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Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
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Case Details
A Norwalk couple was awarded $58.6 million, a record for a single incident of medical malpractice in Connecticut, in a case involving an obstetrician accused of waiting too long to perform a cesarean section and a boy who was permanently brain-damaged.
Additional Notes
The jury at Superior Court in Waterbury sided with Domenic and Cathy D’Attilo, whose son Daniel, now 8, has had severe cerebral palsy since he was born on Feb. 2, 2003. He is fed through a tube, uses a wheelchair, is unable to eat, talk, or walk, and is incontinent. The jury awarded the D’Attilos $8.6 million in economic damages for past and future care of their son, which is the amount their attorneys requested and demonstrated in court. The jury also awarded $50 million in non-economic damages, which was at the jury’s discretion. Additionally, there’s a possibility of interest, which attorneys familiar with insurance law said adds up to millions more.