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  • $39.7 Million Birth Injury

    A Boston jury awarded $26.5 million to a young boy who suffered profound brain damage due to a lack of oxygen during his labor.

  • $9 Million Failure to Diagnose Impending Stroke

    A 40-year-old man who requires aid cannot speak and requires 24-hour care will receive a $9,000,000 settlement to help pay his medical expenses over his remaining lifetime.

  • $7.5 Million Delay in Diagnosing Bladder Cancer

    A Cambridge jury awarded $7.5 million, including interest, to a 48-year-old man who lost his bladder and developed impotence as a result of a delay in the diagnosis of his bladder cancer.

  • $7.2 Million $7.2 Million Verdict Plus Interest for Brain-Injured Child

    An Essex County jury has awarded a verdict of $7.2 million, including interest, to a severely brain-damaged seven-year-old North Shore girl and her parents.

  • $7.2 Million $7.2 Million Verdict Plus Interest for Brain-Injured Child

    An Essex County jury has awarded a verdict of $7.2 million, including interest, to a severely brain-damaged seven-year-old North Shore girl and her parents.

  • $5,244,385.88 Over 5 million verdict for failure to diagnose

    A 9-person jury found against a Baystate ER doctor and her P.A. last week after a two-week trial in Springfield.

  • $5 Million $5 Million Settlement for Paralysis and Death

    After four days of jury selection, Crowe & Harris, LLP negotiated a settlement of $5 million for the family of a 76-year-old physician who was paralyzed after complicated two-stage spinal surgery.

  • $5 Million $5 Million Settlement for Nurses’ Failure to Diagnose and Treat Preeclampsia

    The family of a young boy with severe cerebral palsy will receive a $5,000,000 settlement to help cover the cost of his medical care.

  • $4.77 Million $4.7 Million Arbitration Award for Brain Injury

    The family of a young girl who suffers from global developmental delays has received $4.77 million, the full amount of the available insurance coverage, to help pay the costs of her education and care.

  • $4.4 Million $4.4 Million Settlement for Brain Injured Child

    The family of a 6-year-old Springfield boy has received $4.4 million in settlement of its claims against the obstetric staff who managed the child’s delivery.

  • $3.9 Million $3 Million Settlement Plus Payment of $900,000 Lien

    A disabled woman and her family will receive $3,000,000 from doctors who failed to treat her brain bleed. The woman, then 42 years old, suffered a hemorrhagic stroke during the delivery of her first child.

  • $3.75 million $3.75 million Settlement for Wrongful Death
    This is a wrongful death case that arises from the death of a 72-year-old female cyclist who was struck and killed by a commercial vehicle while riding in a marked bicycle lane. Her wife was the sole next of kin under the wrongful death statute. The driver was not charged criminally. Plaintiff retained a collision reconstruction specialist and engaged in multiple inspections of the subject vehicle, as well as the location of the crash. Plaintiff’s counsel also engaged in informal discovery of the circumstances of the crash, which included witness interviews, video surveillance that had been captured by private homeowners, as well as the usual climbing over and under vehicles in an impound lot. The video footage, witness statements, and collected evidence were merged into a presentation prepared by Plaintiff’s collision reconstruction specialist, in which the specialist opined that the truck driver violated six statutes, engaged in numerous safety violations, and failed to see the cyclist throughout the time that she was visible, which the specialist believed to be more than eight seconds. Plaintiff’s counsel also conducted extensive video interviews of approximately twenty family members, friends, and colleagues of the decedent, who was retired. These interviews were edited together into a video presentation that told the story of who the cyclist was and what she meant to her widow. There was no significant evidence of conscious pain and suffering. The video presentation was provided to the defense team and mediator in advance of the pre-suit mediation. The presentation prepared by the Plaintiff’s collision reconstruction specialist was provided to the mediator in confidence. The case settled at mediation for $3.75 million dollars.
  • $3.6 Million $3.6 Million Settlement for Brain Damaged Child

    A six-year-old New Hampshire girl will receive $3.6 million to pay for the medical care she will need as a result of a brain injury she suffered at the time of delivery.

  • $3.6 Million $3.6 Million Verdict Plus Interest for Delay in Diagnosing Breast Cancer

    A Boston jury awarded $3.6 million to the family of a 54-year-old woman who died following a two-year delay in the diagnosis of her breast cancer.

  • $3.25 Million $3.25 Million Settlement for Misdiagnosis of Head Trauma

    The family of a 15-year-old Springfield boy received a settlement of $3.25 million from an emergency room doctor and nurse who failed to recognize that he had suffered serious head trauma.

  • $2.7 Million $2.7 Million Verdict Plus Interest for Arm Injury Due to Excessive Traction at Birth

    A Manchester jury returned a verdict of $2.7 million against a local obstetrician who was found to have caused a permanent arm injury during delivery.

  • $2.5 Million $2.5 Million Settlement for Misdiagnosis of Arachnoid Cyst

    A man who suffers from cognitive and behavioral disabilities has received a $2.5 million settlement from doctors who failed to diagnose a cyst in his head for nearly two years.

  • $2.5 Million $2.5 Million Settlement for Untreated Post-operative Infection

    The wife and adult daughter of a 48-year-old man who died followed surgery for invasive bladder cancer will receive a settlement of $2.5 million.

  • $2,500,000 $2,500,000 Settlement for protocol failures

    Client was an eighteen-year-old student with a series of diagnoses, including cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, and developmental delay.

  • $2.4 Million $2.4 Million Settlement for Brain Injured Child

    A 5-year-old boy who is unable to walk, talk or sit by himself has received a $2.4 million settlement from the obstetrician who failed to respond to abnormal testing during his mother’s pregnancy.

  • $2.4 Million $2.4 Million Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Post-cesarean Infection

    A 24-year-old North Shore woman who suffered the loss of most of her intestines settled her claims against four doctors for $2.4 million.

  • $2.4 Million $2.4 Million Verdict Plus Interest for Erbs Palsy Due to Excessive Traction at Birth

    A Rockingham County jury awarded $2.4 million to a 6-year-old boy who lost significant use of his right arm and shoulder due to excessive traction by the obstetrician at the time of his birth.

  • $2,400,000 $2,400,000 Settlement for profoundly neurologically damaged boy

    A mother gave birth to a profoundly neurologically damaged boy at a Manchester, New Hampshire hospital in 2015.

  • $2.25 Million $2.25 Million Settlement for Birth Injury

    Crowe & Harris, LLP negotiated a $2.25 million settlement for a young girl who suffered brain damage as a result of a lack of oxygen during labor and delivery.

  • $2.25 Million $2.25 Million Verdict Plus Interest for Death of Hospitalized Patient from Dehydration

    A Providence jury found in favor of the widow of a 66-year-old Rhode Island man, who died in a hospital after becoming progressively dehydrated and developing systemic organ failure.

  • $2.2 Million $2.2 Million Settlement

    A five-year-old Attleboro girl who suffered a closed head injury when her car-seat latch opened in an auto accident was been awarded $2.2 million by a Bristol County jury.

  • $2.2 Million $2.2 Million Settlement for Partial Amputations of Hands and Feet

    The insurance carriers for an attending physician and the resident she was supposed to be supervising have paid $2.2 million, the full amount of coverage available, to a Boston girl who lost portions of her hands and feet as a result of an improper blood transfusion.

  • $2 Million $2 Million Settlement for Brain Injured Adult Following Out-patient Surgery

    A 37-year-old mother will receive $2 million as compensation for a brain injury suffered during out-patient surgery to treat her recurrent sinus infections.

  • $2 Million $2 Million Settlement for Failure to Recognize Growth Retardation

    Crowe & Harris, LLP successfully negotiated a $2,000,000 settlement that will provide care for a seven-year-old girl with severe brain damage

  • $2 Million $2 Million Settlement for Worsened Birth Injury

    A young boy whose brain injury was worsened by an obstetrician’s delay in performing a Cesarean section received a $2 million settlement.

  • $1.8 Million $1.8 Million Settlement for Delayed Diagnosis of Choriocarcinoma

    The daughter of a 25-year-old woman who died from choriocarcinoma will receive a $1,800,000 settlement to provide for her care and education.

  • $1.8 Million $1.8 Million Settlement for Urinary Infection Resulting in Premature Delivery of Twins

    The mother of twins, one of whom died shortly after delivery, and the other who suffered developmental delays has received a $1.8 million settlement from the doctors involved in her care.

  • $1.75 Million $1.75 Million Settlement for Death Due to Elevated Ammonia Level

    The wife and two children of a 50-year-old man will receive a $1.75 million settlement from doctors who failed to diagnose and treat his elevated ammonia level for three days.

  • $1.625 Million $1.625 Million Settlement for Burns and Death

    A man who lost his wife and suffered burns over 20% of his body has received $1.625 million in settlement of his claims.

  • $1.55 Million $1.55 Million Settlement for Developmental Delays

    A Rhode Island boy has received a settlement of $1.55 million for injuries he suffered as a result of oxygen deprivation at birth.

  • $1.5 Million $1.5 Million for Family of Pregnant Woman Who Died from Chicken Pox

    The four children of a 31-year-old woman who died after delivering the youngest of them will share a $1.5 million settlement from two doctors who failed to diagnose and treat their mother’s chickenpox.

  • $1.5 Million $1.5 Million Settlement for Delay in Diagnosing Breast Cancer

    A 46-year-old woman and her family received a settlement of $1.5 million from two doctors who failed to diagnose her breast cancer at a curable stage.

  • $1.5 Million $1.5 Million Settlement for Delay in Diagnosing Stroke

    A 41-year-old woman has received a $1.5 million settlement from two doctors who failed to diagnose an impending stroke.

  • $1.5 Million $1.5 Million Settlement for Failure to Act on Blood Test Results

    A doctor who failed to hospitalize a 52-year-old man whose blood test results showed a life-threatening infection has paid $1.5 million to the man’s wife and three young children.

  • $1.5 Million $1.5 Million Verdict Plus Interest for Erbs Palsy Due to Excessive Traction at Birth

    A Suffolk Country jury returned a $1.5 million verdict, including interest, to compensate a three-year-old girl who suffered a serious arm injury during her birth.

  • $1.5 Million $1.5 Million for Failure to Treat Bowel Leak

    The family of a 73-year-old man received a $1,500,000 settlement from doctors who failed to diagnose and treat his bowel leak after surgery.

  • $1.5 Million $1.5 Million Settlement for Failure to Properly Evaluate Coronary Artery Disease

    The wife and thirteen-year-old daughter of a 50-year-old New Hampshire man received a $1,500,000 settlement after he died of a heart attack due to severe coronary artery disease.

  • $1.5 Million $1.5 Million Settlement for Negligent Surgical Care

    A 52-year-old man who suffered a crush injury because he was kept in a prone position during a nine-hour kidney stone surgery will receive $1,500,000 as compensation.

  • $1.4 Million $1.4 Million Settlement for Brain Injured Child

    The family of a four-year-old New Hampshire boy has received a $1.4 million settlement to help provide care the boy needs as a result of a brain injury suffered a birth.

  • $1.4 Million $1.4 Million Verdict Plus Interest for Death Caused by Administration of Too Much Fluid

    A Boston jury awarded $1.4 million to the husband and son of a 54-year-old woman who died about twelve hours after being given too much intravenous fluid and blood products.

  • $1.3 Million $1.3 Million Settlement for Death of Psychiatric Patient

    The children of a woman who died while an in-patient at a psychiatric hospital will receive $1,300,000 from the hospital.

  • $1.25 Million $1.25 Million Settlement for Strep Infection Spreading to Spine

    An 18-year-old girl, left unable to walk when she was 9 years old, has received a $1.25 million settlement from doctors who failed to follow up on a throat culture that showed strep infection.

  • $1,250,000 $1,250,000 Settlement for Medical Malpractice

    Action- Medical Malpractice

    Injuries Alleged –Wrongful death of 71-year-old man due to metastatic prostate cancer

    Case Name: Withheld

    Amount of Federal Judge Magistrate’s award: One Million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000.00)

    Attorneys: Florence Carey, Crowe and Harris, Boston (for the plaintiff)

    Defendant’s attorney- Name withheld

    Facts of the Case

    This suit was brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claim Act for the negligence of a physician in the VA system who was the decedent’s primary care doctor from 2010 until his diagnosis with prostate cancer in 2018. The case was tried for five days before Magistrate Page Kelley in the District Court for Massachusetts.

    The plaintiff, as personal representative of her husband’s estate claimed that the PCP was negligent in failing to continue screening for prostate cancer that she had ordered in both 2010 and 2011, or in failing to discuss with the decedent her decision to stop ordering prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing and to offer him the option of continued screening. No PSA testing was ordered between 2011 and 2108, when the decedent was diagnosed with widely metastatic prostate cancer. He died in 2020, leaving his wife of 50 years and two adult children.

    The plaintiff’s expert testified that once a physician begins PSA screening, it is incumbent upon the physician to follow that history; this is “tracking,” not screening. The plaintiff’s husband in 2010 and 2011 had PSA values which were stable and, at that time, his risk of developing cancer was low. Yet these two values were not predictive of whether he would later develop prostate cancer. The PCP never told the decedent about her decision to stop ordering PSA testing, and never offered him continued PSA screening. Plaintiff’s expert further opined that the defendant’s decision to stop ordering PSA screening for the decedent 2013-2017 fell below the standard of care for the average qualified physician. He testified that nearly all guidelines, including those issued by specific outside organizations such as the American Cancer Society, American Urological Association, American College of Physicians, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, required a minimum of “shared decision making,” including a discussion of the risks and benefits of PSA screening. The plaintiff’s expert testified that continued tracking of the PSA would have permitted an earlier diagnosis, and resulted in a likely cure of the cancer.

    The defendant claimed that the US Preventative Task Force 2012 and 2018 as well as one guideline issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) did not require PSA screening. The defendant’s expert testified, that although PSA testing is common, there is very little benefit to screening. The defendant’s expert further testified that the decedent had a very unusual, aggressive prostate cancer that would not have been curable even if diagnosed earlier.

    The defendant also testified that she would not have recommended continued PSA screening even if a discussion was had, and argued that the decedent would not have elected continued testing. The decedent testified at a videotaped deposition shortly before his death that he would have chosen to continue screening. The plaintiff was also able to show the decedent’s history of concern for his health and attention to preventative care.

    The decedent was diagnosed in April 2018 with advanced prostate cancer which had metastasized to the lymph nodes and bones. He underwent hormone therapy as he was no longer a candidate for any other type of treatment. Although he initially responded to the Lupron shots, his PSA levels began to rise again, and his prostate cancer metastasized to his liver. He died at home in April 2020 with his wife at his side.

    The court found in favor of the Plaintiff and awarded damages as follows:

    1. Conscious suffering of Decedent: $600,000;

    2. Loss of companionship and society as to Decedent’s wife: $300,000;

    3. Loss of companionship and society as to Decedent’s adult daughter: $150,000;

    4. Loss of companionship and society as to Decedent’s adult son: $150,000; and,

    5. Loss of consortium as to Decedent’s wife during his life: $50,000.

  • $1.2 Million $1.2 Million for Death from Cervical Cancer

    The family of a 37-year-old woman who died from cervical cancer has received a $1.2 million settlement from the laboratory technicians who incorrectly reported the results of her Pap smears.

  • $1.2 Million $1.2 Million Settlement for Death of Sleeping Hospital Patient

    Three adult daughters will share a $1.2 million settlement paid as a result of the death of their 60-year-old father following bilateral knee replacements.

  • $1.2 Million $1.2 Million Verdict for Death of Newborn Infant

    A Plymouth County jury awarded a verdict of $1.2 million, including interest, to a woman whose three-day-old infant died of complications related to delivery.

  • $1.1 Million $1.1 Million Settlement for Failure to Recognize Newborn Infection

    The family of a young boy who suffers from developmental delays received a $1,100,000 settlement from health care providers who were involved in his delivery.

  • $1 Million $1 Million for Office Misfiling of Lab Test

    The family of a 42-year-old man has received a settlement of $1 million—the defendant doctor’s entire insurance policy—as a result of his preventable death from colon cancer.

  • $1 Million $1 Million Settlement for Brain Injury after Routine D&C

    A 60-year-old woman who suffered a serious brain injury after a routine D&C has received a settlement of $1 million, the full amount of the anesthesiologist’s insurance coverage.

  • $1 Million $1 Million Settlement for Complications of Cardiac Catheterization

    A man who suffered bladder and bowel damage, along with mild cognitive difficulties, has settled his claims for $1 million against the cardiologist who performed a cardiac catheterization without checking his anticoagulation levels.

  • $1 Million $1 Million Settlement for Death from Thrombocytopenia

    The family of a 41-year-old woman who died from an abnormal bleeding condition, thrombocytopenia, has received a $1 million settlement from her doctors.

  • $1 Million $1 Million Verdict for Construction Worker’s Back Injury

    A Middlesex County jury awarded $1,000,000 plus interest to compensate a 54-year-old ironworker for back injuries he suffered when fell from a steel frame that collapsed.

  • $1 Million $1 Million Settlement for Failure to Prevent Suicide Where Physician Altered Medical Records

    The husband and son of a 45-year-old woman who killed herself with a large knife will receive $1,000,000 from the family physician who was treating her for anxiety and depression.

  • $1 Million $1 Million Settlement for Primary Care Physician’s Failure to Order a Colonoscopy

    The family of a 69-year-old man will receive $1,000,000 paid by his primary care physician, who failed to recommend a colonoscopy.

  • $1,000,000 One Million Dollar Settlement for Medical Malpractice

    Action- Medical Malpractice

    Injuries Alleged –

    Plaintiff’s condition went undiagnosed and untreated for four months by his physicians, progressing to infective endocarditis, valve abnormalities, and valve vegetation, with development and rupture of intracranial mycotic aneurysm and intracranial hematoma. As a direct result, he suffered valve abnormalities, with vegetation anda significant intracerebral hemorrhage, neurologic injury, requiring numerous surgeries and permanent neurological deficits.

    Case Name -Withheld

    Plaintiff’s attorneys- Florence Carey, Esq. and Phil Crowe, Esq. Crowe and Harris, Boston MA

    Settlement- One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00)

    Facts:

    The Plaintiff was a 27year old single man who lived at home with his parents and was deemed previously disabled due to Asperger’s Syndrome, suspected Marfan syndrome and an anxiety order. He sought medical care from his new family practioner on three occasions for complaints of continued cough, low grade fevers, tachycardia, weight loss and systolic murmur from December 2013 to March 2014. It was a deviation from the standard of care of his physician to not rule out or suspect infectious endocarditis. Plaintiff was then sent to a cardiologist on March 19, 2014, who then failed to arrange for prompt echocardiography to further assess plaintiff’s cardiac status and to test for underlying endocarditis as the cause of his symptoms. Had this been done, more likely than not, the plaintiff’s worsening valve abnormalities andaortic root dilation would have been identified and, recognizing all its attendant risks, appropriate treatment would have commenced in a timely manner. As a direct result of the defendants’ deviation from the standard of care in their failure to suspect and diagnose hi infectious endocarditis, the plaintiff suffered a brain aneurysm on April 4 2014, valve abnormalities, with vegetation anda significant intracerebral hemorrhage, neurologic injury and required numerous surgeries and rehabilitation.

    As of 2015, the plaintiff had experienced improvement in his overall functional status, but continued to have some left sided weakness, balance issues and falls. He was not able to return to work.

    In addition to the plaintiff’s three experts who were prepared to testify as to the deviations from the standard of care of both defendant physicians, the plaintiff’s attorneys retained a vocational expert was also prepared to testify as to loss of earning capacity and future medical needs.

    The case settled shortly before trial.

  • $998,000 $998,000 Settlement for Failure to Treat Skin Cancer

    The two adult daughters of a 64-year-old man who died from untreated squamous cell carcinoma will receive a $998,000 settlement.

  • $950,000 $950,000 Settlement for Wrongful Death from Injury

    This eighty-five year old plaintiff’s primary care provider was located on a hospital campus.

  • $900,000 $900,000 Settlement for Failure to Report Abnormal CT Results

    An 81-year-old woman had an abdominal CT to evaluate back pain after an aortogram of her left leg. The CT was reported as being concerning for a possible malignancy in the right lung.

  • $890,000 $890,000 Settlement for Failure to Treat Post-delivery Hemorrhage

    The husband and son of a young woman who suffered a fatal hemorrhage three days after delivery will receive $890,000 as a result of a mediated settlement.

  • $800,000 $800,000 Verdict Plus Interest for Closed Head Injury

    A federal court jury in Worcester has awarded $800,000 to a construction worker who suffered a closed head injury when he was struck by a steel reinforcing rod that was thrown up at him by the machine he was operating.

  • $750,000 $750,000 Settlement for Developmental Delays in Second Twin

    A New Hampshire boy who was the second of twins delivered prematurely at 29 weeks has received a $750,000 settlement to pay for the costs of his future care.

  • $750,000 $750,000 Settlement during Trial for Failure to Diagnose and Treat Stroke in an 85 Year Old Woman

    An 85-year-old woman suddenly became non-communicative while being transported from a rehabilitation facility to a Boston hospital for an orthopedic follow-up appointment regarding her broken wrist.

  • $750,000 $750,000 Settlement during Trial Pursuant to a High – Low Agreement – Cervical Cancer

    A woman had her Pap smear interpreted by a cytotechnologist and pathologist as “Negative for Intraepithelial Lesion or Malignancy.” Her next Pap smear was two years later.

  • $750,000 $750,000 Settlement for Death in Retirement Community

    A local retirement community has agreed to pay $750,000 to the family of an 83-year-old resident who died of a brain hemorrhage after the community staff failed to respond to her emergency alarm.

  • $750,000 $750,000 Settlement for Wrongful Death

    A wrongful death case was brought as a result of the death of a newborn.

  • $600,000 $600,000 Settlement for Death of Autistic Boy

    The family of a 9-year-old special needs boy has received $600,000 in settlement of their claims against the residential school where he died.

  • $550,000 $550,000 Settlement for Neurological Deficits

    The Plaintiff presented to his providers for the surgical removal of a brain mass.

  • $500,000 $500,000 Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Prostate Cancer

    Crowe & Harris, LLP negotiated a $500,000 settlement for a 50-year-old man who was not informed of his abnormal PSA test until two years after the fact.

  • $500,000 $500,000 Settlement for Failure to Follow Medication Order

    The family of a 31-year-old single woman who died from recurrent pulmonary embolism received a $500,000 settlement.

  • $500,000 $500,000 Settlement for Failure to Manage

    The parents of a 31-year-old single woman who died of a pulmonary embolism four hours after arriving at a local emergency department will receive a $500,000 settlement.

  • $500,000 $500,000 Settlement for Failure to Secure a Psychiatric Patient Resulting in Suicide

    Crowe & Harris, LLP obtained a $500,000 settlement for a case involving a twenty-year-old psychiatric patient who committed suicide.

  • $400,000 $400,000 Settlement for Wrongful Death

    In this New Hampshire case, a patient was admitted to a hospital in Strafford County with intractable vomiting.

  • $400,000 $400,000 Settlement for medical malpractice

    A man who suffered a stroke brought a medical malpractice claim against his primary care physician.

  • $300,000 $300,000 Settlement for Broken Ankle during a Work Team Building Event

    A 44-year-old woman was attending her employer’s annual company retreat at a local resort.