Multi-Million Dollar Jury Verdicts

  • $75 Million Verdict in Georgia (July 13, 2026): A Georgia jury awarded Jonathan Buckelew $75 million after a severe communication breakdown between an emergency room doctor and a radiologist. Buckelew suffered a catastrophic brain stem stroke following chiropractic neck treatment. The delay in reading and acting on his diagnostic results left him with locked-in syndrome. Responsibility was split 60% to the ER physician and 40% to the radiologist.
  • $23.1 Million Verdict in Maine (July 6, 2026): In Aroostook County Superior Court, a jury awarded $23.1 million to Robert Giordano of Madawaska. This marks the largest non-wrongful death medical malpractice verdict in Maine history. Doctors at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital failed to identify a massive bone calcification and spinal cord compression on an initial CT scan after a fall, causing permanent paralysis.
  • $22 Million Verdict in Georgia (July 6, 2026): A Rabun County jury awarded $22 million to the widow of David Tucker. Tucker was taken to Habersham County Medical Center following a car accident, but an ER doctor canceled a necessary neck CT scan because the patient experienced too much back pain to lie flat. Staff switched to standard X-rays, which missed severe injuries and ultimately led to a fatal missed diagnosis.

Medical Malpractice Settlements

  • $725,000 Misdiagnosis Settlement in Virginia (July 13, 2026): Managed through mediation, a $725,000 settlement was reached against a Henrico County primary care physician. The doctor repeatedly dismissed a 71-year-old woman’s persistent stomach pain as irritable bowel syndrome, failing to order imaging or refer her to a specialist. The error delayed a colon cancer diagnosis for years until it metastasized to her entire body, resulting in her death.
  • Pensacola Hospital Settlement and Operational Changes (July 8, 2026): Following a multi-year dispute regarding a 2022 medical claim, Baptist Health Care reached a mutually acceptable resolution with patient Mrs. Higgs. Beyond monetary terms, the settlement implements a mandatory policy change. Women at the facility will now receive clear, written notices explicitly instructing them to schedule independent clinical follow-ups even if their initial laboratory or imaging results return as benign or normal.

Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict

Defense Verdict in Virginia (July 13, 2026): In Stuart v. The Cardiovascular Group, P.C., a Fairfax County Circuit Court jury returned a $0 defense verdict. The plaintiff requested $3 million, claiming a cardiac electrophysiologist negligently perforated a coronary sinus vein.

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