Brian Nutt: Helping Those Who Need It Most

Alan Cronin had routine surgery for a hernia, yet the outcome was anything but routine. Because of medical negligence, he contracted a staph infection, slipped into a coma, and was given only a 5-10 percent chance of survival. He did come out of the coma, only to find that his arms and legs had been amputated so that gangrene wouldn't kill him.

Because Alan lives in California, he was subject to harsh limits on what a jury could determine was fair compensation for his permanent life-altering injury. But Alan's attorney, Brian Nutt of Pasadena, took the case because he wanted to help however he could.

“Alan didn't have any economic damages because the original injury was work-related and covered by workers' comp — plus he was wise enough to have purchased disability insurance,” Brian said. “I'm just sorry this happened in California, where people like Alan are not fairly compensated for egregious injuries under our state's Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) law."