WWE News Rey Mysterio’s surgeon has been sued 18 times, including by four former NFL players Feb 28, 2008 - 02:59 PM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing David Chao, the doctor who performed biceps surgery on Rey Mysterio, has been sued 18 times in San Diego Superior Court, including four times by Chargers players, for medical malpractice, negligence, or fraud, according to a 2005 story published by the San Union-Tribune. Five of the suits have been settled with undisclosed payouts to the plaintiffs, and eight others were dropped for various reasons. Former NFL quarterback (and arguably the biggest flop in NFL draft history) Ryan Leaf is among the former players who claims his career was cut short because of malpractice by Chau’s company Oasis Sports Medical Group. He later dropped his claim against Chao and his former business partner because he didn’t feel like pursuing it. Chao was also a codefendant in a case in which former Chargers team doctor Gary Losse accused of playing a role in “condoning and enabling Losse’s drug addiction,” according to the Union-Tribune. Three of the seven lawsuits filed against Chao stemming from that case had been settled by the time the 2005 story was published. Two resulted in patients receiving payouts after alleging they were maimed in surgery to the point they couldn’t return to their chosen line of work. He was later issued a $1,000 citation by the state medical board for failing to maintain adequate and accurate medical records. To read the full story, visit the San Diego Union-Tribune. Powell’s POV: We’ve all heard stories about surgeons being subjected to questionable malpractice suits. However, I found it interesting that former NFL players are among those who sued Chao, not to mention the fact that he's been accused of enabling a drug addiction. The story also stated that if a doctor’s background includes a six-figure verdict, multiple lawsuits resulting in relatively lucrative settlements and a citation by the medical board, it raises a “red flag about the quality of that doctor’s care of his patients,” according to Ken Sigleman, a San Diego attorney and medical doctor in the Union-Tribune article. Nevertheless, the Chargers appear to be satisfied with his work, as he performed ACL surgery on starting quarterback Philip Rivers last month. HELP SUPPORT DOT NET! BECOME A MEMBER AT OUR CHARTER RATE OF JUST $5 A MONTH - GET THE FIRST LOOK AT EXCLUSIVE INSIDER DOT NET NEWS, TONS OF EXCLUSIVE AUDIO SHOWS, MESSAGE BOARD ACCESS, START YOUR OWN BLOG, AD-FREE MAIN LISTING: SIGN ME UP (or MORE INFO) GOT AN IPHONE OR IPOD TOUCH? THEN BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FREE iPhone APP: (click here!) (or SEARCH "pro wrestling" in iTunes App Store) FOR MORE BREAKING WWE & TNA NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE PWTORCH.COM (click here!) FOR MORE MMA & UFC NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE MMATORCH.COM (click here!) CLICK TO RETURN TO DOT NET MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY WWE News Latest Twelve Articles WWE official says the company hasn't ruled out dropping some pay-per-view events from the schedule, explains why several pay-per-view names were changed Jim Ross provides a medical update on WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Brisco WWE tag team champion Edge injured during a San Diego house show WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Steamboat returning to the ring this weekend, Chris Jericho comments on their upcoming match Jim Ross discusses the need for to add new wrestlers to the WWE main event mix, identifies two wrestlers who are moving up the ladder on Smackdown, the need for a WWE scouting department 7/3 WWE Smackdown preview: A full list of matches for tonight's show featuring Edge and Chris Jericho vs. C.M. Punk and Jeff Hardy (no spoilers)