News and opinions about TV actor John Ritter. According to Wikipedia: John Southworth Ritter was an American actor best known for his role of Jack Tripper in the sitcom Three's Company.
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... 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.
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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... 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... Read Full Story
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