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“Nor was the Appellate Court Gregory D’Auria and Richard
required to determine that the Palmer dissented, saying the Ap-
defendants’ untimeliness was pellate Court should have allowed
due to a reasonable, albeit mis- the defense to file.
taken, belief that Practice Book “I see no floodgates of late ap-
No. 63-1 (c) (1) provided them The decision closes the peals bursting open if appellate
with a new appeal period,” Mul- matter, and allows the $4.2 courts were to take account of
lins wrote. million jury verdict and $1.6 such confusion when considering

The decision closes the matter, million in interest for the whether to permit late appeals,”

and allows the $4.2 million jury family of Jenniyah Georges D’Auria wrote for the minority.
verdict and $1.6 million in in- Representing the plaintiffs were
terest for the family of Jenniyah in Georges v. OB-GYN Alinor Sterling and James Hor-
Georges in Georges v. OB-GYN witz of Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder
Services to stand.

Services to stand. in Bridgeport. Sterling declined
The ruling stemmed from a to comment and Horwitz could
2011 lawsuit, which Maria Leoma not be reached by press time.
filed against the Bridgeport-based Representing the defense was
health facility and certified nurse David Robertson of Heidell Pit-
midwife Brenda Gilmore, alleging daughter Jenni- toni Murphy & Bach in Bridgeport and Malaina
yah sustained severe and permanent nerve damage Sylvestre, who worked on the case when she was
following her 2009 birth. with the firm of Heidell Pittoni Murphy & Bach.
Leoma claimed the defendants committed mal- Robertson declined to comment and Sylvestre did
practice during her pregnancy, labor and during the not respond to a request for comment.
delivery of her child. ¦

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