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29th August 2007, 04:43 PM
Man loses top of his head in brain operation
BERLIN (Reuters) - 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 man sought compensation of at least 20,000 euros on the grounds that the prosthesis caused him headaches, affected his balance and made him unduly sensitivity to the weather.
Compensation of 3,000 euros was "appropriate and sufficient," it said.
"The experts consulted by the court concluded the new skull roof was better than the original," a court spokesman said.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - 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 man sought compensation of at least 20,000 euros on the grounds that the prosthesis caused him headaches, affected his balance and made him unduly sensitivity to the weather.
Compensation of 3,000 euros was "appropriate and sufficient," it said.
"The experts consulted by the court concluded the new skull roof was better than the original," a court spokesman said.
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