So what medical condition did she have that would make that claim even remotely viable?
Must have been a pretty convincing claim if he was awarded $2 million.
More like Michael Schaivo was convincing in that he swore he would take care of Terri if he only had the money, that's why, he said, he wanted to go to school to become a nurse. The jury was taken in by his lies, not realizing what a monster he is.
He claims that she had a potassium imbalance....that's why she collapsed.
Funny, though, Terri had a rigid neck observed at the ER the night of her collapse. Dr. Hammesfahr said that it could only have been caused by strangulation.
A year later, in therapy, Terri voiced, in some manner, that she was in pain. An orthopedic doctor then had x-rays taken of her and discovered she had broken bones all over her body.
The radiologist wrote it looks like "someone worked her over real good." Michael hid those reports for 10 years from Terri's parents.
Yep, she spilled hot coffee on her lap. /s
Not really. If he convinced the jurors that Terri was in bad but treatable shape, and would get better with therapy but the therapy cost money, that would probably be enough to eke out a significant award even if the jurors didn't really find the doctor did anything wrong. After all, who's going to benefit more from the money--some insurance company fatcats, or this poor woman whose loving husband needs money to help her?