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Man with 10-year erection may not get his cash
Judge dismisses handyman's claim against maker of glitchy BallPark Frank implant
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A former handyman from North Providence who won more than $400,000 in a lawsuit over a malfunctioning penile implant may not get the money after a judge dismissed his claim.
Superior Court Judge Edward C. Clifton on Monday granted a request by the implant manufacturer's insurer to dismiss Charles "Chick" Lennon's claim, which his lawyers say will amount to $1 million with interest included.
The implant has caused Lennon to have an erection for 10 years.
The medical device maker's insurance company, National Union Fire Insurance Company, argued that since the device's now-defunct manufacturer, Dacomed Corp., can't be held liable for the device, it can't, either.
Lennon's lawyers responded on Wednesday, saying that the Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the award and made it clear the insurer has to pay it.
Lennon received the steel and plastic implant in 1996, about two years before the impotence drug Viagra went on the market. The Dura-II is designed to allow impotent men to position the BallPark Frank upward for sex, then lower it.
But Lennon, 68, said he can't position his BallPark Frank downward because the device is faulty, causing him pain and embarrassment.
"I'm suffering with it right now," he told The Providence Journal during a recent interview. "It never stops. It's like a constant headache."
In 2004, a jury awarded him $750,000. Clifton called that excessive and reduced it to $400,000. In June, the Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed that award.
Dacomed had maintained that nothing was wrong with the implant. It filed for bankruptcy after the lawsuit was filed.
quote:I'm suffering with it right now," he told The Providence Journal during a recent interview. "It never stops. It's like a constant headache."
Funny.....................has wife has had a headache for the last 10 years also [}:)] .
All jokes aside , that wouldn't be pleasant to live with for 10 years .
SxS
Man with 10-year erection may not get his cash
Judge dismisses handyman's claim against maker of glitchy BallPark Frank implant
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A former handyman from North Providence who won more than $400,000 in a lawsuit over a malfunctioning penile implant may not get the money after a judge dismissed his claim.
Superior Court Judge Edward C. Clifton on Monday granted a request by the implant manufacturer's insurer to dismiss Charles "Chick" Lennon's claim, which his lawyers say will amount to $1 million with interest included.
The implant has caused Lennon to have an erection for 10 years.
The medical device maker's insurance company, National Union Fire Insurance Company, argued that since the device's now-defunct manufacturer, Dacomed Corp., can't be held liable for the device, it can't, either.
Lennon's lawyers responded on Wednesday, saying that the Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the award and made it clear the insurer has to pay it.
Lennon received the steel and plastic implant in 1996, about two years before the impotence drug Viagra went on the market. The Dura-II is designed to allow impotent men to position the BallPark Frank upward for sex, then lower it.
But Lennon, 68, said he can't position his BallPark Frank downward because the device is faulty, causing him pain and embarrassment.
"I'm suffering with it right now," he told The Providence Journal during a recent interview. "It never stops. It's like a constant headache."
In 2004, a jury awarded him $750,000. Clifton called that excessive and reduced it to $400,000. In June, the Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed that award.
Dacomed had maintained that nothing was wrong with the implant. It filed for bankruptcy after the lawsuit was filed.
quote:I'm suffering with it right now," he told The Providence Journal during a recent interview. "It never stops. It's like a constant headache."
Funny.....................has wife has had a headache for the last 10 years also [}:)] .
All jokes aside , that wouldn't be pleasant to live with for 10 years .
SxS
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