Friday, June 23, 2006
Rhode Island man awarded $400,000 for 10-year erection
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former Rhode Island handyman won more than $400,000 in a lawsuit over a penile implant that gave him a 10-year erection.
Charles (Chick) Lennon, 68, received the steel-plastic implant in 1996, about two years before Viagra went on the market. The Dura-II is designed to allow impotent men to position the penis upward for sex, then lower it.
But Lennon could not position his penis downward. He said he could no longer hug people, ride a bike, swim or wear bathing trunks because of the pain and embarrassment. He has become a recluse and is uncomfortable being around his grandchildren, his lawyer said.
"I don't know any man who for any amount of money would want to trade and take my client's life," said Jules D'Allessandro, Lennon's lawyer.
"He's not a whole person."
A lawyer representing both Dura-II manufacturer Dacomed Corp. and the company's insurer declined comment. Dacomed maintained nothing was wrong with the implant. It filed for bankruptcy after the lawsuit was filed.
Lennon cannot have the implant removed because of health problems, including open-heart surgery, his lawyer said. Impotence drugs could not help Lennon even if he were able to have the device taken out, because tissue had be to removed for it to be implanted.
At least I bet his blue-collar buddies aren't going to be calling him "Chick" anymore.
I'm sure there's a gag in here about the "penal system", but it's too late on Friday for me to think of it. ;-) - MTMT
posted by Mentok @ 5:12 p.m.,
4 Comments:
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At 7:43 p.m.,
Bathroom Hippo said...
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10 year erection?
Who needs women? eh? -
At 9:06 p.m.,
jamwall said...
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The Dura-II is designed to allow impotent men to position the penis upward for sex, then lower it.
its a hydraulic crane for the penis!
if he attached a chain to his prod, could he conceivably attach a wrecking ball on the other end?
ladies watch out!
word verification:
dpraia <---- Dura Penis Raisers Are Immensely Astounding. -
At 5:38 p.m.,
Library Mama said...
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So how do you know that there's good money in being a stunt double in porn movies?
Pray, do tell, wise Mentok. -
At 6:26 p.m.,
FiL said...
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Ooh, she got you there, Mentok. By the short & curlies, as we Brits would say...
FiL
P.S. Word verification = klukattk. The chickens are coming! The chickens are coming!!
