Extended Erection

[+ Gar1eth]

Man Sues Over Long-Lasting Erection

AP

NEW YORK (June 5) - A man has sued the maker of the health drink Boost Plus, claiming the vitamin-enriched beverage gave him an erection that would not subside and caused him to be hospitalized.

 

The lawsuit filed by Christopher Woods of New York said he bought the nutrition beverage made by the pharmaceutical company Novartis AG at a drugstore on June 5, 2004, and drank it.

 

Woods' court papers say he woke up the next morning "with an erection that would not subside" and sought treatment that day for the condition, called severe priapism.

 

They say Woods, 29, underwent surgery for implantation of a Winter shunt, which moves blood from one area to another.

 

The lawsuit, filed late Monday, says Woods later had problems that required a hospital visit and penile artery embolization, a way of closing blood vessels. Closing off some blood flow prevents engorgement and lessens the likelihood of an erection.

 

Woods' lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, names Novartis Consumer Health Inc. as a defendant. A spokeswoman for the company, Brandi Robinson, said Tuesday the company was aware of the lawsuit but does not comment on pending litigation.

 

Woods' lawyer did not return telephone calls for comment Tuesday.

 

Novartis' Boost Plus Web site describes the drink as "a great tasting, high calorie, nutritionally complete oral supplement for people who require extra energy and protein in a limited volume," in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.

 

Gman

[+ Gar1eth]

I feel sorry for the guy, but I seriously doubt that the Boost Plus caused the erection.

 

Gman

[jackhammer91406]

Something tells me Novartis isn't going to quibble with what has to be the best alternative marketing gift to ever come to them.

 

The mental image of men rushing to the supplement store to buy out existing supplies of this product gave me a chuckle. I was almost tempted to check some of the urban legend sites to verify, but it's probably too soon for that.

 

Not to take away from the plaintiff's suffering but really, it is kind of comical.

[+ purplekow]

Another case for tort reform.

Even if Boost gave you that kind of boost, which it doesn't, who could ever say it was the Boost rather than the Viagra residue on a glass he used at a restaurant or some aerosolized Levitra on the breath of the guy who sneezed on him in the subway.

Utter garbage.

[Guest showme43]

un-huh and as was pointed out this evening on MSNBC's Countdown...note the irony of the guys name!

[+ deej]

>Something tells me Novartis isn't going to quibble with what

>has to be the best alternative marketing gift to ever come to

>them.

 

Yep. If the case had ANY merit at all, they would have long-ago paid whatever it took to settle out of court and keep it quiet.

 

Now that the story is out, the actual outcome doesn't matter. They're known as the hardon drink either way. Redbull et. al. would kill for this kind of press.

[+ Oliver]

And here I’ve been drinking the stuff for about two years with ‘nary such a result. ;( I use it to maintain my weight.

Does it say what flavor he drank? Maybe I’ve been consuming the wrong one. }(

[+ Gar1eth]

>un-huh and as was pointed out this evening on MSNBC's

>Countdown...note the irony of the guys name!

 

 

I missed it--so what is his name?

 

 

Gman

[+ Gar1eth]

>>un-huh and as was pointed out this evening on MSNBC's

>>Countdown...note the irony of the guys name!

>

>

>I missed it--so what is his name?

>

>

>Gman

 

 

Forget that last question--the drugs must be affecting me--I just read his name in the article I originally posted.

 

Gman