Woman sues her doctor for hurting her feelings
“Mrs. G” delayed a ceasaren for a few minutes so that she could have a pre-op smoke. And, yes, there’s another issue in that as well. The anesthesiologist, “Dr. A” mentioned to Mrs. G that the epidural was made more difficult because of her coughing and went on to say that it would increase the likelihood of Mrs. G surviving to see her daughter’s wedding if she would quit smoking.
Mrs. G sued Dr. A and won $80,000 + court fees for her hurt feelings.
[...] The article continues with a story about a man fired for missing too much work. But it wasn’t as interesting to me as this one. The above story does remind me of the wonderful lady who worried about the effect of nearby jackhammers on the health of her unborn child. (via Blog of Stupidity) [...]