A Glastonbury-based private surgical practice performed a regular knee replacement operation on a patient who later passed away, and a jury has now awarded his wife and estate $8.5 million.
An architect from Wethersfield passed just weeks after surgery due to a blood clot that Orthopaedic Sports Specialists were found to have missed, according to a jury's verdict in Hartford Superior Court.
The trial went on for two weeks. According to a representative of the legal firm that represented the plaintiff's family and estate, the jury awarded $5.5 million to the plaintiff's estate and $3 million to his wife.
In accordance with court records, an orthopedic sports specialist surgeon replaced the plaintiff's knee in August 2015. Soon after that, he experienced a blood clot, or deep vein thrombosis, in his leg.
The jury determined that the plaintiff regularly told Orthopaedic Sports Specialists about his rising calf discomfort and edoema in the two weeks after the procedure, which are indicators of a blood clot.
The jury found that Orthopaedic Sports Specialists disregarded the worries and neglected to request the plaintiff's leg be subjected to an ultrasound, which would have shown the clot and triggered life-saving treatment. When the blood clot in the plaintiff's leg was embolized and moved to his lungs two days after his second follow-up appointment, he passed away.
The complainant, an architect and father of two kids, is credited for creating some of Connecticut's most notable academic buildings. When his sons were young, he also served as the president of the Central Connecticut Youth Hockey Association and participated in charity golf tournaments, according to the law firm.
Orthopaedic Sports Specialists' legal representative stated that the defendants were quite upset with the verdict.
