Case Results
Every potential personal injury or medical malpractice claim is unique and must be treated that way. Whether you have a valid lawsuit and should pursue it, as well as the potential value of your financial recovery, will depend on a wide range of factors. Ultimately, the outcome could well depend on the talent, dedication and level of preparation delivered by the law firm you choose to represent you.
At Meagher & Meagher, P.C. in White Plains, New York, our lawyers have assessed all the angles and circumstances and built compelling cases for many injury victims and their families over the past three-plus decades. Significant trial successes earned by principal attorney Christopher B. Meagher and our legal team in the past few years alone have included:
$60.9 Million Damage Award
Delivered By A New York State Supreme Court Jury In Westchester County For The Family Of An Infant Disabled At Birth.
$47.95 Million Award
Reflecting Findings Of Negligence By Multiple Defendants, For The Victim Of A Failure To Diagnose A Spinal Tumor And Administer Treatment That Would Have Prevented Residual Injuries And Pain.
$17,960,000 Settlement
On behalf of a child with significant developmental delays as a result of birth-related injuries.
$13,500,000 Total Settlement
For Birth Injury To Infant Due To Negligence By Obstetricians, Delivering Hospital And Transferring Hospital’s Negligence, Resulting In Perinatal Hypoxia And Global Cognitive And Motor Delays.
$9,000,000+ Total Settlement
For Birth Injury To Infant Resulting From A Failure To Timely Diagnose And Properly Manage Maternal Preeclampsia, Resulting In The Infant’s Respiratory Distress And Global Cognitive And Motor Developmental Delays.
$8,750,000 Verdict
From a Westchester County jury on behalf of the estate of a 76-year-old woman following a month-long trial. This complex medical malpractice matter involved three different theories of liability, causation, and damages against three separate Defendants.
$6,000,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By A Woman Whose Breast Cancer Was Untimely Diagnosed.
$5,250,000 Settlement
On behalf of a Rockland-area family and their child who suffers from developmental delays as a result of negligence by the hospital staff during the child’s delivery.
$4,100,000
On behalf of a 57-year-old woman who suffered nerve injury during cervical spine surgery
$4,000,000 Settlement
On behalf of a Rockland-area family who tragically lost their child in a motor vehicle accident.
$4,000,000
On behalf of a 40-year-old woman who suffered chronic pain from a nerve injury during surgery.
$3,200,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By A Man Whose Advanced-stage Colon Cancer Was Not Timely Diagnosed And Who Suffered Multiple Subsequent Surgical Complications.
$3,150,000 Settlement
On behalf of the Estate of a 46-year-old woman who suffered a perioperative stroke, resulting in her untimely death.
$3,150,000
On behalf of the family of a 69-year-old woman who died of advanced-stage uterine cancer due to an 8-month delay in diagnosis by her treating physicians.
$2,500,000 Settlement
On behalf of our clients who were victims of psychiatric malpractice.
$2,250,000 Settlement
For A Mother’s Wrongful Death Due To A Bacterial Infection Following The Delivery Of Her Baby.
$2,050,000 Settlement
For Failing To Diagnose And Treat Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
$1,900,000
On behalf of a 64-year-old man for damages sustained due to a delayed diagnosis of rectal cancer.
$1,900,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By A Woman Who Suffered A Stroke Due To Mismanagement Of Her Anticoagulation Therapy.
$1,560,000
On behalf of a 53-year-old woman who suffered fatal complications of sepsis after a delay in diagnosis of a rare metabolic disorder linked to bariatric surgery.
$1,525,000 Settlement
On behalf of a client who suffered serious injuries after being struck by an unaffixed shelving unit while shopping.
$1,500,000 Settlement
On behalf of the Estate of a retired judge following an Emergency Department’s failure to timely diagnose and treat an acute condition.
$1,500,000 Settlement
On behalf of a client whose providers failed to timely diagnose bladder cancer.
$1,500,000
On behalf of a 49-year-old man who was injured due to an emergency room delay in diagnosing and managing a hypertensive ischemic event.
$1,350,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained Due To An Unaffixed Shelving Unit Falling And Striking Client While Shopping.
$1,300,000
On behalf of the family of a 65-year-old nursing home resident who suffered an avoidable death from complications of sepsis.
$1,250,000 Verdict
On behalf of the family of an 80-year-old former smoker with chronic lung disease for an 8-month delay in diagnosis of her lung cancer.
$1,250,000
On behalf of a 45-year-old woman following a delay in diagnosis of a rare soft tissue sarcoma. At the time of settlement, our client is cancer-free.
$1,200,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By A Woman Whose Right Ureteral Injury Was Not Timely Diagnosed Or Repaired.
$1,200,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By A Man Whose Ascending Cholangitis Was Untimely Diagnosed.
$1,000,000 Settlement
On behalf of the family of an extremely premature infant who tragically passed away due to negligence in an emergency room.
$1,000,000 Settlement
On behalf of a 55-year-old New York City man whose providers failed to timely diagnose a spinal abscess.
$995,000 Settlement
On behalf of a Rockland-area woman for a delayed diagnosis of colon cancer.
$950,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By A Delivery Truck Driver Who Fell Several Feet Down Into An Uncovered Manhole.
$950,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By A Delivery Truck Driver Who Fell Several Feet Down Into An Uncovered Manhole.
$950,000 Settlement
On behalf of our client for damages sustained due to the medical providers’ failure to timely diagnose and treat a hyperglycemic episode.
$900,000 Settlement
$900,000 Judgment
On behalf of a client who suffered an acute traumatic brain injury as a result of a motor vehicle collision.
$825,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By A Woman Due To Misdiagnosis Of An Ectopic Pregnancy.
$750,000
$725,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By A Woman Whose Ectopic Pregnancy Was Not Timely Diagnosed.
$450,000
On behalf of a young lady for complications she experienced following placement of an IV.
$450,000 Settlement
On behalf of a 74-year-old woman who sustained multiple pressure ulcers during a hospital admission.
$300,000
$250,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By Woman Who Was Rear-ended By An Oil Tanker Delivery Truck.
$250,000 Full Policy Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By Woman In A Single-car Motor Vehicle Accident.
$250,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained In A Head On Motor Vehicle Collision.
$225,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained In A Side-swipe Motor Vehicle Collision.
$225,000 Full Policy Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained In A Rear-end Motor Vehicle Collision.
$200,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained In A Head On Motor Vehicle Collision.
$200,000 Settlement
On behalf of an adolescent pedestrian who sustained injuries after being struck by a motor vehicle.
$200,000
$165,000 Arbitration Award
$160,000
$150,000
$125,000 Settlement
$125,000 Full Policy Settlement
$100,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By A Pedestrian Struck By A Motor Vehicle While In A Crosswalk.
$100,000 Full Policy Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By A Pedestrian Struck By A Motor Vehicle While In A Crosswalk.
$125,000 Full Policy Settlement
$100,000 Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By A Pedestrian Struck By A Motor Vehicle While In A Crosswalk.
$100,000 Full Policy Settlement
For Serious Injuries Sustained By A Pedestrian Struck By A Motor Vehicle While In A Crosswalk.

