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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
VERDICT & SETTLEMENTS
HALL OF FAME




FAILURE TO DETECT


Category 

Rank
Case Date
Resolution
Award Total
Case Name
Case Type
Plaintif Law Firm


1
10/1/2012
Verdict- 144,690,039
Sohl v.
Failure to James D. Linnan,
Plaintif
Bassett Detect
New York, NY

Healthcare of Linnan & Fallon, LLP
Network

2
8/24/2012
Verdict- 103,075,618
Debes v.
Failure to Richard J. Sgarlato, New York, 

Mixed
St. Vincent’s Medical Detect
NY of Sgarlato & Sgarlato 
Center-Staten Island
PLLC

3
3/20/2012
Settlement
6,500,000
Rivera v. Guzman
Failure to Danielle George, New York, 

Detect
NY of Levy Phillips & 
Konigsberg, LLP

4
6/30/2009
Settlement
4,500,000
Parkes v. N.Y.C.H. & Failure to Stephen I. Widlitz, New York, 
H. Corp.
Detect
NY of Widlitz & Stern, P.C.

5
3/4/2014
Settlement
2,500,000
Flores v. NYC Health Failure to Alan S. Ripka, New York, NY 

and Hospital Corp.
Detect
of Napoli Bern Ripka, LLP

6
6/6/2012
Verdict- 2,350,000
Bello v. New York Failure to John S. Kanzler, New York, NY 
Plaintif
Presbyterian Detect
of Finz & Finz, P.C.

Hospital/Columbia 
University 

Medical Center

7
5/4/2009
Verdict- 2,000,000
Weiss v. Fields
Failure to Andrew W. Siegler, New York, 
Plaintif
Detect
NY of Geller, Siegel & 

Coonerty, LLP

8
1/19/2012
Verdict- 1,350,000
Meehan v. Albany Failure to James D. Linnan, New York, 
Plaintif
Medical Center Detect
NY of Linnan & Fallon LLP

Hospital

9
1/25/2010
Verdict- 1,164,000
Gonzalez v.
Failure to Kevin J. Quaranta, New York, 
Plaintif
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Detect
NY of Quaranta & Associates

10
12/9/2009
Settlement
1,000,000
Franz v. Failure to Matthew J. Maiorana, New 

Glennon
Detect
York, NY of Queller, Fisher, 
Washor, Fuchs & Kool, L.L.P.



























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