Date: 07-16-2001

Case Style: Antunes v. County of Nassau

Case Number: 13780/1998

Judge: F. Dana Winslow

Court: Supreme Court, Nassau County, New York

Plaintiff's Attorney: Steven C. Pepperman of Bauman & Kunkis, New York, New York

Defendant's Attorney: E. Gordon Haesloop of Bartlett, McDonough, Bastone & Monaghan, Mineola, New York

Description: Medical Malpractice - Failure to properly monitor respirator being used to ventilate infant with the result that the child's oxygen saturation level dropped with resulting brain damage. Plaintiff alleged that defendant's employees failed to check the endotracheal tube which was for almost five hours.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $75 million.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: None