By mstratton | posted on March 17th, 2014
Nedela v. Norwalk Hospital Association, et al, (judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk – filed Nov. 22, 2013) A negligence suit was filed on behalf of a 53-year-old man brought to Norwalk Hospital by his wife. The patient was in need of psychiatric care and was treated by one of the physicians employed on hospital staff. However, the doctor failed to adequately assess the patient’s symptoms and instead ordered unreasonable amounts of anti-depressants to be administered, even after the patient demonstrated signs of a antipsychotic overdose as a result of the medication. The plaintiff ultimately suffered respiratory arrest, fell into a coma and died.