[tt] Skull only worth $4100: plastic skull is better

[Hughes, James J.]

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSHER94722820070829

When a portion of a German man's skull "went bad" during an operation on
his brain due to a fridge on the fritz, he was awarded 3,000 euros.
That's right, $4100 for the following cock-up...

    Doctors removed the top of the man's head and put it in cold storage
while they operated on his brain, the court in the western city of
Koblenz said Tuesday.

    Because the refrigerator was defective, the section of skull was not
kept cool enough and could not be reattached. Doctors replaced the bone
with a plastic prosthesis....

    "The experts consulted by the court concluded the new skull roof was
better than the original," a court spokesman said.