The dispute between a Kentucky man and a surgeon over the necessity of amputating the patient’s penis during surgery in 2008 is set to go to trial this week.The doctor maintains he found cancer in the man’s penis during surgery and that it had to be removed. What!?!? Are you kidding me !?!? He cut his penis off. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story.
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The patient claims the surgery was supposed to be a circumcision and he never authorized the amputation, nor was he given a chance to seek a second opinion. Seaton, now in his 60s, was having the procedure on Oct. 19, 2007. Jury selection begins Thursday in the lawsuit brought by Phillip Seaton of Waddy and his wife, Deborah, against Dr. John Patterson of Louisville. Attorneys hope to start opening statements that afternoon. The Seatons sued Patterson in Shelby County Circuit Court in 2008 after an operation that resulted in the amputation. The Seatons are seeking unspecified damages from Patterson for “loss of service, love and affection.†The Seatons also sued Jewish Hospital, where the surgery took place. The hospital settled with the Seatons for an undisclosed amount. The Seatons’ suit is similar to one in which an Indianapolis man was awarded more than $2.3 million in damages after he claimed his penis and left testicle were removed without his consent during surgery for an infection in 1997.
