Dr. Robert Woo

Olympia, WA: (Jul-26-07) Tina Alberts, a dentist's assistant, filed suit on Dr. Robert Woo, an oral surgeon, after he temporarily implanted fake boar tusks in her mouth while she was under anesthesia and took photos that later made the rounds. Alberts filed suit, stating she was humiliated and quit her job. When Woo's insurance company, Fireman's Fund, wouldn't deal with the lawsuit, Woo settled out of court with Alberts for $250,000. Woo then filed a lawsuit against Fireman's Fund, in which the jury sided with the plaintiff and awarded Woo $750,000, plus the out-of-court settlement he had paid. The insurance company won the next round; with the state Court of Appeals stating that the prank had nothing to do with Woo's practice of dentistry and that the carrier had no duty to represent him in the lawsuit. In a recent development, the state Supreme Court on restored the award for Woo. [KOMO TV NEWS: DENTIST PRANK]

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Published on Jul-29-07