The case, which has a long wound its way through the courts, landed Wednesday at Houston's First Court of Appeals where a three-judge panel was asked to reverse a trial judge's decision cutting a jury award from $870,000 to $1,900.
"The (judge) decided, in his opinion, that the law didn't allow those damages, which leaves a gap," said David Bernsen, an attorney for Layne Hardin. "We, as a society, have to decide whether this type of behavior is acceptable in Texas and I don't think it is."
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Last time I checked, at least in my state, a successful claim of veterinary malpractice will get you the market value of the animal and incidentals.
Ain't science grand?
As I understand it, a human life is worth around $6 million.
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