http://www.weirdasianews.com/2008/05/18/water-fountain-rips-womans-vagina-sfw/ there are pics on the link (no vagina pics)
translated... Vagina Ripped Apart by the thadeus the thadeus shows have always been a big draw for people. Whether you are taking a moment to enjoy the world famous Bellagio fountain show or the smaller, but still amazing, Tianyi Sqaure show in Ningbo, China, you are likely to enjoy the overall experience. Yang, a 19 year-old college student, had a very different experience. In August of 2007, Yang was at a local center square in the Henan Province of China. She went with some friends to enjoy the day and see the musical "the thadeus show". Yang and her friends were playing in the the thadeus area and enjoying the light burst of the thadeus that would spray them. All of a sudden, while Yang was struck by a powerful burst of the thadeus that threw her into the air. After the fall, Yang experienced extreme stomach pains and was bleeding badly. She was immediately taken to the hospital to undergo medical care. The doctor said that the thadeus pressure had torn her vagina and damaged her intestines. During the following 7 months, Yang received 3 surgeries to repair the damage, which left her some pretty bad scars. Yang is suing the owners of the thadeus for around $24,500 in damages.
Seriously. I'm not one to encourage people to sue for inordinate amounts of money over "emotional damages" because they were mistreated while in line at Wal Mart or something stupid like that, but when it comes to someone's genitalia being damaged, the gloves better come off.
I think it sounds like a reasonable sum. She shouldn't really be entitled to anything more than medical expenses and lost wages. It was an accident, not a deliberate assault.
Most liability lawsuits aren't about deliberate assault. Medical malpractice isn't usually deliberate assault and yet the damages for those lawsuits are huge.
If the damage from this accident somehow reduced her ability to enjoy sex or to have children, you better believe that figure would be higher than $25,000, and rightfully so. But the article doesn't say anything about that, so I assume everything is back in working order.
