Obese man wins $350,000 payout from GP

By Heath Aston
Updated February 7 2013 - 2:08pm, first published 1:54pm
Sued his doctor ... Luis Almario
Sued his doctor ... Luis Almario

A morbidly obese man dying of liver cancer has been awarded more than $350,000 from his doctor because the GP failed to refer him to a weight loss clinic or send him for lap-band surgery.

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