nuckin_futz Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A jury on Monday cleared a doctor of negligence in a lawsuit filed by a Delaware truck driver who underwent a penile implant procedure and ended up with an erection that lasted eight months. "We're stunned," attorney Michael Heyden said as he left the New Castle County courthouse, where his client Daniel Metzgar, 44, of Newark, Delaware, was suing urologist Thomas Desperito of Wilmington, Delaware. In April 2010, four months after the procedure was performed, Metzgar experienced swelling and went to a hospital, where he underwent testing. Before going to the hospital, Metzgar had been unable to reach Dr. Desperito. The doctor's lawyer argued that hospital staff who performed tests were unfamiliar with penile implants and were not properly trained to do them. Therefore, the results from the tests, including images showing swelling, did not prove negligence. Metzgar and his attorney during the one-week trial described the frequent discomfort and daily embarrassment he experienced after the procedure - including trouble riding a motorcycle, wearing normal clothes and joining family social events. "I could hardly dance, with an erection poking my partner," Metzgar told jurors at the start of the trial. "It's not something you want to bring out at parties and show to friends." Metzgar's stepson Alexander King, 18, described a once close relationship that grew distant after the procedure. King felt uncomfortable having friends over and noticed his stepfather stopped showing up at school and sporting events. "I was - I'm sorry - highly embarrassed," he testified during the trial. The device was ultimately removed in 2010 after tubing punctured Metzgar's scrotum. He received a replacement implant from another doctor. Metzgar had no comment on the jury verdict. The doctor's lawyer, Colleen Shields, said, "We think the jury reached the appropriate verdict." ************************************************* The jury had a hard decision to make. He was facing a stiff sentence. Sorry CDC no pics with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberries Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 wow that wood certainly be embarrassing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Giggity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryten Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Imagine having to hover to dump for eight straight months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayStation Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Should of bought a pump instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lychees Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Ok seriously are you just really happy to us all the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I have to say, I'm surprised. I expected a stiff sentence.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 That would have sucked when he'd have to use the washroom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 He must wish he was as soft as the jurors were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai604 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 He kinda got boned on the decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hornet Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Should of bought a pump instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Damn poor guy. What a long and hard ordeal that must have been! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Pull it up and tuck it under the waist of the pants/boxers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Penile implant? How shallow can people be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 He kinda got boned on the decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a Fool Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I'd be embarrassed to go out in pubic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Pull it up and tuck it under the waist of the pants/boxers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLindenIsGod Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Penile implant? How shallow can people be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Pull it up and tuck it under the waist of the pants/boxers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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