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Our Attorney’s Past Results

Below are just a few of the results that medical malpractice attorney Bailey Melvin has obtained over his nearly 30-year career.

  • 10 million dollar settlement for a child who suffered brain damage at birth.
  • 3 million dollar settlement for a child that suffered brain damage at birth.
  • 2.4 million dollar settlement for a child that suffered brain damage at birth.
  • 2.25 million dollar settlement for a child that suffered brain damage at birth.
  • 2.25 million dollar settlement for a child who suffered brain damage at birth.
  • 2.2 million dollar settlement for a patient who suffered burns during an operating room fire.
  • 2 million dollar settlement for a a patient who suffered complications from back surgery.
  • 1.75 million dollar settlement for the family of a patient who died as a result of the delay in treatment of a kidney laceration.
  • 1.4 million dollar jury verdict for a family whose mother was killed as a result of a trucking accident.
  • 1.35 million verdict against a Radiologist in a failure to diagnose lung cancer case.
  • 1.25 million dollar arbitration award for a gentleman who suffered from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy as a result of a trucking accident. The highest offer prior to arbitration was $250,000.
  • 1.25 million dollar settlement involving the failure to evaluate whether a patient was a proper candidate for surgery and follow up on test results.
  • 1.2 million dollar settlement for the family of a woman who dies as a result of cervical cancer.
  • Jury Verdict and total judgment for 1.19 million dollars in a Shoulder Dystocia case where the child suffered a brachial plexus injury.
  • 1.1 million dollar settlement resulting from the failure to diagnose and properly treat a patient in the Emergency Room.
  • 1 million dollar settlement for a young man who suffered a below the knee amputation as a result of a delay in the diagnosis of sepsis.
  • 1 million dollar settlement for a client who lost their leg due to a delay in diagnosing sepsis.
  • 1 million dollar settlement for a child who was injured during a scoliosis surgery.
  • 1 million dollar settlement in a wrongful death case.
  • $975,000 settlement for the family of a 16 year-old girl who died during a gall bladder operation. It is believed to be the biggest settlement ever in the county where the case would have been tried.
  • $950,000 for a lady who was injured during a gall bladder surgery.
  • $850,000 settlement for a gentleman who suffered severe weakness in his arms and legs after neck surgery. The doctor and the hospital failed to properly immobilize the patient’s neck after the surgery.
  • $750,000 for a gentleman who suffered a heart attack. He had been to his doctor two days prior to the heart attack complaining of chest pain. The doctor misread his EKG and failed to refer him to the emergency room.
  • $750,000 for a little boy who suffered brain damage as a result of the failure to perform a c-section. The case was tried to a hung jury and then settled. The highest offer prior to trial was $400,000.
  • $700,000 settlement for a lady who suffered incontinence and loss of sensation in her pelvic area as a result of the failure to diagnose cauda equina syndrome.
  • $650,000 for a little boy who suffered a brachial plexus injury due to shoulder dystocia at birth. At the time of settlement it was believed to be the highest settlement ever in North Carolina for this type of injury.
  • $650,000 for a lady who suffered a delay in the diagnosis of her lung cancer.
  • $500,000 settlement for a lady who suffered a delay in diagnosing breast cancer.
  • $500,000 for a little girl who suffered a brachial plexus injury due to shoulder dystocia at birth.
  • $500,000 for a gentleman who suffered a herniated disk as a result of a trucking accident.
  • $450,000 for a gentleman who suffered an injury during surgery on his neck.
  • $400,000 for a little girl who suffered a mild brachial plexus injury.
  • $350,000 for the husband of an elderly lady who died when her doctor failed to diagnose an allergic response to her medication.
  • $350,000 to a gentleman who suffered a stroke as a result of the negligence of a recovery room nurse.
  • $350,000 for a little girl who suffered a brachial plexus injury.
  • $335,000 to the family of an elderly woman who died as the result of the negligence of a cardiologist.
  • $330,000 to a gentleman who was injured as a result of the negligence of a podiatrist.
  • $300,000 for a little girl who suffered brachial plexus injury.
  • $250,000 to the family of an elderly man who died as a result of the failure of a surgeon to prevent a pulmonary embolism.
  • $240,000 in a failure to diagnose cancer case.

*Past performance does not guarantee future results