$15.4M Awarded To Meriden Family After Woman’s Death: Reports

MERIDEN, CT — The family of a Meriden woman who died after a medical procedure was recently awarded $15.4 million by a New Haven jury, according to multiple reports, including FOX 61.

FOX 61 reports the family of Maria Ocasio, who died in 2017 at the age of 57, was awarded $15.4 million in damages in a medical malpractice case against Meriden Wallingford Anesthesia Group in Meriden.

Ocasio visited Midstate Medical Center for a brief outpatient scoping procedure that required anesthesia, which was managed by the Meriden Wallingford Anesthesia Group.

The Record-Journal reports attorneys for the Ocasio family said she experienced a cardiorespiratory collapse during the procedure, which the medical team was accused of failing to appropriately recognize.

As a result, Ocasio suffered “catastrophic brain damage” and spent the last 30 days of her life in the intensive care unit, according to the Record-Journal.

Read more at FOX 61 here and the Record-Journal here.