One way to become a millionnaire - get a shitload of your teeth mistakenly pulled out

[PornMD]

Woman awarded $2M after dentist pulls 16 teeth

COLUMBIA, S.C. ? A South Carolina woman has won a $2 million jury verdict against a dental clinic that mistakenly pulled 13 teeth. The State reported that 28-year-old Elizabeth Smith wanted three teeth pulled when she went to the Sexton Dental Clinic in Florence in 2006. Her lawsuit said a dentist at the clinic pulled all 16 of her upper teeth.

State court records in Florence indicate the jury returned the award late last week.

One of Smith's lawyers, Robert Ransom, said the woman plans to have restorative surgery as soon as possible. That's estimated to cost about $80,000.

Clinic attorney Saunders Bridges said he is considering an appeal.

See? That's all there is to it.

[ToplistBlog_Com]

That's a 1.8 million dollar profit.

Might be worth it.

[$5 submissions]

Then she can go get a solid gold grill like Paul Wall. PIMP PIMP

[1200mics]

Maybe someone would say "Poor woman" but not anymore .

[Ron Bennett]

Originally Posted by ToplistBlog_Com

That's a 1.8 million dollar profit.

Might be worth it.

Not exactly. Firstly, the attorneys will get a large chunk of that. Secondly, the article says the clinic is likely to appeal. Thirdly, after appeals, if any, there's the issue of collecting the judgement.

In this instance, the woman may be in luck, since it's likely the clinic has insurance that will pay some, if not all, of the judgement. But that's not a sure thing... in which case it will come down to court orders to luquidate assets of the business, but can often be a futile effort, if the business declares bankruptcy.

Many of the big monetary awards people hear about are paid by insurance companies of the company sued. If a company being sued doesn't have insurance and/or the insurance refuses to pay, then it's highly likely the plaintiff will get very little, especially after all the attorney fees.

Ron

[Spunky]

Damn..I would be extremely pissed off

[VeriSexy]

I always wonder how they determine the amount owed

[mister_nobodie]

Originally Posted by VeriSexy

I always wonder how they determine the amount owed

in a civil case, there are 2 different types of damages the jury can award..

1. actual damages - these are the medical expenses, missed income, pain and suffering, legal expenses, etc.... these damages are to compensate the injured party for their financial, physical and mental losses.

2. punitive damages - these damages are for the purpose of punishing the guilty, and the jury can literally pick the amount out of the sky. unlike actual damages, the jury can award you an amount which is higher than the amount that you ask for.

the total award is the combined amount of those damages.

i sat in on a case where a jury awarded over $300,000 to a family because their grandpa got buried in the wrong hole. i can't remember the actual damages of having grandpa dug up and buried in the right hole, but don't think it was very much. $300.,000 was the punitive damages and if i remember correctly, they proved that the funeral parlor deliberately lied about the mistake and that's why it was so high.

[seeandsee]

Originally Posted by PornMD

Woman awarded $2M after dentist pulls 16 teeth



See? That's all there is to it.

now go for it

[HomerSimpson]

well, that's one way of doing it...

[Dirty Dane]

ok, 1 tooth would not be million damage, but 16... that is crazy shit.