Our Track Record
Over $800 million recovered for injured victims. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Our lawyers have a proven track record of obtaining some of the largest verdicts in the Baltimore–Washington D.C. area as well as throughout Maryland and Pennsylvania. In 2012, Attorney H. Briggs Bedigian was the lead attorney on two record-setting Baltimore medical malpractice cases that resulted in verdicts of $55 million and $21 million. In the last five years, Briggs has tried and won more medical malpractice trials than any other lawyer in the Baltimore–Washington D.C. area. Briggs' record resulted in him being named Maryland Trial Lawyer of the Year 2012 by the Maryland Association of Justice (MAJ).
Results count at Gilman & Bedigian — but people matter more. Contact us today and schedule a free case evaluation. Call 800-529-6162. Best of all, you pay us nothing if you don't win — we work on a contingency fee basis. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. We want to help you make things right.
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is different and past results are not a guarantee of reaching a favorable result in any future case.
Below are some of Briggs' recent notable verdicts.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
Djapa v. Lilly Garden Apartments
Johns Hopkins Hospital
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
Adcor Defense v. Beretta USA
Harford County Malpractice Case
Judgment
University of Maryland Medical Center
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Gomez v. University of Maryland Medical System
Sobo v. Hayes (Sepsis / Failure to Diagnose)
Williams v. Hemphill
Sheldon v. University of Maryland Hospital
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Cator v. Ardin Logistics
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Scriber v. Lima
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Maryland Transit Administration
Harford County (Rachel Johnson)
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DISCLAIMER: These case results do not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Each case is unique and must be evaluated on its own merits.
Notable Case Stories
Gilman & Bedigian is pleased to report that a Baltimore City jury returned a $5.8 million verdict in favor of a deceased patient and her surviving children in a medical malpractice case against the University of Maryland Medical Center.
A Baltimore County jury returned a $20 million verdict in a commercial litigation matter, Adcor Defense, Inc. v. Beretta, USA, Inc. The dispute centered on the defendant's willful misappropriation of Adcor's cutting-edge design of a modern AR-15 rifle.
Jury awards plaintiff Rachel Johnson damages for past medical expenses of $30,790.67 and non-economic damages of $120,000.00 (counsel stipulated to a cap of $100,000.00). We fought hard for a victim of personal injury and recovered full compensation despite the insurance company's denials.
January 2017
In the end, the Maryland Transit Administration had to pay the full $170,000.00 our client was awarded at trial, plus post-judgment interest for the time the MTA refused to pay.
May 2017
Our firm took this case to trial in Baltimore in May 2017 after State Farm Insurance refused to pay our clients anything following a rear-end collision. The insurance company denied that its policyholder was responsible — the jury disagreed.
December 2015
On December 10, 2015, a Montgomery County jury rendered a verdict against an emergency room physician, Vincent D. Hayes, M.D., and his employer, Emergency Medicine Associates, P.A., in a case involving the failure to recognize and treat an upper urinary tract infection that progressed to sepsis.
While a patient was under the care of his medical providers, he developed a bacterial infection at the site of his catheter because the catheter was not properly maintained. Once the infection developed, the doctors overlooked the obvious signs and the patient's condition deteriorated.
September 2014
The University of Maryland Medical System was ordered by a Baltimore City jury to pay $3 million for committing medical malpractice during the delivery of a baby girl. On September 5, 2014, after a two-week trial, the verdict was rendered in the plaintiff's favor — the obstetricians acted negligently during delivery.
June 2012
Mr. Berger developed colon cancer and died because his doctor negligently failed to order timely cancer screening over the course of 16 years. Dr. Chucker failed to perform proper colon cancer screening as outlined in national health organization guidelines.
May 2009
On May 22, 2009, Ms. Pittman died during a routine cardiac catheterization due to a deadly allergic reaction caused by her doctors' negligence. Her doctors failed to provide appropriate clinical and diagnostic studies prior to her surgery that would have revealed her allergy.
September 2007
On September 27, 2007, after an ankle injury from a fall off a ladder, Mr. Sheldon was flown by helicopter to Shock Trauma at the University of Maryland. After surgery to repair his broken ankle, he developed an infectious disease at the wound site during his post-operative recovery.
November 2007
On November 21, 2007, Mr. Scriber died as a result of negligent management of his post-operative care following hip replacement surgery. Mr. Scriber was placed on anti-coagulation therapy per the standards of care, but his doctors failed to properly manage that therapy.
We took this case to trial. The trial lasted two weeks. In the end, a Baltimore City jury returned a record-setting verdict in Rebecca and Enzo's favor, awarding them $55 million — the highest jury verdict in a case like this.
September 2002
On September 6, 2002, Ms. Norfleet was admitted to MedStar Harbor Hospital at 32 weeks pregnant due to both mother and baby having high blood pressure. Her doctor induced labor; during labor, the baby's oxygen levels plunged dangerously, requiring a prompt cesarean delivery that did not occur in time.
A Maryland jury decided that neurosurgeon Charles L. Schnee, M.D. and Hennessy, Shuey, & Schnee, Chartered committed malpractice by negligently managing a patient's post-operative care following surgery, which left 64-year-old Richard Dallatezza a paraplegic.
December 2015
On December 10, 2015, a Montgomery County jury rendered a verdict against an emergency room physician, Vincent D. Hayes, M.D., and his employer, Emergency Medicine Associates, P.A., in a case involving the failure to recognize and treat an upper urinary tract infection that progressed to sepsis.
