Results
- $58,600,000 – Cerebral Palsy – failure to perform a timely caesarian section resulted in birth trauma and a severe case of cerebral palsy
- $36,500,000 – birth injury – failure to timely deliver a baby resulted in cerebral palsy, brain damage, and blindness
- $22,500,000 – medical malpractice – wrongful death after doctors missed diagnosis of compartment syndrome arterial blockage
- $16,500,000 – product liability – carbon monoxide poisoning caused death of 1 person and serious injuries to 3 others
- $13,500,000 – workplace injury – 27-year old construction worker injured on the job, resulting in total blindness
- $11,225,000 – medical malpractice – the wrong medication was administered in the ER, leaving the patient in a permanent vegetative state
- $10,500,000 – quadriplegia – 19-year-old college cheerleader injured at practice, resulting in quadriplegia
- $10,500,000 – medical malpractice – anesthesia error during a hernia repair surgery left 39-year old woman in a coma, which led to permanent injuries
- $10,000,000 – paralysis – failure to diagnose a fracture in a patient's back left him paralyzed from the waist down
- $8,800,000 – birth injury – failure to properly treat elevated bilirubin in an infant resulted in severe neurologic damage, cerebral palsy, blindness, and deafness
- $9,121,713 – trucking accident – 49-year old attorney killed in a crash on I 95 when rear-ended by a truck
- $9,000,000 – birth injury – cerebral palsy
- $7,500,000 – medical malpractice – brain damage resulting from negligent treatment in the ER when an anti-coagulant was administered inappropriately
- $7,500,000 – anesthesia error – improper anesthesia for surgery on a 3-month old resulted in cortical blindness and developmental delays
- $7,150,000 – burns - 7-year old boy seriously burned when Halloween costume caught fire
- $7,000,000 – death of a 35-year old mother and injuries to other passengers when a tree fell on her car
- $6,000,000 – birth injury – baby born with brain damage and HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy) resulting from birth trauma
- $5,750,000 – defective product – 45-year old woman seriously injured on the job by defective power equipment
- $5,560,000 – surgical error – esophageal perforation after removing trach
- $5,000,000 – product liability – settlement by manufacturer of Skoal and Coppenhagen smokeless tobacco products, for family of 42-year old man who died of mouth cancer
- $5,000,000 – medical malpractice – failure of emergency room to diagnose a urinary tract infection in a 53-year old woman results in urosepsis, coma, and permanent blindness
- $4,500,000 – medical malpractice – wrongful death after doctors failed to diagnose heart disease
- $3,900,000 – auto accident – 49-year old bus driver killed on I-95 when the bus was struck by a wheel that came off a car
- $3,725,000 – auto accident – 42-year old truck driver and his wife were injured on I-95 when a wheel came off another vehicle and struck their windshield
- $3,700,000 - medical malpractice- missed diagnosis of compartment syndrome in a 13-year old boy results in a number of surgeries and procedures, and ultimately, the amputation of his arm below the elbow.
- 3,500,000 – medical malpractice—wrongful death after emergency room failed to promptly treat a mentally ill man showing signs of pneumonia
- $3,443,821 – auto accident – 59-year old woman received physical injuries and brain injury in a crash with a construction vehicle
- $3,300,000 – medical malpractice – brain damage resulting from failed surgery to repair defective heart
- $3,040,499 – medical malpractice – failure to diagnose and treat compartment syndrome
- $2,900,000 – wrongful death – mentally ill inmate killed by Hartford Correctional Center officers
- $2,690,000 - birth injury - shoulder dystocia leading to erb's palsy
- $2,611,240 – surgical error – negligent procedure during surgery, resulting in permanent nerve damage
- $2,500,000 – emergency room error – death of 55-year old man after emergency room failed to diagnose a heart attack
- $2,500,000 – civil rights – hostile work environment, discrimination, and repeated sexual harassment of female Connecticut state prison guards
- $2,500,000 – birth injury – shoulder dystocia leading to brachial plexus
- $2,400,000 – medical malpractice – inappropriate treatment for cancer
- $2,250,000 – death of a 53-year old truck driver who drowned when his truck rolled off a ferry
- $2,250,000 – medical malpractice – wrongful death after doctors failed to diagnose aortic dissection
- $2,200,000 – wrongful death – psychiatric patient died of a heart attack after not receiving appropriate medical care
- $2,100,000 – auto accident – pedestrian struck by car
- $2,100,000 – pedestrian killed by car
- $2,065,064 - birth injury - shoulder dystocia leading to erb's palsy
- $2,000,200 - product liability - defective product resulted I nerve damage to hand/wrist
- $2,000,000 – medical malpractice – wrongful death after doctors failed to diagnose a heart attack
- $1,990,916 – burns – death of a 49-year old electrical worker who received burns on the job from an explosion at a substation
- $1,900,000 – surgical error – failed shoulder surgery resulted in a permanent injury
- $1,850,000 – medical malpractice – wrongful death after doctors failed to diagnose arrhythmia
- $1,757,000 - birth injury - shoulder dystocia leading to erb's palsy
- $1,750,000 – medical malpractice – wrongful death of 17-year old girl after doctors failed to diagnose and treat pneumonia
- $1,750,000 – medical malpractice – wrongful death after doctors failed to diagnose CAD (coronary artery disease)
- $1,700,000 - birth injury - shoulder dystrocia leading to brachial plexus
- $1,700,000 - personal injury -- a driver and passenger suffered neck fracture and other injuries when a tree, not properly inspected and maintained by the town tree warden, fell on their car
- $1,600,000 – civil rights – man shot to death by New Milford police detective
- $1,600,000 – medical malpractice – failure to diagnose heart disease
- $1,550,000 - birth injury - shoulder dystrocia leading to erb's palsy
- $1,500,000 - birth injury - shoulder dystrocia leading to erb's palsy
- $1,250,000 - patient at state psychiatric hospital died from neglect
- $1,235,000 - birth injury - shoulder dystrocia leading to brachial plexus
- $1,200,000 – birth injury – baby born with brain damage, cerebral palsy, and HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy) resulting from birth trauma
- $1,150,000 - birth injury - shoulder dystrocia leading to erb's palsy
- $1,200,000 – personal injury – acoustic engineer and studio designer suffered permanent hearing loss when a tire on his Jeep Wrangler exploded
- $1,100,000 – wrongful death of inmate after guards shocked man repeatedly with a stun gun at Wallens Ridge State Prison.
- $1,100,000 - legal malpractice - failure to diligently prosecute an underlying shoulder dystocia, brachial plexus, erb's palsy case.
- $1,000,000 – medical malpractice – wrongful death after doctors failed to diagnose heart disease
- $1,000,000 – negligent supervision at a state psychiatric hospital led to suicide of a mentally disabled patient
- $950,000 – medical malpractice – failure of doctor to disclose brain tumors to patient
- $950,000 - birth injury - shoulder dystrocia leading to erb's palsy
- $950,000 – medical malpractice – wrongful death after doctors failed to read EKG
- $950,000 – birth injury – brachial plexus and brain damage
- $925,000 – medical malpractice – man left blind in right eye after local anesthetic was incorrectly administered, causing his eyeball to explode
- $900,000 – medical malpractice – death of 37-year old man after failure to diagnose a heart condition
- $900,000 – civil rights -- death of a paranoid schizophrenic inmate at Garner Correctional Center
- $900,000 – birth injury – erb's palsy
- $900,000 – sexual assault at apartment complex
- $750,000 – suicide of Connecticut prisoner in Virginia prison
- $650,000 – birth injury – baby born injured rom meconium aspiration
- $500,000 – civil rights – inmate assaulted by prison guard
- $325,000 – suicide of inmate due to negligent supervision
- $300,000 – patient sexually pursued by psychiatrist
- $300,000 – civil rights – suicide of mentally ill inmate
- $250,000 – civil rights – guard used excessive force and punched inmate in the face one time at Garner Correctional Institute
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