The year 2025 marked another defining chapter in the history of Lubin & Meyer. Led by its founder, Attorney Andrew C. Meyer, Jr., the firm secured a record 39 verdicts and settlements of $1 million or more—nine times the number of results of any other firm. This year marked Lubin & Meyer’s 18th consecutive year at the top of the charts according to reports submitted to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
For more than five decades, Lubin & Meyer has built its reputation on meticulous preparation, courtroom strength and an unwavering focus on the people it represents. Headquartered in Boston and serving clients throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, the firm brings together 17 attorneys, five in-house medical professionals and an experienced support team. This depth of legal and medical knowledge has enabled the firm to recover hundreds of millions of dollars for individuals and families affected by medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury and defective products.
Yet the firm’s impact extends well beyond financial recovery. Many of its cases have prompted policy reforms, training initiatives and safety protocols that protect patients and consumers, ensuring that hard-fought for lessons lead to better care for others.
“Our work is about helping families move forward after suffering preventable harm by another’s negligence—and using what we uncover to make sure the same harm doesn’t happen to someone else,” said Meyer.Firm’s Advocacy in Doctor Abuse Case Leads to Chaperone Safeguards and Legislative Action
Lubin & Meyer is currently in its third year of civil litigation against Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Charles River Medical Associates doctor Derrick Todd, M.D., representing more than 200 patients who allege they were subjected to inappropriate and abusive medical examinations. The case has drawn national attention and, more importantly, has already produced meaningful institutional change.
In January 2025, a Middlesex County grand jury criminally indicted Dr. Todd on two counts of rape. As civil litigation progressed and survivors came forward, Mass General Brigham implemented a standardized clinical chaperone policy across its system for sensitive examinations. Under the policy, patients are automatically offered a trained clinical chaperone and may request one of a specific gender whenever possible.
“This change began with patients who were willing to speak out,” Meyer said. “Their courage, and the trust they placed in us, allowed us to pursue accountability through the courts and helped secure safeguards that will better protect patients across the healthcare system for years to come.”
The concept has since gained legislative traction. Proposed Massachusetts legislation would require similar chaperone protections statewide, and federal legislation introduced in Congress would establish comparable standards for Medicare-participating providers nationwide, demonstrating how civil litigation can help shape broader patient-safety reform.
Case Involving Death of Infant Inspires Annual Lecture
In another significant matter resolved in 2025, the firm represented the family of a five-month-old infant, who died following complications from excessive blood loss during a complex jaw separation surgery. Evidence showed that the surgical team was not adequately prepared for a transfusion and failed to monitor blood loss until the child’s condition had become critical.
After a seven-day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the infant’s family. Before judgment entered, Lubin & Meyer attorney Andrew Miller resolved the case for a seven-figure settlement and an agreement that the hospital would establish an annual lecture in Patient Blood Management, an ongoing educational program designed to improve surgical preparedness and reduce transfusion-related risks.
“For many families, the most meaningful outcome of pursuing a claim is knowing that what happened to their loved one will lead to safer care for others,” Meyer said. “This is often the family’s priority, and we are honored to help carry that forward.”Key Results Creating Lasting Safety Reforms
Lubin & Meyer’s work continues to highlight patterns of risk within healthcare systems and prompt improvements that extend far beyond individual cases. Recent matters include:
- Improved sleep-lab protocols: In this $15 million settlement, led by partner Robert M. Higgins, the firm represented the family of a 6-month-old child who suffered a fatal brain injury during a sleep study at Boston Children’s Hospital. Higgins’ investigation and advocacy drew international attention to the case and prompted changes and retraining in sleep-lab safety protocols aimed at protecting vulnerable pediatric patients.
- Negligent surgeon resigns: Higgins’ $13 million negligence verdict involving a fatal tonsillectomy exposed serious surgical and postoperative failures. The litigation resulted in strengthened institutional oversight and the resignation of the surgeon.
- Awareness of “alarm fatigue” impacts device regulation: Attorney Meyer represented the family of a man who died after hospital staff failed to respond to cardiac monitor alarms. Through litigation, Meyer helped bring widespread attention to the risks of “alarm fatigue,” prompting renewed scrutiny of monitoring systems and device regulation and advancing efforts to improve patient monitoring safety nationwide.
- “Double-booking” surgery cases lead to changes by Board of Medicine: In separate cases, Partners Robert M. Higgins and William J. Thompson represented patients affected by the practice of double-booking, or overlapping, surgeries. Their work helped bring the issue into public focus through reporting by The Boston Globe Spotlight Team and contributed to strengthened oversight and policy changes by the Massachusetts Board of Medicine.
Each of these matters reflects the firm’s overarching goal: securing accountability for injured victims and their families while encouraging safe practices that reduce preventable harm.
Professional Recognition and Community Trust
Lubin & Meyer’s results and advocacy continue to earn recognition from peers and industry organizations. In 2026, Andrew C. Meyer, Jr. was named for the fourth consecutive year to Boston magazine’s “Most Influential Bostonians” list, reflecting his longstanding leadership in advancing patient and consumer safety throughout Massachusetts and beyond. The annual list recognizes leaders, pioneers and guiding voices who are shaping Boston’s future and whose work has a direct and lasting impact on the well-being of the public.
This recognition follows Meyer’s recent inclusion in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s Inaugural Hall of Fame class, recognizing his decades of courtroom success on behalf of injured patients and families and his role in driving reforms that strengthen safeguards, elevate standards of care and promote greater protection for consumers.
The firm continues to earn Best Law Firms® Tier 1 rankings in the 2026 edition for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in Boston. Its attorneys are regularly recognized by leading peer-review organizations and publications, including The Best Lawyers in America®, Massachusetts Super Lawyers, Boston magazine Top Lawyers and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
Six Lubin & Meyer attorneys were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026, with Partner Robert M. Higgins named the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in Boston for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, an honor awarded to only one attorney in each practice area and region. “We certainly value and appreciate the respect of our peers, but what matters most is the trust our clients place in us,” Meyer said. “Every case represents a family seeking answers, accountability and a healing path forward.”
