A New Haven jury has returned a $12 million verdict in a case brought by the estate of a man who committed suicide after his medication levels were reduced by Yale-New Haven Hospital and a psychiatric nurse allegedly failed to monitor his health.
According to the lawsuit, Alan Jarecki, formerly of Madison, was admitted to the hospital in July 2009 because he was considering suicide. The hospital began to taper him off from a medication that he had been taking for about 10 years – a medication that, while addicting, had reportedly been helping Jarecki with his anxiety.
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