The Alabama man says he has experienced intense pain as a result of the alleged botch-job, and his wife is also suffering. Doctors at a US hospital have been accused of amputating a man's penis during what was supposed to be a routine circumcision. Johnny Lee Banks, of Birmingham, Alabama, and his wife sued the facility for medical malpractice on Tuesday, seeking an unspecified amount. The lawsuit says Banks came round from an operation to remove his foreskin at Princeton Baptist Medical Center last month, only to find his manhood had been removed. The claim says he has experienced intense pain as a result, and that his wife, Zelda Banks, is also suffering. The Birmingham hospital and two doctors are among defendants named in the legal action. The hospital said in a statement to Sky News: "We have reviewed the allegations ... and find them to be non-meritorious. We intend to defend all counts aggressively."
Yeah, what could the defense be? Does he have his penis or not? Did he have it before he went into the surgery? Seems easier to decide than Howard's shakedown lawsuit.
Lawyer: Claims of Botched Circumcision Are Untrue BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jul 25, 2014, 11:52 AM ET Two doctors deny claims by an Alabama man who says his penis was amputated during what was supposed to be a routine circumcision, one of their lawyers said Friday. Defense lawyer Will Axon said allegations in a lawsuit filed this week in state court by Johnny Lee Banks Jr. and his wife are "completely untrue." "When the facts become known this will be seen as an unfair attempt to damage the reputations of dedicated physicians and their outstanding clinics with sensational claims that are completely false," said Axon. Axon declined to answer questions about specifics in the suit, including whether the man had a penis when he left the hospital. Banks and his wife filed the lawsuit this week against Drs. Vincent Michael Bivins and Alan Aikens, their medical groups and a hospital. Banks claims his penis was wrongly amputated during a circumcision last month and no one ever told him why. The lawsuit accuses the defendants of medical malpractice, negligence and other wrongdoing. It seeks an unspecified amount of money. The hospital, Princeton Baptist Medical Center, previously said the claims are without merit. The lawsuit contends Banks went to the hospital last month for a circumcision and awoke following the operation without a penis. No one ever warned that amputation could result from the procedure or explained what happened, the suit said. The suit also names Urology Centers of Alabama, where Bivins works, and Simon-Williamson Clinic, where Aikens works. The complaint says Bivins treated Banks for conditions that led to the circumcision and Aikens was scheduled to perform the procedure.
Howard related, because shortly after this tragedy, mysteriously enough, Howard Stern's nose started to resemble a penis.
