Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Auto/Truck Accident Record-Setting Result $21,000,000

Largest California non-punitive verdict for a single individual (San Francisco County, Zivic v. Winterland).

Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Sepsis, Medication Error Record-Setting Result $17,000,000

Settlement for a brain-injured baby.

Brain Injury, Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Cerebral Palsy Record-Setting Result $15,000,000

Largest pretrial settlement against the United States in Hawaii for a child who suffered brain damage during birth.

Medical Malpractice, Brain Injury, Neonatal Injury, Surgical Injury Record-Setting Result $14,000,000

Surgery error on a 3-day old child resulted in brain injuries.

Medical Malpractice, Brain Injury, Birth Injury, Cerebral Palsy Record-Setting Result $11,400,000

Birth injury resulted in Cerebral Palsy. This settlement is a state record.

Medical Malpractice, Neonatal Injury, Failure to Diagnose Record-Setting Result $11,000,000

Neonatal blindness injuries to premature triplets after failure to diagnose the condition in a timely manner.

Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injury Record-Setting Result $10,000,000

Record settlement for a birth injury case in that state.

Medical Malpractice, Cardiac Misdiagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Wrongful Death Record-Setting Result $9,960,000

This case against UCSF Medical Center was the largest medical malpractice settlement for a death in California history in 2002.

Medical Malpractice, Sepsis, Amputation Record-Setting Result $9,750,000

Failure to treat sepsis and excessive medication led to the loss of limbs. This is a record-setting result in the state.

Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injury Record-Setting Result $8,900,000

Record trial judgment for improper use of vacuum extraction and failure to timely deliver a baby (1985).