Man Awarded $870,000 After Doctor Removes Wrong Testicle

HUNTINGDON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania jury has awarded $870,000 to a man whose urologist removed the wrong testicle.

Fifty-four-year-old Steven Haines sued Dr. V. Spencer Long, who Haines went to see in 2013 after suffering pain in his right testicle for 15 years.

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Long performed surgery at J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon, but removed Haines' healthy left testicle.

A Huntingdon County jury on Wednesday found Long was "recklessly indifferent" and awarded Haines $620,000 for pain and suffering and $250,000 in punitive damages. Long declined to comment Friday.

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Haines' lawyer says the Mount Union man remains in pain, but has a "debilitating fear" of seeking further treatment for his problem.

The attorney says Haines will need testosterone treatment for the rest of his life if he loses the remaining testicle.

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