“A German court has awarded 3,000 euros ($4,100) in damages to a man who had to have the top of his skull replaced with plastic because of a faulty hospital fridge.” The plaintiff had sought 20,000 euros. [Reuters/MSNBC]
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“[T]he new skull roof was better than the original,” a court spokesman said. I’ll bet now he can crush beer cans against his head.
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