A controversial medical malpractice law in Connecticut may be robbing families of their right to pursue legitimate claims against negligent doctors.
CBS News recently reported on the case of Patricia Votre of Woodbridge, CT. Votre had previously miscarried. So when she became pregnant again, she made plans for her doctors consult with, and eventually turn care over to, high-risk pregnancy experts at Yale University.
However, her doctors failed to transfer care to the Yale doctors and did not follow their recommendations when Votre began suffering from a fever and back pain during the pregnancy. Her son, Miles, died 51 days after his birth from a blood infection.
Votre launched a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctors in 2006 but saw it get thrown out because of a technicality in Connecticut’s malpractice law that requires plaintiffs to get an opinion from a medical expert backing up their allegations before a lawsuit can progress.
Many people – such as Votre - have complained that requiring the medical credentials have led to the unfair dismissal of lawsuits that were legitimate.
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