The judge who presided over the US$6.1 billion tobacco trial in Minnesota says the case damaged his fragile health to the point that he needs to take disability retirement, the AP reports. Governor Arne Carlson granted Judge Kenneth Fitzpatrick's request earlier this month. Fitzpatrick, 62, said in a sworn statement that he'd been under a doctor's care since 1991 for heart problems and was on a continuous medication program.
Legally Sick
The judge who presided over the US$6.1 billion tobacco trial in Minnesota says the case damaged his fragile health to the point that he needs to take disability retirement, the AP reports. Governor Arne Carlson granted Judge Kenneth Fitzpatrick's request earlier this month. Fitzpatrick, 62, said in a sworn statement that he'd been under a doctor's care since 1991 for heart problems and was on a continuous medication program.
