kikipeepers asked
FREEHOLD, N.J. - A man who had to endure a three-day erection after penile surgery was awarded $3 million by a jury two years ago, but an appeals court ordered a Monmouth County judge to lower the award. So Superior Court Judge Alexander Lehrer did — by one penny. Now the appellate panel has taken the case away from Lehrer, and directed a different judge to further reduce the award to Joseph Tomaino of Neptune. He sued the Male Sexual Dysfunction Institute in Chicago and a doctor after he had to undergo surgery to end a three-day erection he suffered following their treatments in 1992. The appeals court had ordered Lehrer, who presided over the trial, to cut the $3 million, saying the size of the award 'shocked the court's conscience' because Tomaino, though unable to perform sexually, could still work and enjoy sports and social activities. But Lehrer said he thought Tomaino should have gotten even more than $3 million...
526 answers · 0 comments
Answer this yourself in the app
See how this splits by age, gender, and region in the app.
