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PEKERA v. PURPORA

(AC 23546).

80 Conn. App. 685 (2003)

DANIEL R. PEKERA, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF CHARLENE WALKER), ET AL. v. DAVID PURPORA ET AL.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released December 30, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Jessep, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

Jeffrey R. Babbin, with whom, on the brief, was Kevin M. Smith, for the appellee (defendant Allan Rodrigues).

Lavery, C. J., and McLachlan and Peters, Js.

Opinion

PETERS, J.

In this case, the prolonged refusal of a hospital patient to consent to a medical procedure called endotrachial intubation1 resulted in her death. A malpractice complaint alleged that an attending pulmonologist negligently had performed and managed the patient's intubation. The principal issue is whether this complaint should be construed to encompass an...

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