N.H. Jury Awards $2.6 Million in Teen Overdose Malpractice Case
East News • June 28, 2005
A New Hampshire jury has awarded $2.6 million to the family of a teen who died after a massive aspirin overdose in 2001.
But it's not clear how much John and Gaie Mitchell will receive, because ...
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Subject: Sad
Posted On: June 28, 2005, 2:38 pm CDT
Posted By: Joan
Comment:
It is sad that the teen killed himself. BUT it is not the doctors fault. He used pills, he could just as well used a gun and been dead at the scene. It is not the Doctors fault. These juries make awards because they feel emotional and sadness for the parents. But the whole point is that is is not the Doctors fault, and the only people that lose with an award like this is the rest of society. It's a sad state of affairs that we try and blame everyone else but ourselves. Perhaps the Doctor should sue the parents for not taking proper care of the child, so he felt that he had to kill himself?????
Subject: Sad