One of the Top Medical Malpractice Verdicts Nationwide in 2025: A $60+ Million New York Verdict Led by Marijo C. Adimey

A National Look at the Biggest Medical Malpractice Verdicts of 2025

The largest medical malpractice verdicts of 2025 reflect a nationwide reckoning with the true cost of preventable medical negligence. Juries across the United States have returned extraordinary awards in cases involving catastrophic injuries, lifelong disability, and wrongful death—setting new benchmarks for accountability in healthcare.

As of now, public legal reporting has not released a newer nationwide ranking that supersedes the analysis published by Expert Institute, which remains the most comprehensive national overview of the biggest medical malpractice verdicts so far this year. That report highlights only a small number of cases that reached the highest tier nationally.

A New York Verdict That Ranks Among the Top 5 Nationally

Within that national context, one New York case stands out. A $60+ million verdict returned by a Nassau County jury places this case among the top medical malpractice verdicts in the United States in 2025—and appears to rank within the Top 5 nationwide based on publicly available reporting.

The verdict was awarded to a former electrical mechanic who was left permanently paraplegic following what should have been a routine epidural steroid injection performed in 2019 at the Pain Institute of Long Island.

This result is also the largest medical malpractice verdict in Nassau County history.

Tried by Marijo C. Adimey

The case was tried by Marijo C. Adimey, with associate Aaron M. Ser, on behalf of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf.

After a three-week trial, the jury deliberated for less than three hours before returning a unanimous verdict—underscoring how clearly the evidence demonstrated departures from accepted standards of medical care.

What the Evidence Showed

At trial, expert testimony established that the catastrophic spinal cord injury was entirely preventable. The jury heard evidence that:

A contraindicated steroid (Kenalog) was likely used despite known risks of spinal cord infarction,
Proper imaging and injection technique were allegedly not followed, and
Medical records failed to accurately document the medication administered.

The result was a spinal cord infarction that caused irreversible paralysis, chronic pain, and the complete loss of the plaintiff’s ability to work or live independently.

National Context: Why This Verdict Stands Apart

According to the Expert Institute report, only a handful of medical malpractice cases nationwide exceeded—or even approached—this level in 2025. Those include:

$951 million in Utah for delayed C-section birth injury
$70.8 million in Florida for a missed stroke diagnosis at ER discharge
$70 million in Georgia for a vasopressin overdose resulting in double amputation
$48.1 million in Missouri for prolonged labor causing cerebral palsy

Against this backdrop, the New York medical malpractice case stands as one of the largest non–birth injury medical malpractice verdicts in the country this year, firmly placing it in the highest national tier.