Man With Faulty Penile Implant Gets $400K

[KarlMarx]

I guess there is such thing as too much of a good thing. This is one of those things that are funny, just as long as it doesn't happen to you!

A former handyman has 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 and plastic implant in 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.....

(the rest of article can be found at http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/06/23/D8IE7O1O0.html )