Medical Malpractice Case Values in Connecticut (2026)

Medical malpractice verdicts and settlements in Connecticut demonstrate a notably wide valuation range, spanning from $3.2M to $22.8M across the tracked cases, with a median and mean of $13.0M suggesting significant variability driven by case-specific factors such as severity of harm and institutional defendants. Connecticut's plaintiff-favorable jury environment, combined with the absence of a general non-economic damages cap, supports the potential for substantial awards, as evidenced by the 2025 Estate of Gallagher verdict of $22.8M involving multiple institutional and physician defendants. The modified comparative fault threshold of 51% places a meaningful burden on plaintiffs to establish majority liability, but when that threshold is met, Connecticut's legal framework allows full recovery of both economic and non-economic damages without statutory limitation.