The largest medical malpractice award in Connecticut history was awarded recently, with $58 million going to a boy with cerebral palsy.
Daniel D’Attilo was born eight years ago after a delayed delivery. The case filed by his parents in 2005 asserts that Cathy D’Attilo’s amniotic fluid had dropped by half three days before his delivery. Her doctor apparently had this knowledge, yet chose to wait to perform a C-Section. The case also states that the C-Section was performed poorly.
The result of Daniel’s birth injury was brain damage, leading to a diagnosis of severe cerebral palsy. Doctors say he will never be able to speak, hear or walk. He also suffers from seizures.
It took six years for the D’Attilo to receive a verdict.
Of the $58 million the jury awarded, $8 million will go towards Daniel’s medical care. Due to the severity of his condition, he will require full-time care for his entire life. The other $50 million portion is for pain and suffering.
We hope the difficulty of Daniel’s condition will be made a little easier after the jury’s decision in his favor.
Cappolino Dodd Krebs, LLP – birth trauma lawyers
