Chronicling the high cost of our legal system

Overlawyered

August 30th, 2007 at 10:40 am

One reason European healthcare is cheaper than the American version

» by Ted Frank

“A German court has awarded 3,000 euros ($4,100) in damages to a man who had to have the top of his skull replaced with plastic because of a faulty hospital fridge.” The plaintiff had sought 20,000 euros. [Reuters/MSNBC]

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    “[T]he new skull roof was better than the original,” a court spokesman said. I’ll bet now he can crush beer cans against his head.

    Tom T. on August 31st, 2007