GIAMPINO v. RICCI, M.D., P.C.


160 Misc.2d 326 (1994)

609 N.Y.S.2d 134

Fred Giampino, Individually and as Administrator of The Estate of Lorraine Giampino, Plaintiff, v. Leonard Ricci, M.D., P. C., et al., Defendants. Attorney-General of the State of New York, Intervenor.

Supreme Court, Putnam County.

January 19, 1994


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Bard, Garden City, and Kramer, Dillof, Tessel, Duffy & Moore, New York City (Judith Livington of counsel), for plaintiff. Kopff, Nardelli & Dopf, New York City, and McCabe & Mack, Poughkeepsie, for Putnam Hospital Center, defendant. Schiavetti, Geisler, Corgan, Socia, DeVito, Gabriele & Nicholson, New York City, for Leonard Ricci, M.D., P. C., and another, defendants. G. Oliver Koppell, Albany, pro se, and Michael S. Buskus for G. Oliver Koppell, intervenor.


MATTHEW F. COPPOLA, J.

On September 24, 1984 Lorraine Giampino died while giving birth at the Putnam Medical Center. An action alleging malpractice was instituted as against the hospital and the attending physician, Leonard Ricci. Following a jury trial held before this court, a verdict in the amount of $16,250,000 was returned, later reduced by the court to $2,750,000. Dr. Ricci was found to have been 70%...

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