John Ritter

A California jury ruled that doctors were not negligent of the 2003 death of actor John Ritter. Dr. Matthew Lotysch, a radiologist, and Dr. Joseph Lee, the cardiologist both of whom treated Ritter on the night of his death, were cleared of all blame in the $67 million lawsuit when the jury failed to reach a unanimous decision, a requirement for wrongful-death trials. Ritter passed away in 2003 of a torn aorta and since then, his family has received more than $14 million in settlements related to the actor's death. Ultimately, in this case, the jurors noted that Ritter did not heed the advice ... Read Full Story

Popular actor John Ritter feared he had fallen victim to a serious bout of food poisoning on the day he died, according to a phone message that was played at his wrongful death trial in California. Read more! Read Full Story

A jury moments ago cleared a cardiologist and a radiologist of negligence in their diagnosis and treatment of actor John Ritter. The actor died of a torn aorta in 2003. The jurors found that Ritter failed to head follow up treatment instructions by a physician after a body scan two years before his death. He died at 54. The suit alleged a loss of future earnings reaching $67 million; eight other medical personnel and the hospital previously made settlements with the family totaling $14 million. Source Read Full Story

A jury cleared Doctors Joseph Lee and Matthew Lottysch of any wrongdoing in the death of actor John Ritter. Ritter’s family had been seeking $67 million dollars in damages in the wrongful death lawsuit against the two doctors, in which the family alleged that improper diagnosis of a torn aorta led to John’s death in [...] Read Full Story

The Coolest Man I Hardly Met I currently reside in Las Vegas. Loving movies, I had to check out "CineVegas Film Festival". The first year I went " Tadpole" (2002) was showing. A coming of age movie that was the first to be digitally shot and edited. It showed in the quality of a few of the shots. If you are a fan of the industry at all it is a must see. CineVegas had set up a room for snacks and autographs. I seen a very short line to meet John Ritter, about three or four fans. As I too was a fan, ... Read Full Story