Blast from the Past - Santorum's $500,000 Lawsuit against Chiropracter

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.post-gazette.com/headlines/19991211rick2.asp

Saturday, December 11, 1999

By Jack Torry, Post-Gazette National Bureau

WASHINGTON -- A Virginia jury last night awarded the wife of Sen. Rick Santorum $350,000 in damages after she charged in a lawsuit that a Virginia chiropracter's negligence caused her permanent back pain.

Deliberating more then six hours after a four-day trial in which Santorum, R-Pa., testified, the Fairfax County Circuit Court jury unanimously ruled for Karen Santorum. She had sought $500,000 against Dr. David Dolberg of Virginia, because of pain from his 1996 treatment of her.

"Mrs. Santorum has been vindicated," said her Pittsburgh attorney Heather Heidelbaugh. "She was injured permanently through the actions of a chiropractor who acted negligently."

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Throughout the trial, Santorum aides declined to provide details. Yesterday, they issued a brief statement from the senator saying: "The court proceedings are a personal family matter. I will not be offering any further public comments, other than that I am not a party to the suit. But I am fully supportive of my wife."

[me b zola]

1. Not that this was an example of a frivilous lawsuit that repubs crow about

...but wasn't the 500K twice the amount that Santorum voted should be the cap for lawsuits??? Not that I'm calling him a HYPOCRIT or anything.:sarcasm:


This and every other major example of legislative hypocracy should be a major battle cry for '06 & '08. Shine the light on these roaches & then articulately explain to the American public why traditional Democratic values ARE AMERICAN VALUES.

[MO_Dem]

2. Someone should get Dr. Frist

to look at a videotape of Mrs. Sanitarium. I'll bet her pain is actually caused from having to look at her husband. In my opinion, he is a big pain in the backside.

[NightOwwl]

4. Santorum a big pain in the backside?

Nah, I'm not gonna go there... :evilgrin:

[Somawas]

3. Can't be true.

It's impossible as a matter of law for anyone to have pain and suffering worth more than 250K.