer and premature death
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Adam R. Satin
$1.25 million
Failure to properly interpret barium enema results in premature death from
rectal cancer
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska
$1 million
Physician’s failure to admit patient following PVT findings on holter
monitor leads to death of 71-year-old woman from cardiac arrest, myocardial
infarction, and coronary artery disease
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Nicholoas D. Cappiello
$1 million
Failure to diagnose and treat cauda equina syndrome resulting in permanent
injuries
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr., Robert M. Higgins and Barrie Duchesneau
$1 million
Delay in diagnosis of colon cancer leading to death
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins
$1 million
Brain injury to newborn who contracted herpes virus upon vaginal delivery
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins
$1 million
Anesthesiologist’s failure to monitor vital signs during colonoscopy leads to
death
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Robert M. Higgins
$1 million
Perforation of bowel during gastric bypass revision causes sepsis, multiple surgeries and amputation of hand
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Krysia J. Syska
RHODE ISLAND
$1 million
Delay in diagnosis of urothelial cancer
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr., William J. Thompson and Julie A. Gielowski
NEW HAMPSHIRE
$2.5 million
Recovery for the family of a baby born with permanent neurological injuries when the defendant providers failed to perform an emergent c-section, leading to a stroke in new born baby. Please see our website for additional case details which will be posted in the near future.
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Nicholas D. Cappiello
$1.5 million
Failure to detect abnormality on ultrasound caused delay in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE) and death of 58-year-old man
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Nicholas D. Cappiello
$1 million
Failure to properly perform vascular surgery caused paralysis of 65-year-old woman
Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and Nicholas D. Cappiello
To learn more about any of these cases, please contact us.
* In 2020, Lubin & Meyer achieved 28 verdicts and settlements of $1 million or more in Massachusetts, plus four settlements of $1 million or more in New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
See also:
Largest Verdicts and Settlements of 2019
The Largest Settlements of 2017
All Three "Million-Plus" Medical Malpractice Verdicts of 2016 Belong to Lubin & Meyer
Lubin & Meyer secures 35 million-plus settlements in 2016
Lubin & Meyer achieves 50 verdicts / settlements of $1 million+ in 2015
Lubin & Meyer achieves 5 of the top 8 verdicts for 2014
Read more about specific cases: Verdicts and Settlements by injury type
See our record, year by year…
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