What is a medical malpractice case worth in Manhattan?
1082 results published by 89 firms with verified manhattan offices for medical malpractice. 889 have exact amounts. Firm offices do not establish case venue.
The spread
Median exact amount: $1.7 million. Middle half: $0.9 million–$3.8 million. Smallest exact amount: $0.0175 million. Largest exact amount: $120 million.
How this compares across the city
These are overlapping verified firm-office borough cohorts, not accident locations or case venues. Borough medians and quartiles are shown only for groups with at least 20 exact amounts.
| Firm office borough | Results | Exact amounts | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 1082 | 889 | $1.7 million | $0.9 million–$3.8 million |
| Queens | 127 | 101 | $1.2 million | $0.475 million–$2.6 million |
| Brooklyn | 167 | 130 | $1.1 million | $0.62 million–$2.4 million |
| The Bronx | 240 | 203 | $1.4 million | $0.7475 million–$2.6 million |
| Staten Island | 33 | 18 | Unavailable | Not shown |
What moves the number
Injury and treatment, evidence about responsibility, available insurance, and costs or liens may matter in an individual claim. These effects are not measured by this dataset.
Firms with the deepest record here
These are the firms with the most published results in this cohort, not a quality ranking. Firm medians require at least 20 exact amounts; the linked firm profiles show source-linked records.
- Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro, Moses & Halperin, LLP — 109 published results; median exact amount: $1.2 million (108 exact amounts)
- Dankner Milstein, P.C. — 69 published results; median exact amount: $1.725 million (68 exact amounts)
- Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Firm — 64 published results; median exact amount: $1.25 million (50 exact amounts)
- Sanocki Newman & Turret, LLP — 64 published results; median exact amount: $2.3 million (64 exact amounts)
- Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, LLP — 61 published results; median exact amount: $5.2 million (61 exact amounts)
- Barasch & McGarry — 59 published results; median exact amount: Not shown (0 exact amounts)
Common questions
Does the median predict what my case is worth?
No. It describes a selected set of exact firm-published results, not another person's claim.
Does the borough identify where the case happened?
No. It identifies a verified firm office, not the incident or court venue.
How we calculate this
1082 accepted firm-published results are included; 889 have eligible exact amounts. Firms select which outcomes to publish. These gross figures are not a complete record of injury outcomes or a prediction of another case. Read our source and review methodology. The linked firm profiles above include individually sourced recovery records.
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