Mauro v. Yale-New Haven Hospital

The defendant James Cianciolo1 appeals from a judgment, rendered after a jury verdict, awarding $107,580 to the plaintiff for injuries resulting from the defendant’s medical negligence. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court (1) failed to reduce the amount of the jury verdict by the amount received by the plaintiff from joint tort-feasors prior to trial, (2) improperly instructed the jury regarding the necessity of expert testimony on the issue of causation, and (3) misled the jury with its instruction regarding the apportionment of damages. We affirm the judgment of the trial…