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Santorum's Wife Sued Doctor For $500,000, Despite Senator's Calls For Tort Reform
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<blockquote data-quote="JB Books" data-source="post: 1721222" data-attributes="member: 6889"><p><span style="color: #0000FF">Just more proof these people are total hypocrites. They are quick to destroy the rights of working people, but have a totally different opinion when it comes to themselves. When are you people going to wake up and stop supporting these lackeys of Big Business?</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Rick Santorum's Wife Karen Sued Doctor For $500,000, Despite Senator's Calls For Tort Reform </p><p></p><p>Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has advocated capping medical malpractice awards at $250,000, but in 1999, his wife sued her doctor over a back injury and asked for twice that amount</p><p></p><p>As ABC News reports, Santorum's wife, Karen, sued a Virginia-based chiropractor for half-a-million dollars for allegedly bungling a spinal adjustment.</p><p></p><p>The suit charged that in November 1996, Karen saw Dr. David Dolberg for a spinal alignment, according to an article by Roll Call on Dec. 13, 1999. The adjustment, however, was performed improperly and resulted in a herniated disk that caused her physical pain and emotional suffering, and required surgery and multiple doctors' visits, she alleged.</p><p></p><p>She sued for $500,000, despite the fact that her medical bills totaled approximately $18,800. </p><p></p><p>While the jury awarded Karen $350,000, a judge later reduced the amount to $175,000.</p><p></p><p>By the time of the lawsuit, then-Sen. Santorum had taken up the cause of tort reform, twice sponsoring or co-sponsoring bills limiting the non-economic awards for pain and suffering that a plaintiff could seek to $250,000.</p><p></p><p>A significant part of what the Santorums were concerned about at the time of the lawsuit was that Karen would not be able to help the senator's re-election campaign, as she had done in the past.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JB Books, post: 1721222, member: 6889"] [COLOR="#0000FF"]Just more proof these people are total hypocrites. They are quick to destroy the rights of working people, but have a totally different opinion when it comes to themselves. When are you people going to wake up and stop supporting these lackeys of Big Business?[/COLOR] Rick Santorum's Wife Karen Sued Doctor For $500,000, Despite Senator's Calls For Tort Reform Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has advocated capping medical malpractice awards at $250,000, but in 1999, his wife sued her doctor over a back injury and asked for twice that amount As ABC News reports, Santorum's wife, Karen, sued a Virginia-based chiropractor for half-a-million dollars for allegedly bungling a spinal adjustment. The suit charged that in November 1996, Karen saw Dr. David Dolberg for a spinal alignment, according to an article by Roll Call on Dec. 13, 1999. The adjustment, however, was performed improperly and resulted in a herniated disk that caused her physical pain and emotional suffering, and required surgery and multiple doctors' visits, she alleged. She sued for $500,000, despite the fact that her medical bills totaled approximately $18,800. While the jury awarded Karen $350,000, a judge later reduced the amount to $175,000. By the time of the lawsuit, then-Sen. Santorum had taken up the cause of tort reform, twice sponsoring or co-sponsoring bills limiting the non-economic awards for pain and suffering that a plaintiff could seek to $250,000. A significant part of what the Santorums were concerned about at the time of the lawsuit was that Karen would not be able to help the senator's re-election campaign, as she had done in the past. [/QUOTE]
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