Weird What do you MEAN I'm not going to die?

[The Helper]

LONDON - A British man who went on a wild spending spree after doctors said he only had a short time to live wants compensation because the diagnosis was wrong and he is now healthy -- but broke.

John Brandrick, 62, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago and told that he would probably die within a year.

He quit his job, sold or gave away nearly all his possessions, stopped paying his mortgage and spent his savings dining out and going on holiday.

 

[Darthfett]

Nice Title. That's gotta suck for him. I wouldn't know what to do either.

 

[emjlr3]

rofl..wants compensation...though there was a miss diagnosis, I don't think you can sue for that

 

[XXXconanXXX]

rofl..wants compensation...though there was a miss diagnosis, I don't think you can sue for that

If a doctor tells you you have a life threatening disease and are going to die, you better believe you can sue.

 

[Jindo]

If a doctor tells you you have a life threatening disease and are going to die, you better believe you can sue.

Was pretty silly of him to spend all his money though.. ever heard of a will?

 

[phyrex1an]

>spend all his money though
He gave stuff away too. I see nothing wrong in use up/give away your belongings right before you die instead of right after.

 

[emjlr3]

so are we saying there is a preset grading for the level of a miss diagnoses?

what if another doctor said he was going to be alright? could he still sue the original doctor? do you sue doctors if they give you a diagnosis you do not agree with? no, you go and seek a second alternative

I think what the guy did was rediculus...what if a doctor says you have aids, and being a jackass you go and screw lots of woman w/o protection, then come to find out the tests were wrong, you did not have aids, but now you do from your actions....can you sue for that...?

again, the guy is a moron

 

[johnnyfire]

if i was going to die... hmmm... i dun think i would do that... but the doc probably just said you may die...

anyway he is responsible for his own actions, and he chose the wrong actions, what a noob!

 

[uberfoop]

As has already been said, this is what wills are for. Your money can be dished out psycho-style AFTER you die if you so choose.

 

[Blackveiled]

yeah he THINKS hes going to die and he ruins his life..what a dumbass...some smart people in this world today eh? xD

 

[SilverHawk]

He can sue, but he won't win unless he proves that it was malpractice, which means that the doctor had to have made an error in protocol.

 

[DM Cross]

He can sue for a miss diagnosis, but he won't get his life back the way it was. NO ONE told him to go on a spree like that, HE made that choice as an (somewhat) intelligent person.

Free a man from consequence... And he apparently screws himself in the rear

 

[Tonks]

I gotta say, if doctors told me I had a fixed death sentence, and I had no-one to leave my money to, I would do the exact same thing. Preferably on gambling.

 

[Akatsuki]

I would have just writen up a new will and give all my stuff to my least hated person. Or charity. It's always good to give to charity.

 

[johnnyfire]

I would have probably done the same