Posted on 07/27/2007 11:57:11 AM PDT by Stoat
Yes, it was just a joke, nobody was harmed and it never should have gone to court to begin with, but this dentist was fully aware of the hysterical litigious environment that he works in and should have anticipated trouble.....nobody can take a joke anymore.
Now the assistant has won the lottery, the customers of the insurer will be paying higher premiums and the dentist has come out of it all as a 'winner'.
I posted this version from the Times of India because Free Republic posting rules require heavy editing of the local news sources that this was published in. Other links:
Justices rule in favor of jokester dentist
Local News Court awards oral surgeon $750,000 in boar-tusk case Seattle Times Newspaper
Woo’s on first....
I had a desktop microphone sitting on my desk and once joked with an employee who sat behind me that I could ‘hear her from across the room’. I ended up in my bosses office getting threatened with invasion of privacy and legal action. I learned that you cannot joke with people at work.... grrrr it still pisses me off.
I really think “Boar tusks” should be in quotations since they were not “really” boar tusks.
Good post though.
This story has teeth.
I'm sure he would be equally fun loving if someone played a nasty practical joke on him while he was knocked out.
susie
So did he get 3x the amount of his settlement with his assistant from the insurance company because of “pain and suffering” caused by the company denying his claim?
You're right, my bad. I'm sorry :-(
(standing in corner)
Good post though.
Thank you :-)
many years ago, I wanted to be the guy in charge..I worked in an office, wore a suit etc. etc..BUT, I got sick of the PC environment, back-stabbing, easily offended, budget fighting people who wanted absolute control, I switched to a pair of blue jeans and began putting the equipment in..I became a tech..I make twice as much with NO BS..
my work life is 1000% better without having to worry about office stuff..
They were under sedation when he played his antics. That goes beyond just a joke.
I’m sure if you (or your wife or kids) had it happen to them you would be understanding.
Sounds like the dentist is the real pig.
He should be forced to disclose this incident to all patients before they undergo anesthesia.
I'm sure he would be equally fun loving if someone played a nasty practical joke on him while he was knocked out.
He probably would have sued for twice as much as the assistant did because of the additional "insult to his professional reputation"
Particularly considering all of the recent stories of dentists raping and molesting female patients while they are sedated, I'm astonished that he would do something like this.
You're exactly right and the moonbats on the Wa State Supreme Court are the enablers, it's disgusting.
You summed it up well. I don't blame the victim for not taking the joke well. I'd be pissed too. But taking this to court is ridiculous.
This dentist is a kook.
ROTFLOL!
I don’t trust dentists, so I have had a mini camera embedded in one of my rear molars.
They mess with me while I am under and I will have the evidence!
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