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Please E-mail suggested additions, comments and/or corrections to Kent@MoreLaw.Com. Date: 03-29-2002 Case Style: Christopher and Kathleen Rice v. Margarita Pagan and Francesco Federico Case Number: Unknown Judge: Unknown Court: Superior Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Plaintiff's Attorney: Kenneth Margolin and Charles Capace of Kurnos Capace & Margolin, LLP, Boston, Massachusetts Defendant's Attorney: Unknown Description: The family of Joey Rice, a 4-year-old Newton boy, claimed that, as a premature infant, he received a massive overdose of a high-blood-pressure drug after pharmacists at Children's Hospital in Boston failed to dilute an adult medication. They asserted that the overdose triggered brain damage that left their son mentally retarded and suffering from cerebral palsy and seizures. The defendants denied fault on their part and claimed that Joey died from the brain damage the sustained as a result of complications from his premature birth and not from the consequences of a medication error. Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $7.1 million. Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown Defendant's Experts: Unknown Comments: None |
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