Legal Opinion

Carlson v. Waterbury Hospital

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided September 26, 2006No. SC 17476; SC 17477PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

PALMER, J.

This appeal1 arises out of a medical malpractice action brought by the plaintiff, Vita Carlson, individually and as executrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Gary Carlson (decedent), against Waterbury Hospital, Stamford Medical Group, P.C., and O. Joseph Bizzozero and Robert Goldsmith, both of whom are physicians,2 seeking damages for the death of the decedent following his elective hip replacement surgery. After Waterbury Hospital and Bizzozero settled with the plaintiff, and the plaintiff withdrew her claims against them, a jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. State v. SkakelSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  2. Haynes v. Yale-New Haven HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
  3. Barry v. Quality Steel Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
  4. Lostritto v. Community Action Agency of New Haven, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  5. George v. EricsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Williams Ford, Inc. v. Hartford Courant Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  2. Viera v. CohenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
  3. Connecticut Light and Power Co. v. GilmoreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
  4. Mahon v. B v. Unitron Manufacturing, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
  5. Cadle Co. v. OgalinConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017

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