Posted on 07/16/2008 12:26:54 PM PDT by Coffee200am
A New Jersey woman has sued her orthopedic surgeon after awakening from surgery to find a temporary tattoo below her panty line.
Elizabeth Mateo, of Camden County, N.J., filed her lawsuit Tuesday saying she found "a temporary tattoo of a red rose" below her panty line the morning after her surgery for a herniated disc, her attorney, Gregg A. Shivers, told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"She was extremely emotionally upset by it," Shivers told the paper.
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Exactly. I mean, you'd tell your wife to laugh it off if the plumber left his calling card in her undie drawer, cuz she could just throw it out.
Or if I hacked into your computer and left a note to you that you could obviously just delete.
Nobody would ever feel uncomfortable with that! </sarc>
I’m not thrilled with the suit, but what options do you have?
Do you think she's suffered grievous psychological damage from a picture of a flower that's probably already disappeared? It was a silly thing for the surgeon to do but not worth monetary damages or a court's time.
Doctors should not be doing extracuricular things to patients, especially when they are under. I don’t know if she should get a settlement, but this doctor should lose his license. He probably isn’t “all there” if he did this.
well, truth be told, i was kinda kidding. this was pretty stupid of the doc. in today’s society the whole god complex is a little tired. just do what you are paid to do and move on. have some integrity and professionalism.
I know I’m violated by my dental hygienist each and every weekly visit...
This is a battery case. Here is the Model Jury Charge that what the Judge will tell the jury at the end of the trial:
3.10 ASSAULT AND BATTERY (Approved before 1984)
A. Definition
An assault is an attempt or offer to touch or strike the person of another with unlawful force or violence. A battery necessarily includes a preceding assault and in addition extends to the actual touching or striking of the person, with the intent to do so, with unlawful force or violence.
The terms violence and force mean the same thing when used in relation to assault and battery and include any application of force to the person of the plaintiff even though it entails no pain or bodily harm and leaves no mark. No particular degree of force or violence is necessary for an assault and battery and therefore the least touching or striking of the body of the plaintiff without legal justification against his/her will constitutes an assault and battery.
Cases:
State v. Maier, 13 N.J. 235, 242 (1953); State v. Adamo, 9 N.J. Super. 7, 9 (App. Div. 1950); Clayton v. New Dreamland Roller Skating Rink, Inc., 14 N.J. Super. 390, 398 (App. Div. 1951); Falconiero v. Maryland Gas Co., 59 N.J. Super. 105, 109 (App. Div. 1960).
Recovery was long, but I am so glad I did it. The pressure on the sciatic nerve was unbearable.
He's also known as one of 3 best surgeons in south Jersey. This seems to be a gifted surgeon. I googled him. Oh and the article said he does this and no one complained before.
Mine went through the front first then through the back.
I had a doctor do something similar to me while I was under anesthesia.
I was having a “female type surgery” but the smiley face “tatoo” mark was left on my hand. That is the difference here. I think if I were this lady and had the tatoo been left on my hand or arm, I would have been ok with it. There is just something weird about leaving it below the panty line.
Still, I wouldn’t sue over it. I would express my disappointment with his conduct to him as well as the hospital administrator.
It was washable marker.
He's listed as one of 3 top docs in south Jersey.
I’m glad that it worked for you. It can be awful. I think it depends a lot on the doctor. Hubby has a friend that it worked for but I’m still a coward. LOL
NJ Spine Center in Chatum. They have a Sparta office too.
We have squat in NY state. I’m writing down the info.
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