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December 4, 2008 5:45:47 PM CST



Jury Clears Doctors in Ritter Case

Posted Mar 14, 08 4:00 PM CDT in Science & Health Arts & Living Gossip 

(Newser) – A California jury today cleared two doctors of negligence in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of actor John Ritter, the LA Times reports. Lawyers charged that doctors failed to properly treat and diagnose Ritter when he arrived at hospital in 2003 complaining of chest pain and nausea. The 54-year-old star of "Three's Company" died of a torn aorta that night.

The jury found that Ritter ignored a radiologist's advice 2 years earlier to seek follow-up treatment after a body scan, which could have detected trouble. The doctors maintained that they followed standard procedure on the night of Ritter's death, which could not then have been prevented. The family had sought $67 million in damages.

Sources Los Angeles Times, NBC11

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John Ritter, star of the series "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter," arrives with wife, Amy Yasbeck, for the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Sept. 22, 2002, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Laura Rauch, File)
John Ritter is shown at the 29th Annual People's Choice Awards in this, Jan. 12, 2003, file photo in Pasadena, Calif.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)
Amy Yasbeck, the widow of John Ritter, arrives at court Thursday Feb. 28, 2008 in Glendale, Calif.   (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Actor Henry Winkler arrives at the Los Angeles County Superior courthouse Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, to testify during opening statements in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of actor John Ritter,...   (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
John Ritter, in a file photo from 2002.   (KRT Photos)
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