Medical & birth injuries
Medical malpractice
Tell us what happened and where. Nothing here is legal advice, and nothing on this page predicts what any case is worth.
What decides a medical malpractice case?
What care was involved, what went wrong, and what harm followed from it. A poor outcome on its own is not enough; the question is whether the care fell below what was accepted practice and whether that caused the harm. Records are everything here, and so is the timeline. These cases usually need review by a medical expert as well as an attorney, which is why they start with gathering records rather than with a figure.
One reported example: $1,250,000 — Medication-error claim involving femoral neuropathy and a hematoma
Capture the scene and your recovery
Ask for your complete records in writing — notes, imaging, results and correspondence — rather than a summary. Write down what you were told, by whom, and when, and what you understood you were consenting to. Note what happened next and how quickly.
Record what you know without guessing at fault. If you are unsure about something, write down that you are unsure — that is more useful later than a confident guess, and nobody expects you to have a complete account.
What tends to decide cases like this
These claims almost always require an independent medical opinion before they can proceed, and that opinion is based on the records rather than on recollection. Ask for the complete file, not a summary, and ask in writing. Note the dates of each appointment and what you were told at each, including anything you were told after the problem became apparent.
What can affect a claim like this
The evidence, the law that applies where it happened, the deadlines that apply to that kind of claim, and the circumstances all matter. Someone else’s result does not determine yours, and no figure on this site is a prediction for any case.
An attorney looks at how serious the injury is and how clearly it is documented, what care has been needed, whether the effects are expected to last, what income has been lost, who was responsible and what evidence shows it. Where responsibility is shared, how that is treated differs from state to state.
How to start
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Can these settlements predict my result?
No. Any figure below is one case, reported by the source named beneath it. They are other people’s cases — not our results, not typical, and not a prediction for anyone else. What a particular claim is worth depends on the evidence, responsibility, treatment, losses, future needs, insurance and the law of that state.
Published settlement context
Reported agreement concerning a child’s permanent birth-related brain injury
$11,000,000Reported agreement concerning a child’s permanent birth-related brain injury. At publication, court finalization and Treasury funding were pending.
Agreement pending finalization at report date · 2026-09-10. Agreement reported, not finalized or funded at the article date. Excluded from completed-settlement ranges.
Reported 2026
Source: Stars and Stripes (opens in a new tab)Forearm surgery claim involving radial nerve damage and hand/wrist symptoms
$850,000Forearm surgery claim involving radial nerve damage and hand/wrist symptoms.
Reported settlement · 2015-10-05. Whole-case reported settlement, potentially covering multiple injuries. Not a value assigned to one body part; gross amount before deductions.
Reported 2015
Source: Virginia Lawyers Weekly (opens in a new tab)Missed pneumonia claim involving partial loss of a lung
$475,000Missed pneumonia claim involving partial loss of a lung.
Reported settlement · 2011-02-28. Whole-case reported settlement, potentially covering multiple injuries. Not a value assigned to one body part; gross amount before deductions.
Reported 2011
Source: Virginia Lawyers Weekly (opens in a new tab)Scott County settlement concerning delayed medical care and loss of both hands
$12.2 millionScott County settlement concerning delayed medical care and loss of both hands. Reported 2023.
Reported settlement · 2023. Whole-case settlement involving multiple harms; not a price for a body part.
Reported 2023
Source: Associated Press (opens in a new tab)Finger-cut treatment claim involving ischemia, nerve damage and ongoing pain
$934,500Finger-cut treatment claim involving ischemia, nerve damage and ongoing pain.
Reported settlement · 2023-07-31. Whole-case reported settlement, potentially covering multiple injuries. Not a value assigned to one body part; gross amount before deductions.
Reported 2023
Source: Virginia Lawyers Weekly (opens in a new tab)Hip-replacement complications followed by additional surgeries; not a…
$1,050,000Hip-replacement complications followed by additional surgeries; not a product-defect finding.
Reported settlement · 2020-09-21. Whole-case reported settlement, potentially covering multiple injuries. Not a value assigned to one body part; gross amount before deductions.
Reported 2020
Source: Virginia Lawyers Weekly (opens in a new tab)Free case evaluation
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