CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Civ. Jury Instr. 3.4-5
Damages - Fear Resulting from an Increased Risk of Future Medical Treatment and Disability
The plaintiff may recover damages for fear of an increased risk of future medical treatment and
disability proximately caused by the defendant’s negligence. The fear must be rational in that
the consequence feared has a reasonable basis in the evidence. Fear of a completely fictitious or
imagined consequence, having no reasonable basis, is not a recoverable element.
Provenance
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- jud.ct.gov
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- 2026-08-23
- Edition
- 2026-08-23
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