Jury Awards $30 Million to Woman Injured During C-Section

A Connecticut jury has awarded $30 million to a woman who suffered permanent injuries due to an improper caesarean section surgery 10 years ago. With prejudgment interest, the total award will amount to as much as $68 million, according to attorneys.

Elizabeth Tigani, aged 32 at the time, was under the care of Westchester Medical Group when she was admitted to a Connecticut hospital to deliver her first child of December 6, 2014. Almost 24 hours later, after a prolonged labor, she underwent a C-section, in the early hours of December 7.

According to Tigani’s lawyers, a delay by Dr. Sara Elias in ordering the C-section and the doctor’s negligence in performing the operation caused severe and permanent injuries to Tigain’s bladder and uterus and left her unable to bear more children.

Tigani brought suit in 2016 against Westchester Medical Group, Elias, and the hospital. The hospital was later removed as a defendant.

Until she was admitted to the hospital, Tiganii had experienced an uneventful pregnancy and was seen by different WestMed obstetricians for routine obstetrical treatment during 2014.

On October 11, after a three week trial in Stamford, the jury awarded Tigani almost $1.4 million in economic damages and $29 million in non-economic damages.