[ClearCase_guy]

misdiagnosed "at least twice and underwent improper and unnecessary procedures"

This happened to me also. But I didn't get $25 million. Oh, sure, it's not like I died. But they owe me something, don't they? No?

[Ohioan from Florida]

The 54-year-old actor was admitted to the hospital complaining of chest pain, nausea, vomiting and dizziness. He died later that night.

While it must have been a horrible shock to his family, it sounds like he had only been hospitalized for a brief time. Are they suing for misdiagnoses earlier than this hospitalization? This article doesn't make that clear. Because of privacy concerns, I wonder if anyone knows what really happened.

[blondatheart]

My father has an aortic aneurysm. These things are very easy to detect at 2cm. They usually do not do surgery unless the aneurysm reaches around the 5cm mark, until then, you have to be very careful. If you pop that puppy, you only have a few moments to say goodbye before you bleed out into your stomach.

[Gay State Conservative]

Chest pain in adults (at least male adults) is very very difficult to diagnose.Heart attacks can mimic indigestion and other gastrointestinal problems.

I'll wager that the hospital settled because of the OJ/William Kennedy Smith/Robert Blake/Michael Jackson phenomenon...that is,in any court case involving a show biz type (or other celebrity) jurors almost always rule in favor of the celebrity,regardless of the evidence.

For that matter,medical malpractice suits should *not* be heard by juries made up of "civilians".Filth like John Edwards knows that such people can be fooled very,very easily.