A man from New Mexico was awarded over $412 million by a jury in a major medical malpractice case against NuMale Medical Center, a nationwide men’s health clinic. The decision, made on November 25, 2024, is the largest jury award in U.S. medical malpractice history.
The man, 66, had gone to the clinic in 2017 for treatment of fatigue and weight loss but was misdiagnosed. Instead of receiving proper care, he was given harmful erectile dysfunction injections that caused permanent damage.
Lawyers argued that the clinic tricked patients with false claims about their health, pressuring them into unnecessary treatments. One of the plaintiff’s lawyers, Lori Bencoe, said, “It’s a national record-setting case and it’s righteous. Professionals must act in the best interest of patients, not for profit.”
Court records show the jury found the clinic guilty of fraud and negligence under New Mexico’s Unfair Practices Act. The lawsuit, filed in 2020, accused the clinic of putting profit over patient care. Nick Rowley, another lawyer for the plaintiff, called the clinic’s actions a con targeting older men. He explained that staff pressured patients into receiving injections three times a week, warning them of serious health risks if they didn’t comply.
NuMale Medical Center, based in Wisconsin, has locations in eight states, including Colorado, Florida, and North Carolina. The company’s president, Brad Palubicki, said they are committed to patient safety but did not comment further because the legal case is still ongoing.
This case could set an important precedent for holding medical companies accountable for unethical practices and bring attention to how vulnerable patients can be in such situations.