Ignorance is bliss

Contributed by Rosie Cisneros

Widow Maggie Smith and her two adult children were awarded $3.5 million by an Ohio jury in the their wrongful death lawsuit against Dr. Franklin Price.

During the trial, they convinced a jury that Dr. Price did not do enough to help the late Lawrence Smith avoid his fatal heart attack — despite the fact that Mr. Smith was 54, overweight, a long-time smoker who ate a poor diet, got little exercise, had diabetes and high cholesterol, and admitted to being stressed at work. Dr. Price said he gave Smith repeated admonitions about his bad habits, but the jury disagreed.