[winstonchurchill]

If she actually said that to her husband and his kin, why was that not brought up during the lawsuit that handed Michael a check for more than a million dollars? Don't you think that would have been significant to bring out in court at that point?

First, Michael obtained a total of $1 million, $700,000 went to Terri's conservatorship and $300,000 to Michael on his loss of consortium claim.

Second, the malpractice case was settled, not tried, so there was no "court" in which to "bring out the point".

Third, Joan Schiavo (who testified at the trial as to Terri's statements) was no more Michael's "kin" than Terri's.

Fourth, what would be the significance of Terri's wishes on being maintained artificially in a malpractice action relating to her treatment at the time of the heart attack? Lawsuits are focused endeavors to resolve specific issues, one does not simply throw everything at the wall to see what sticks.

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

"First, Michael obtained a total of $1 million, $700,000 went to Terri's conservatorship and $300,000 to Michael on his loss of consortium claim.

Second, the malpractice case was settled, not tried, so there was no "court" in which to "bring out the point"."

Please provide a link.


"Fourth, what would be the significance of Terri's wishes on being maintained artificially in a malpractice action relating to her treatment at the time of the heart attack? Lawsuits are focused endeavors to resolve specific issues, one does not simply throw everything at the wall to see what sticks."

The significance is that the majority of the money would not have been paid since there would be no reason to pay for Terri's rehabilitation since she "didn't want to live like this".