Vivian Gagliano went into Danbury Hospital for what was supposed to be a routine hernia operation — an outpatient procedure. But the operation went wrong, and she spent 34 days in the intensive care unit, a total of 70 days in the hospital, had six more surgeries and amassed $1 million in medical bills.
She sued for medical malpractice, and a Danbury Superior Court jury recently awarded her $12 million, the largest personal injury verdict ever in the Danbury Judicial District, according to the plaintiffs lawyers.
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