• $90,200,000 Verdict - Tobacco Litigation - Recovery in a lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Woman was widowed when her husband died from lung cancer. The total award after apportioning damages based on assignment of fault was $46.3 million.

  • $40,000,000 Verdict - Tobacco Litigation - In a case against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, attorneys Keith Mitnik, Greg Prysock, Joe Taraska and Katy Massa recovered a $40 million tobacco litigation verdict on behalf of the husband and daughter of a woman who died after smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for 36 years. 

  • $38,750,000 Verdict - Medical Malpractice - Birth Injury - Failure to perform a timely C-section resulting in serious injury.

  • $19,200,000 Verdict - Medical Malpractice - Medication Overdose - Medication overdose of a 26 week premature newborn against a hospital.

  • $18,800,000 Verdict - Motorcycle Accident - In January 2011, Keith Mitnik obtained an $18.8 million verdict on behalf of a motorcyclist who was rendered a paraplegic when a car pulled out in front of him.

Medical Malpractice Verdicts

Verdicts for Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Morgan & Morgan's medical malpractice lawyers have obtained successful verdicts in numerous medical malpractice lawsuits throughout the state of Florida, as well as nationally.

We are dedicated to holding negligent medical professionals responsible for the harm they cause to patients and protecting the legal rights of victims of birth injury, brain injury, anesthesia errors, failure to diagnose, and other types of medical negligence. With eleven office locations throughout Florida and the Southeast, Morgan & Morgan has a medical malpractice team that consists of experienced medical malpractice attorneys, consulting physicians, a consulting staff nurse, and a nurse paralegal. We have a thorough understanding of the legal and medical issues that arise in medical malpractice cases, as well as the size, strength, and resources to aggressively pursue compensation for our clients. Listed below are some of the medical malpractice verdicts obtained by Morgan & Morgan attorneys.

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$38,750,000 | Medical Malpractice - Birth Injury Verdict
Hillsborough County, Florida

Failure to perform a timely C-section resulting in serious injury.

$19,200,000 | Medical Malpractice - Medication Overdose Verdict
Lee County, Florida

Medication overdose of a 26 week premature newborn against a hospital.

$9,728,000 | Medical Malpractice Verdict
Lee County, Florida

Delay in diagnosing rectal cancer in 40-year-old female resulting in permanent colostomy, removal of part of liver due to spread of the cancer and lung metastasis.

$8,600,000 | Medical Malpractice Verdict
Seminole County, Florida

Failure to diagnose TB Meningitis of a 5-year-old girl.

$6,330,000 | Medical Malpractice - Brain Injury Verdict
Volusia County, Florida

Case involved a 42-year-old woman who suffered a cardiac arrest leading to brain damage which left her in a permanent vegatative state. Claim was that her doctor missed (and thus failed to treat) underlying heart disease which lead to her cardiac arrest.

$4,800,000 | Medical Malpractice - Wrongful Death Verdict
Indian River County, Florida

Wrongful death of 32-year-old husband and father due to fatal anaphylactic reaction.

$3,600,000 | Medical Malpractice - Failure to Diagnose Verdict
Hillsborough County

The case involved failure to diagnose chronic pulmonary emboli in a 55 year old woman. Damages were awarded her surviving spouse.

$3,500,000 | Medical Malpractice - Brain Injury Verdict
Lake County, Florida

Brain injury to 62-year-old man caused by failure to diagnose brain hemorrhage.

$3,500,000 | Medical Malpractice - Birth Injury Verdict
Pinellas County, Florida

Brain injury to baby as result of vacuum extraction during delivery.

$2,400,000 | Medical Malpractice - Wrongful Death Verdict
Polk County, Florida

Failure to diagnose/treat 50-year-old patient suffering from evolving heart attack. Wrongful death verdict against attending MD.

$2,000,000 | Medical Malpractice Verdict
Polk County, Florida

Partial paralysis of a 66-year-old man caused by improper anesthesia during oral surgery.

$1,750,000 | Medical Malpractice - Wrongful Death Verdict
Polk County, Florida

Death of 31-year-old wife and mother from undiagnosed heart disease.

$1,500,000 | Medical Malpractice - Birth Injury Verdict
Hillsborough County, Florida

Obstetric negligence: brain injury to newborn.

$1,325,000 | Medical Malpractice Verdict
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 Mother of two dies after being misdiagnosed in emergency room.

$1,300,000 | Medical Malpractice Verdict
Hillsborough County, Florida

Misdiagnosis of avascular necrosis in a 32-year-old man resulting in bilateral hip replacement.

$1,250,000 | Medical Malpractice - Surgical Error Verdict
Pinellas County, Florida

Permanent scaring and neuropathy of a 37-year-old woman's leg as result of a surgical injury with a bone saw.

$1,250,000 | Medical Malpractice - Wrongful Death Verdict
Orange County, Florida

Death of 63-year-old wife during cardiac stent procedure.

$1,160,000 | Medical Malpractice - Surgical Error Verdict
Monroe County, Florida

Misdiagnoses of cancer resulting in unnecessary surgery in 66-year-old homemaker.

$1,000,000 | Medical Malpractice Verdict
Hillsborough County, Florida

Loss of a testicle to a 16-year-old boy from undiagnosed testicular torsion.

$1,000,000 | Medical Malpractice - Delayed Diagnosis Verdict
Manatee County, Florida

Delay in diagnosing bowel obstruction leading to death.

$925,000 | Medical Malpractice - Wrongful Death Verdict
Hillsborough County, Florida

Failure to diagnose coronary artery disease leading to death of 57-year-old husband and father.

$850,000 | Medical Malpractice - Birth Injury Verdict
Seminole County, Florida

Obstetric negligence causes Erb's Palsy.

$850,000 | Medical Malpractice - Wrongful Death Verdict
Volusia County, Florida

Death of 59-year-old husband from undiagnosed empyema.

$850,000 | Medical Malpractice - Wrongful Death Verdict
Osceola County, Florida

Death of 55-year-old husband and father from misdiagnosed tuberculosis meningitis.

$810,000 | Wrongful Death Verdict
Orange County, Florida

Wrongful death of 61 year old husband for failure to diagnose lung cancer.

$700,000 | Medical Malpractice - Wrongful Death Verdict
Brevard County, Florida

Death of 64-year-old husband from undiagnosed renal artery stenosis.


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