NuMale Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., is accused of misdiagnosing a man and unnecessarily treating him with "invasive erectile dysfunction shots" that caused irreversible damage.Photo by Susan Montoya Bryan/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Mexico man gets 'record-setting' $412M settlement for botched penile injections

Clinic is accused of misdiagnosing a 66-year-old man and unnecessarily treating him with 'invasive erectile dysfunction shots' that caused irreversible damage

by · National Post

Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a men’s health clinic that operates in several states.

The man’s attorneys celebrated Monday’s verdict, saying they are hopeful it will prevent other men from falling victim to a scheme that involved fraud and what they described as dangerous penile injections. They said the punitive and compensatory damages total the largest amount to ever be awarded by a jury in a medical malpractice case in the U.S.

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