Sample matters
Six matters, told plainly
These sample matters were written for this site to show how results are stated: the amount, the kind of case and a line on what happened, with the limits beside each.
$740,000
Verdict, surgical error
A surgical instrument was left in the abdomen and found on a later scan.
2023
Gross verdict for this sample matter alone, before fees and case costs.
$415,000
Settlement, missed diagnosis
A scan was read as clear. A second reading months later found what the first had missed.
2022
Gross settlement for this sample matter alone, before fees and case costs.
$225,000
Settlement, medication error
A dose was given twice in one shift, and the chart showed both entries.
2024
Gross settlement for this sample matter alone, before fees and case costs.
$1.1M
Settlement, birth injury
Monitoring strips showed a falling heart rate for forty minutes before a change of plan.
2021
Gross settlement for this sample matter alone, before fees and case costs; part held in trust for the child.
$160,000
Settlement, care-home neglect
Pressure sores went unreported for weeks, though the repositioning log had been signed.
2022
Gross settlement for this sample matter alone, before fees and case costs.
$290,000
Settlement, delayed diagnosis
A lab result showed an abnormal value, and no one called the patient for five months.
2023
Gross settlement for this sample matter alone, before fees and case costs.
Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome, and a physician must support every claim before it is brought.
What a figure leaves out
A recovery is not what a client keeps. Fees and the costs of the case come out of it, and in some matters a court must approve how the money is held or spent.
Most of the cases reviewed here do not become claims at all. They are not in this list because there is nothing to report.
See how your own records read
The first review tells you how the records read and whether a physician supports a claim.