Consorte v. Novicki, No. Cv 97 0353863 (Feb. 6, 1998)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]MEMORANDUM OF DECISION This action went to verdict on October 9, 1997, the jury having awarded the plaintiff the sum of $155,000.00 in damages against the defendant.

Thereafter, the defendant moved to set aside the verdict; moved for a remittitur and to reduce the verdict due to collateral source payments. The jury reasonably could have found from the evidence that the defendant's professional negligence caused the plaintiff's injuries and damages, including permanent injury.

The evidence revealed that on October 24,…