Becker's Healthcare November 13, 2024
So-called “nuclear verdicts,” defined as jury awards of more than $10 million in civil cases, have been on the rise across healthcare.
In 2023, malpractice verdicts hit a record high. There were 57 medical malpractice verdicts of $10 million or more, and more than half of those reached $25 million.
Here are five “nuclear” or multimillion dollar verdicts involving ASCs in the last five years:
1. The Iowa Supreme Court recently overturned a $97 million malpractice verdict, which marked the largest award in the state’s history. Mercy Iowa City, Jill Goodman, MD, and OB-GYN Associates faced the lawsuit after the patient’s baby was injured during childbirth. The family was awarded the $97.4 million verdict in March 2022,...
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