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$22 millionRhodes, et al. v. AIG Domestic Claims,Inc., et al.Supreme Judicial Court doubles auto-crash tort verdict in awarding damagesfor Chapter 93A violationsAction: Motor vehicle negligence/con-sumer protectionAttorneys: Margaret M. Pinkham ofPinkham Busny, Woburn; and M. Freder-ick Pritzker and Daniel J. Brown, ofBrown Rudnick, Boston

$5.83 millionWard, Administratrix of the Estate ofRobby Lee Ward Jr. v. DemartinoPatient dies after primary care physiciandiscontinues aspirin regimen Action: Medical malpracticeAttorney: Adam R. Satin of Lubin &Meyer, Boston

$4.49 millionChiulli v. Lyons Group, et al. Patron suffers brain injury in bar brawl Action: Negligence & tortAttorneys: Andrew M. Abraham, Paul K.Baker and Thomas Thorpe, of Baker &Abraham, Boston

$4 millionVazquez v. Mauras, et al.Disembarking bus passenger clipped byunlicensed driver Action: Motor vehicle negligenceAttorney: Seth D. Jacobs of Swartz &Lynch, Boston

$3.58 million Croke, Special Administratrix of the Estateof Alberto Fernandex v. Williams, et al.Boy dies from delay in treatment ofshunt malfunction

Action: Medical malpracticeAttorney: Adam R. Satin of Lubin &Meyer, Boston

$3.34 million Venincasa v. Venincasa, et al. Developer pins family business’s debts ondaughterAction: CorporateAttorneys: J. Mark Dickison, Philip S.Pulitzer, George F. Hailer and Glenn P.Frank, of Lawson & Weitzen, Boston

$1.79 million Balkin, et al. v. Commissioner of Revenue Revenue commissioner ordered to re-fund estate taxAction: TaxationAttorneys: Michael H. Riley of King &Navins, Wellesley; Robert M. Allen ofAllen & Hollander, Waltham

$1.3 millionSupreme Energy LLC v. Riordan, et al.Ex-employee, competitor sued for divert-ing clientsAction: EmploymentAttorney: Nicholas J. Nesgos of Poster-nak, Blankstein & Lund, Boston

$1.27 millionLin v. Cheng, et al.Man struck by van while in his driveway Action: Motor vehicle negligenceAttorney: Brett Levy of Boston

Editor’s note: The attorneys listed arethe lawyers who submitted the verdictinformation.

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$35 million Case name withheldPharma giant pleads guilty to illegal promotion of several drugsAction: FraudAttorney: Attorney General MarthaCoakley, Boston

$17.8 million Case name withheldHealth care company resolves allegationsof illegal off-label marketingAction: FraudAttorneys: George Zachos and CourtneyM. Schou, of the Attorney General’s Of-fice, Boston

$10 million Case name withheldDrug corporation accused of makingfalse claims regarding painkiller’s safetyAction: FraudAttorney: Attorney General MarthaCoakley, Boston

$7.3 million Case name withheldTransport company allegedly backed outof contract with MBTA Action: ContractAttorneys: Matthew T. Connolly, JeffreyT. Walker, Stephanie Kahn and Chris Barry-Smith, of the Attorney General’sOffice, Boston

$4 million Case name withheldFinancial giant’s former VP involved inalleged pay-to-play scheme Action: FraudAttorney: Attorney General MarthaCoakley, Boston

$2.2 million Case name withheldFuel company allegedly collected cleanupfunds from state while being reimbursedby insurersAction: FraudAttorney: Attorney General MarthaCoakley, Boston

$2 million Case name withheldDrugmaker accused of marketing drugfor unapproved usesAction: FraudAttorneys: George Zachos and CourtneyM. Schou, of the Attorney General’s Of-fice, Boston

$24 millionMinchello, et al. v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., et al. FINRA panel finds bank breached contract with financial advisersAction: ContractAttorney: Peter R. Pendergast of Prince, Lobel, Tye, Boston

$1.38 millionCase name withheld Delayed diagnosis of tear; abscess leads to patient’s deathAction: Medical malpractice

Attorneys: Michael E. Mone and Joseph P. McGinn, of Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone, Boston

$1.04 millionCase name withheldTow truck runs red light, slams into cou-ple’s pickupAction: Motor vehicle negligenceAttorneys: Roger J. Brunelle and Ralph F.Sbrogna, of Sbrogna & Brunelle, Worcester

Editor’s note: The attorneys listed are the lawyers who submitted the arbitration information.

$21 millionCambronero v. Abreau, et al.Boy drowns in unsecured backyard septic tankAction: Negligence & tortAttorney: Michael R. Rezendes of The Rezendes Law Group, Quincy

$1.71 millionUrban Improvement Fund Limited-1973 v. Lombardi Corporation Limited partner awarded damages after GP reneges on buyout Action: ContractAttorneys: Richard M. Bluesteinand Janet S. Lundberg, of Krokidas & Bluestein, Boston

Editor’s note: The attorneys listed are the lawyers who submittedthe bench award information.

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$109 millionU.S. ex rel. Giddarie v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc.Drug company pays $109M tosettle kickback suit Action: FraudAttorney: Joseph M. Makalusky of Ellis & Rapacki, Boston

$27.5 millionSouthcoast Hospital v. Office of MedicaidHospital allegedly underpaid for Medi-caid-patient servicesAction: ContractAttorneys: Dennis S. Scot, Peter V. Kentand Charlene E. Kent, of PV Kent & As-sociates, Danvers

$8 million Case name withheldCentrifuge whips crowbar at plant worker’s head Action: Negligence & tortAttorneys: John C. DeSimone and Paul E.Mitchell, of Mitchell & DeSimone, Boston

$8 million Case name withheldTumor leads to paraplegia in 10-year-oldcancer patient Action: Medical malpracticeAttorney: Chris S. Dodig of Donovan &O’Connor, North Adams

$7.5 million Case name withheldElectrician suffers agonizing death inhouse explosion Action: Negligence & tortAttorney: Marc L. Breakstone of Break-stone, White & Gluck, Boston

$7.5 million Case name withheldVictim severely burned in propane blast Action: Negligence & tortAttorneys: Patrick T. Jones and TimothyC. Kelleher III, of Cooley, Manion, Jones,Boston

$7.5 million Case name withheld Propane explosion results in major impact injury Action: Negligence & tortAttorneys: Jeffrey E. Rossman, Paul F.Denver and Vicki L. Harbour, of Ross-man & Rossman, Boston

$6 million First Choice Armor & Equipment, Inc. v. Toyobo America, Inc., et al.Body armor company allegedly induced to make faulty vests Action: Consumer protectionAttorneys: Michael S. Appel of Sugar-man, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, Boston;Pitts Carr and David Cohen, of Carr & Palmer, Atlanta

$6 million Case name withheld Baby born with cerebral palsy; deliveryteam blamedAction: Medical malpracticeAttorney: Joseph G. Abromovitz of Dedham

$5.6 million Case name withheldMan dies at 52 after lifelong exposure toasbestos Action: Negligence & tortAttorneys: Edward P. Coady, Christo-pher P. Duffy and David W. Fanikos, ofCoady Law Firm, Boston

$5 millionCase name withheldRunaway 400-lb. tire lands on car roof,killing driverAction: Motor vehicle negligenceAttorneys: Valerie A. Yarashus, Peter J.Ainsworth and Leo V. Boyle, of Meehan,Boyle, Black & Bogdanow, Boston

$4.8 millionCase name withheldFailure to perform timely C-sectionblamed for baby’s cerebral palsyAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Russell X. Pollock and ClydeD. Bergstresser, of Bergstresser & Pollock,Boston

$4.65 million Case name withheldNewborn suffers brain damage in ex-tended delivery Action: Medical malpractice Attorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andKrysia J. Syska, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$4.5 million Case name withheldStudent gunned down in allegedly unsafeapartment Action: Negligence & tortAttorney: Michael S. Appel of Sugarman,Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, Boston

$4.38 million Case name withheldNurse, resident fail to respond to fetaldistress readingsAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Philip J. Crowe Jr. and Flo-rence A. Carey, of Crowe & Mulvey,Boston

$4.2 million Case name withheldDoctors allegedly fail to address fetal abnormalitiesAction: Medical malpracticeAttorney: Elizabeth N. Mulvey of Crowe & Mulvey, Boston

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$4 million Case name withheldSUV mashed by tractor-trailer in snowyon-ramp crashAction: Motor vehicle negligenceAttorneys: Jeffrey N. Catalano and Car-ole C. Cooke, of Todd & Weld, Boston

$3.9 million Case name withheldCancer, now terminal, spread uncheckedfor two yearsAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andKrysia J. Syska, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3.8 million Case name withheldDoctors fail to act on fetal distress; braindamage resultsAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andKrysia J. Syska, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3.75 million Case name withheldMotorcyclist slams face-first into side of luxury carAction: Motor vehicle negligenceAttorney: Ronald E. Gluck of Break-stone, White & Gluck, Boston

$3.5 million Case name withheldPatient suffers brain injury following angioplastyAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Adam A. Rowe and WilliamD. Crowe, of Crowe & Dunn, Boston

$3.5 million Case name withheldPatient’s cancer diagnosis detrimentallydelayedAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andKrysia J. Syska, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3.5 million Case name withheldMan with chronic Hepatitis B developsfatal liver cancer Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andKrysia J. Syska, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3.2 million Case name withheldNurses fail to act on worrisome fetalreadings; brain damage results Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andKrysia J. Syska, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3 millionCase name withheldDelayed surgery reveals crash victim’s or-gan damageAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andAdam R. Satin, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3 millionCase name withheldPhysician mistakes aneurism for kidney stone

Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Adam R. Satin of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3 millionCase name withheldInvestment firm accused of wrongfullyestablishing competing fundsAction: ContractAttorneys: Jonathan W. Fitch, Ryan M.Cunningham and William G. Cosmas, ofSally & Fitch, Boston

$3 million Case name withheldNewborn incurs brain injury during labor Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and RobertM. Higgins, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$3 million Case name withheldSepsis in woman’s arm infection leads tobrain damageAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and RobertM. Higgins, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2.55 millionCase name withheldBlood bank error allegedly costs patienthis lifeAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Paul E. Mitchell and John C.DeSimone, of Mitchell & DeSimone, Boston

$2.5 millionCase name withheldPatient discharged from clinic dieshours laterAction: Medical malpracticeAttorney: Frederic N. Halstrom of Hal-strom Law Offices, Boston

$2.5 millionCase name withheldMan allegedly prescribed deadly double-dose of drugsAction: Medical malpracticeAttorney: James A. Swartz of Swartz &Swartz, Boston

$2.5 millionCase name withheldSinus surgery outpatient suffers fatalhemorrhage Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Elizabeth N. Mulvey andMichael J. Harris, of Crowe & Mulvey,Boston

$2.5 millionCase name withheldMan’s brain cyst goes undetected for over two years Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Philip J. Crowe and David W.Suchecki, of Crowe & Mulvey, Boston

$2.5 million Case name withheldTeen dies after brain swelling goes unde-tected Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and RobertM. Higgins, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2.35 millionCase name withheldSurgery results in fatal bleeding nine months later Action: Medical malpracticeAttorney: Clyde D. Bergstresser ofBergstresser & Pollock, Boston

$2.15 millionCase name withheldMultiple fractures keep crash victim in hospital for monthAction: Motor vehicle negligenceAttorneys: Patrick T. Jones and TimothyC. Kelleher III, of Cooley, Manion, Jones,Boston; Mark D. Petti of Brockton

$2.1 millionCase name withheldBaby born in throes of seizure after extended laborAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Max Borten and SidneyGorovitz, of Gorovitz & Borten, Waltham

$2.1 millionCase name withheldDoctors allegedly fail to provide blood in a timely mannerAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Patrick T. Jones and RichardW. Paterniti, of Cooley, Manion, Jones,Boston

$2 millionCase name withheldDoctor delays man’s surgical referral for 32 monthsAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Patrick T. Jones and Donna R.Corcoran, of Cooley, Manion, Jones,Boston

$2 millionCase name withheldStudy leader doubles subject’s medswithout PCP’s OKAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr., Ben-jamin R. Novotny and Nicholas D. Cap-piello, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$2 millionCase name withheldInfant dies after being given paralyzingagent Action: Medical malpracticeAttorney: Abigail R. Williams of AbigailWilliams & Associates, Worcester

$2 millionCase name withheldWoman’s post-op bleeding leads to fatal sepsis Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Max Borten and SidneyGorovitz, of Gorovitz & Borten, Waltham

$2 millionCase name withheldMechanic suffers career-ending injuryon the jobAction: Negligence & tortAttorney: Claudine A. Cloutier of Kech-es Law Group, Taunton

$2 millionCase name withheldSinus surgery patient suffers brain damageAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Elizabeth N. Mulvey andMichael J. Harris, of Crowe & Mulvey,Boston

$1.9 millionSilva v. Warren, et al.Motorcyclist’s leg “split open” in intersec-tion crashAction: Motor vehicle negligence Attorneys: James V. Marano and Linda M.Freehill, of Kushner & Marano, Newton

$1.85 millionCase name withheldPatient, at risk for bleeding, suffers fatalhemorrhageAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andBenjamin R. Novotny, of Lubin & Meyer

$1.85 millionCase name withheldMan dies of leg embolism caused bydeep vein thrombosisAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Patrick T. Jones and Richard W.Paterniti, of Cooley, Manion, Jones, Boston

$1.75 millionCase name withheldMan’s rare condition leads to fatal am-monia toxicity Action: Medical malpractice Attorneys: Elizabeth N. Mulvey andMichael J. Harris, of Crowe & Mulvey,Boston

$1.75 millionCase name withheldShopper slips on spatter beyond marked spill zone Action: Slip, trip & fall Attorneys: Marsha J. Alban and Robert I.Feinberg, of Feinberg & Alban, Brookline

$1.75 millionCase name withheld85-year-old woman stuck with “value-less” life insuranceAction: Wills & trustsAttorneys: Jeffrey N. Catalano and JulieGreen, of Todd & Weld, Boston

$1.75 millionCase name withheldSurgeon mistakenly severs patient’s ulnar nerve Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Eric J. Parker and Susan M.Bourque, of Parker Scheer, Boston

1.75 million Case name withheldMan dies following elective heart valve replacementAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and WilliamJ. Thompson, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.75 million Case name withheldEnlarged thyroid goes untested for twoyears; cancer develops

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Million-plus settlementsAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andAdam R. Satin, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.71 millionCase name withheldChild deprived of oxygen at birth sufferscatastrophic brain injuryAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Valerie A. Yarashus, Peter J.Ainsworth and Leo V. Boyle, of Meehan,Boyle, Black & Bogdanow, Boston

$1.7 millionCase name withheldWoman shatters pelvis in deadly motorcycle crashAction: Motor vehicle negligence Attorney: Joseph P. McManus of Mc-Manus Law Offices, Grafton

$1.7 millionCase name withheldAircraft maker sued over allegedly defective pilot seat Action: Products liabilityAttorney: David P. Angueira of Swartz & Swartz, Boston

$1.63 millionCase name withheldBoy struck crossing highway on “mini-motorcycle”Action: Products liabilityAttorney: Alan L. Cantor of Swartz & Swartz, Boston

$1.63 millionCase name withheldMotorcyclist killed in collision with oncoming truckAction: Motor vehicle negligenceAttorneys: Terrence J. Daley and Ed-mund P. Daley, of Moquin & Daley,Boston

$1.6 millionCamilli v. Cicconi Equipment Company, et al.Worker on sidewalk detail blindsided bybackhoe Action: Negligence & tortAttorneys: Thomas M. Greene, MichaelTabb and Ilyas J. Rona, of Greene, Boston

$1.6 millionCase name withheldSenior citizen sustains traumatic braininjury in highway pile-upAction: Motor vehicle negligence Attorneys: Douglas K. Sheff, Donald W.Grady and Stephen J. Chiasson, of SheffLaw Offices, Boston

$1.6 millionCase name withheldMan who allegedly hit cop dies in policecustodyAction: Civil rightsAttorneys: Frances A. King, Boston; EarlHoward, Cambridge and Boston

$1.5 millionCase name withheldTeen suffers painful complications of appendectomy Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Max Borten and SidneyGorovitz, of Gorovitz & Borten, Waltham

$1.5 millionCase name withheldGERD patient succumbs after risky “redo” surgery Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Clyde D. Bergstresser of Bergstresser & Pollock, Boston

$1.5 millionCase name withheldEMTs drop patient, resulting in femoralfracture Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Zachary B. Lang and BarryD. Lang, of Barry D. Lang & Associates,Newton

$1.5 millionCase name withheld1-year-old boy dies after being trappedin cribAction: Products liabilityAttorneys: Robert A. Shuman and Jay S.Bronstein, of the Law Offices of RobertA. Shuman & Associates, Sharon

$1.5 million Case name withheldMan dies after delayed diagnosis of kidney cancerAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and WilliamJ. Thompson, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.5 million Case name withheldSurgical patient suffers facial droop afternerve is severedAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and RobertM. Higgins, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.5 million Case name withheldPatient dies from bleeding after wisdomteeth extractionAction: Medical malpracticeAttorney: Brian P. Burke of Worcester

$1.5 million Case name withheldScissor lift flips over, severely injuring driverAction: Negligence & tort; productsliabilityAttorneys: Steven H. Schafer andMatthew J. Andrade, of Steven H. Schafer& Associates, Boston and Needham

$1.4 million Case name withheldGirl, 11, suffers foot droop after experimental procedureAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andBenjamin R. Novotny, of Lubin & Meyer,Boston

$1.4 millionO’Brien v. City of Boston, et al.Man claims policeman attacked him forrecording fellow officerAction: Civil rightsAttorney: Howard Friedman of Boston

$1.4 millionCase name withheldOncologist fails to treat lung nodules; patient diesAction: Medical malpracticeAttorney: Clyde D. Bergstresser ofBergstresser & Pollock, Boston

$1.3 millionCase name withheldEmployee sued for diverting clients to competitorAction: EmploymentAttorney: Nicholas J. Nesgos of Poster-nak, Blankstein & Lund, Boston

$1.3 millionCase name withheldSparks from battery charger ignite worker’s clothesAction: Products liabilityAttorney: John F. Finnerty Jr. of Osterville

$1.25 millionCase name withheldNursing home resident chokes on forbidden fries Action: Negligence & tortAttorneys: David J. Hoey of North Read-ing, and David A. Couch of PLLC, LittleRock, Ark.

$1.25 million Case name withheldMan diagnosed with GERD dies nextday of arrhythmiaAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andKrysia J. Syska, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1.25 million Case name withheldBicyclist struck by car, dragged 850 feetAction: Motor vehicle negligenceAttorneys: Edmund P. Daley andTheodore R. Whittenburg, of Moquin & Daley, Boston

$1.2 million Case name withheldScooter driver killed in rear-end collisionAction: Motor vehicle negligence Attorneys: James E. Byrne and ThomasDrechsler, of Byrne & Drechsler, Boston;Alan J. Schlesinger and Leonard M.Davidson, of Schlesinger & Buchbinder,Newton

$1.2 million Case name withheldElderly woman dies after eating E. coli-tainted beefAction: Products liability Attorneys: Robert E. Mazow and Kevin J.McCullough, of Mazow & McCullough,Salem

$1 millionCase name withheldRadiologist misses malignant mass on mammogramAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Max D. Stern and Nora J.Chorover, of Stern, Shapiro, Weissberg & Garin, Boston

$1 millionCase name withheldMisread pathology leads to unnecessaryprostate removal Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and WilliamJ. Thompson, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 millionCase name withheld

Patient with post-op organ damage succumbs to sepsis Action: Medical malpracticeAttorney: Jeffrey N. Catalano of Todd & Weld, Boston

$1 millionCase name withheldSurgeon belatedly remedies botched procedure Action: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Clyde D. Bergstresser andRussell X Pollock, of Bergstresser & Pollock, Boston

$1 millionCase name withheldMotorist’s knee requires replacement after intersection crashAction: Motor vehicle negligenceAttorneys: Patrick T. Jones and TimothyC. Kelleher III, of Cooley, Manion, Jones,Boston

$1 million Case name withheldPlaintiff: X-ray revealed cancer a year before diagnosisAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. and RobertM. Higgins, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million Case name withheldWoman dies after CT scan was allegedlymisreadAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andAdam R. Satin, of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

$1 million Case name withheldThyroid cancer advances untreated toStage IVAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andNicholas D. Cappiello, of Lubin & Meyer,Boston

$1 million Case name withheldMan suffers fatal heart attack after walkdown stairs with EMTsAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Andrew C. Meyer Jr. andNicholas D. Cappiello, of Lubin & Meyer,Boston

$1 million Case name withheldPatient mistakenly diagnosed as HIV-positiveAction: Medical malpracticeAttorneys: Roger J. Brunelle and Ralph F.Sbrogna, of Sbrogna & Brunelle, Worcester

$1 millionCase name withheldHigh-performance car crosses center linein fatal collisionAction: Motor vehicle negligenceAttorneys: Steven H. Schafer andMatthew J. Andrade, of Steven H. Schafer& Associates, Boston and Needham

Editor’s note: The attorneys listed are thelawyers who submitted the settlement in-formation.