Jennifer L. Amdur

Serving Shelton, Stamford, Danbury, Bridgeport, New Haven, and all of Connecticut.

Jennifer is a distinguished medical malpractice and personal injury litigator with an exceptional reputation as evidenced by having secured more than $125 million in total settlements for her clients, to date. Her passion for advocating for clients in medical malpractice cases, particularly those involving birth injuries and women’s and children’s health, underscores her deep empathy and commitment to justice. Jennifer also represents individuals in catastrophic personal injury matters and wrongful death matters.

Jennifer is a member of the American Association for Justice, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, and the Fairfield Bar Association. Jennifer has been recognized by Super Lawyers from 2014 to the present. Jennifer has been honored by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 40 Under 40 lawyer.

A sample of Jennifer’s settlements include:

$8 million total recovery for a child who suffered hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy during delivery
$7 million total recovery for a client who underwent amputations on all four limbs following misdiagnosis of a bacterial infection
$6.25 million medical malpractice award on behalf of a client who has sustained a substantially decreased life expectancy as a result of the defendant physician’s failure to timely diagnose his lung cancer
$5 million total recovery against a physician for failing to timely diagnose a client’s bacterial infection, resulting in catastrophic injuries
$5.25 million for the failure to timely diagnose and treat herpes encephalopathy in a newborn causing permanent injury
$5 million total medical malpractice award on behalf of a baby who sustained a stroke during delivery.
$3.7 million in a wrongful death claim involving the failure to timely diagnose and treat an aortic dissection
$3.25 million for the failure to timely diagnose and treat a vertebral artery dissection causing permanent injury
$3 million settlement for a client whose progressive disease was not treated promptly over five years
$3 million settlement in a wrongful death case
$3 million for the failure to timely diagnose and treat a spinal abscess
$2.9 million for a client against the Veterans’ Administration for failing to timely diagnose and treat his diverticulitis
$2.5 million settlement for the family of an infant who passed away due to surgical errors
$2.35 million for a neonate’s wrongful death
$2.3 million for the failure to timely diagnose an intraoperative bowel injury causing permanent injury
$2.1 million for a hypoxic injury to a child resulting in the child’s death shortly after birth
$2 million for an infant’s birth-related brain injury
$2.1 million against the United States of America and other defendants for failing to timely treat a post-bariatric patient’s malnutrition
$1.675 million for a client who suffered a fatal cardiac event while inpatient
$1.4 million in a wrongful death case
$1.35 million for a patient who had an unintentional nephrectomy during a procedure
$1.25 million for the wrongful death of a 77-year-old patient
$1.1 million for gastrointestinal injuries following a failed hernia procedure

Jennifer’s expertise also extends to personal injury cases, where she has secured significant settlements, including $2 million for a client with severe permanent injuries from an automobile accident, $2.45 million for a premises liability action wherein the client suffered injuries during a car versus pedestrian accident, $875,000 against a bar for serving an underage driver, $680,000 for neck and back injuries sustained in a rear-end collision, $500,000 for an asbestos worker injured in a ladder accident, $400,000 for a construction worker who sustained fractures to both legs, and $150,000 for a client with a fractured wrist from a motor vehicle accident.

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A sample of Jennifer’s settlements include:

$8 million total recovery for a child who suffered hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy during delivery
$7 million total recovery for a client who underwent amputations on all four limbs following misdiagnosis of a bacterial infection
$6.25 million medical malpractice award on behalf of a client who has sustained a substantially decreased life expectancy as a result of the defendant physician’s failure to timely diagnose his lung cancer
$5 million total recovery against a physician for failing to timely diagnose a client’s bacterial infection, resulting in catastrophic injuries
$5.25 million for the failure to timely diagnose and treat herpes encephalopathy in a newborn causing permanent injury
$5 million total medical malpractice award on behalf of a baby who sustained a stroke during delivery.
$3.7 million in a wrongful death claim involving the failure to timely diagnose and treat an aortic dissection
$3.25 million for the failure to timely diagnose and treat a vertebral artery dissection causing permanent injury
$3 million settlement for a client whose progressive disease was not treated promptly over five years
$3 million settlement in a wrongful death case
$3 million for the failure to timely diagnose and treat a spinal abscess
$2.9 million for a client against the Veterans’ Administration for failing to timely diagnose and treat his diverticulitis
$2.5 million settlement for the family of an infant who passed away due to surgical errors
$2.35 million for a neonate’s wrongful death
$2.3 million for the failure to timely diagnose an intraoperative bowel injury causing permanent injury
$2.1 million for a hypoxic injury to a child resulting in the child’s death shortly after birth
$2 million for an infant’s birth-related brain injury
$2.1 million against the United States of America and other defendants for failing to timely treat a post-bariatric patient’s malnutrition
$1.675 million for a client who suffered a fatal cardiac event while inpatient
$1.4 million in a wrongful death case
$1.35 million for a patient who had an unintentional nephrectomy during a procedure
$1.25 million for the wrongful death of a 77-year-old patient
$1.1 million for gastrointestinal injuries following a failed hernia procedure