Date: 06-30-2000

Case Style: Fellin v. Sahgal, et al.

Case Number: 4129/93

Judge: Unknown

Court: Supreme Court, King County, New York

Plaintiff's Attorney: Robert J. Bohner and Frank J. Livoti of Shaw, Licitra, Bohner, Esernio & Schwartz, P.C., Garden City, New York

Defendant's Attorney: Richard V. Caplan of Aaronson, Rappaport, Feinstein & Deutsch, New York, New York

Description: Medical malpractice - failure to diagnose and treat congenital aneurysom in 23-year-old elevator mechanic who presented at Long Island College Hospital in 1991 complaining of severe pain in his back and a headache. Plaintiffs claimed that defendants failed to conduct a proper differential diagnosis and did not conduct a proper neurological examination of Mr. Fellin. He died several hours after being admitted to the hospital from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm.

Outcome: Plaintiffs' verdict for $41.44 million.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: None