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Patient Wins $500k Lawsuit Against Surgeon Who Insulted Him During Colonoscopy
Doctors undergo bedside manner training while they're in med school, but it looks like that all went out the window when this patient was sedated.
A Virginian man's phone was accidentally recording audio while he was sedated and undergoing a colonoscopy.
And it picked up some pretty harsh comments from his doctor, Tiffany Ingham.
Like, really harsh.
Anesthesiologist Tiffany Ingham called the man, who was only identified as "D.B.", a "retard", a "wuss" and said that he was "annoying", which really isn't that big of a deal when you consider the first two insults. For all we know he could've been kinda annoying.
The phone also picked up Ingham telling a medical assistant she'd might get "syphilis on [her] arm or something" if she touched a rash on D.B. But then followed up by saying "It's probably tuberculosis in the penis, so you'll be all right."
D.B. then took her to court for malpractice.
D.B's phone didn't just pick up the mean comments - he also heard Ingham and other doctors discussing how they avoided him, instructed an assistant to lie to him and even altered his chart with false diagnosis. Which is way more serious than telling a guy who's asleep that you want to "punch him in the face" in the hopes that he'll "man up."
D.B. originally sued for $1.75 million, but settled for $500k.
The jury awarded him $50k for the tuberculosis and syphilis comments, and $200k for medical malpractice. Hopefully it's enough money to help his hurt feelings.
In other news, doctors everywhere are now requiring patients to turn off their phones so they can insult them in peace.
https://www.distractify.com/mean-doctor-lawsuit-1214879198.html?ts_pid=2&ts_pid=2
Oh and the day wouldnt be complete without la donalda
Donald Trump Sues Univision For $500 Million
Donald Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, is suing Univision. The Spanish-language TV network dropped its coverage of Miss USA and Miss Universe — two beauty pageants that Trump co-owns — because of Trump's remarks about Mexican immigrants during his presidential campaign announcement on June 16. NBCUniversal also dropped the pageant programming.
NPR's Andrew Limbong reports that Trump is seeking $500 million, and that in the suit, Trump claims Univision is attempting to suppress his freedom of speech.
Here's an excerpt from The Trump Organization's statement:
"Under the contract, Univision is required to broadcast the pageant live on television in Spanish. While Univision claims its decision came solely in response to comments by Mr. Trump during a June 16 campaign speech announcing his candidacy for President of the United States, the decision was, in reality, a politically motivated attempt to suppress Mr. Trump's freedom of speech under the First Amendment as he begins to campaign for the nation's presidency."
In an email to Politico, Univision spokesperson Monica Talan called the complaint "both factually false and legally ridiculous." She adds:
"We will not only vigorously defend the case, but will continue to fight against Mr. Trump's ongoing efforts to run away from the derogatory comments he made on June 16th about Mexican immigrants. Our decision to end our business relationship with Mr. Trump was influenced solely by our responsibility to speak up for the community we serve."
NPR's Greg Allen reported on Trump's comments last week:
" 'When do we beat Mexico at the border?' Trump said during his lengthy presidential announcement speech at Trump Tower in New York. 'They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.' "
Trump continues to defend what he said. Tuesday's statement quotes him in part saying, "There is a high level of crime occurring in this country due to unchecked illegal immigration. This is a major security issue for the United States."
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/30/418990895/donald-trump-sues-univision-for-500-million
In the first story, the doctor is dead wrong. I don't insult my patients on any way...hell, they're the ones paying my bills.
Second story...as obnoxious as the Donald is, surely you don't deny that illegal immigrants have brought problems to this country, do you?
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