Fw: Roseland couple wins malpractice suit - Kerri

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Kerri -

Here is an article about a family winning a malpractice lawsuit. We have

considered a lawsuit against the hospital that told us to only put Dane on

his right side. We are waiting to see if our insurance company will ever

pay first.

You do have only 1 year to file a malpractice suit.

Dane's mom DOC Grad

Roseland couple wins malpractice suit

Mr. Manias,

Here's the article you requested:

The Star-Ledger Archive

COPYRIGHT © The Star-Ledger 2002

Date: 2002/03/15 Friday Page: 028 Section: COUNTY NEWS Edition: STATE Size:

281 words

CORRECTION: This story about a Roseland couple who was awarded $2 million in

a malpractice suit implied that Sharpe represented Berg, a

physician. Berg, who was acquitted in the case, was represented by attorney

Krompier of Parsippany.

Roseland couple wins suit over son's deformity

By REGINALD ROBERTS

STAR-LEDGER STAFF

A Roseland couple who alleged that doctors were negligent for not referring

their newborn son, who has a skull deformity, to a specialist soon enough

have been awarded $2 million in a malpractice lawsuit.

A jury in the Newark courtroom of Superior Court Judge Linares

unanimously found Prestigiacomo and Strader negligent

Wednesday. The pediatricians, who practice in Caldwell, cared for the son of

Guy and Robyn Iannuzzi.

A third doctor who was part of the malpractice suit, Berg, was

exonerated. Berg, who practices in Livingston, had been the child's ear and

nose doctor. " The parents are extremely happy with the jury's verdict, " said

Ernie Fronzuto, one of two attorneys representing the couple.

Sharpe, attorney for the defendants, did not return phones calls to

his office.

" If the defendants should decide to appeal, I'm confident that our appellate

court will uphold the jury's verdict, " said Fronzuto of the Piro, Zinna,

Cifelli and Paris law firm in Nutley.

The boy was born four years ago with a deformity of the skull called

plagiocephaly, said Fronzuto, adding that the condition went undiagnosed for

the first 10 months of the child's life.

" They failed to send the infant to a cranial specialist in a timely

fashion, " he said.

By the time the doctors had referred the infant to a specialist, he had

already suffered permanent deformity to his head, Fronzuto said.

Fronzuto said the jury based its award on the permanent nature of the

deformity and the potential for emotional problems.

Medical expenses were not part of their assessment, he said.