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true story?

posted 14 years ago by rharbaugh-2
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what exactly is this based on?

[–] mikeyflatley 13 years ago

how safety needlez come bout

I live, I love, I slay, and I'm content

[–] merrickofmayfair 13 years ago

First, michaelflatley_clone, your textspeak spelling is driving me bonkers. You don't actually spell like that on a regular basis do you?

@OP: This story is a true story about, to sum up the details, a drug-addicted attorney (Mike Weiss) who is ironically involved in a court case concerning the development of a safety standard for needles in the medical profession. At the time of this case, health professionals were handling needles which had a tendency to puncture when mishandled. One of the said professionals became infected, post-puncture, which lead to this particular court case. It basically sums up a revelation of the depraved side of medical supply/pharmaceutical corporations.

It is an actual case, and Mike Weiss is an actual person. Hope this helps.

[–] Mrpinkeye 13 years ago

iv read it has the blessing from Mike Weiss and his partner. so Mike Weiss isnt dead!? how much is true? i cant find any info online about the real case and people

[–] Hancockenstein 13 years ago

nah he did die. it actually happened exactly like you see in the movie it was retold at his memorial

[–] Mrpinkeye 13 years ago

how did they get his "blessing"!?

[–] ZeEarGoggles 13 years ago

I'm wondering the exact same thing.

[–] Mrpinkeye 13 years ago

maybe they mean his familys blessing!? they should be more clear though!

[–] Dan2108 13 years ago

I've given blessings from beyond the grave plenty of times. I've also written countless posts on IMDb Boards in the same manner, including this one. It's no big deal.

[–] alveolate 13 years ago

this NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/03/business/03buyer.html
(sadly, the movie's website www.puncturemovie.com seems to be dead.)

small inventor is real (Safety Point = Retraction Tech), GPOs are real (UMHS = Premier Inc + Novation), big manufacturer is real (Thompson = Becton Dickinson), lawyers are all real (Lanier, Weiss, Danziger), and so is the case ($150m out of court settlement).

as for whether "Senator O'Reilly" (pretty sure there's no such Senator!) really flip-flopped over a campaign donation, not sure. did the guilty corporations really machinate the small law firm's isolation? no idea. was Vicky the nurse really the child of the inventor's friend, and did she die from getting stuck? haven't a clue. is Samantha Danziger really 6 pounds 8 ounces? ask her daddy. did Susie give Mike a handjob? apparently not - or it was just so bad he fell asleep.

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