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 sustained brain damage 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