DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, September 14, 2015 morning
-- father of a deaf child lost a lawsuit
In Maldives, one of the smallest nations in the
world, a father filed a malpractice lawsuit because
his daughter became deaf after getting a shot.
This lawsuit dragged on for six years, going
back and forth between higher and lower courts.
This time the decision is final. The court said:
Though the girl had lost her hearing as a direct
result of the injection, the doctors had not been
at fault. The evidence shows that the injection
had been administered as per normal procedure
This case involved testimonies from the medical
experts, nurses and the doctor
-- no one told the deaf boxer to stop after the bell
there was a story about Kid Savage, a deaf figher,
in 1964. The referee was supposed to tap him on
the shoulder, telling him the bell rang and for
him to go back to his corner. In that bout,
the referee didn't, and the deaf boxer continued
to hit the opponent even when he went to his
corner. The floored hearing boxer got up and went
crazy and pummeled Kid Savage. The deaf boxer
went down and never got up and the bout ended,
even though it was after the end of the round!
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