Simar v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co.

FORET, Judge.

This is a medical malpractice suit brought by plaintiff, Charles W. Simar1 against defendant, Dr. Robert J. Rivet and his professional liability insurer, the Hartford Insurance Group. The alleged malpractice involves the medical care rendered for the treatment of a worker’s compensation claim. Travelers Insurance Company, the worker’s compensation insurer, intervened for worker’s compensation benefits paid to the plaintiff because of alleged extension and compounding of his disability by malpractice of the treating surgeon.

Following trial on the merits, a split2 jury found that…