Permanent erection lawsuit against BMW thrown out
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorcycles/" rel="tag">Motorcycle</a></p><a href="http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-bizarre/bmw-permanent-erection-claim-tossed-out/24707.html"><img alt="1994 BMW K1100RS - 05" data-caption="1994 BMW K1100RS - 05" data-credit="Flickr" data-mep="178603" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/1584x1064+193+109/resize/628x417!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/e8bc7b735d2dcf47ae91f3e86 0f6b3e1/5580157051_e02d6ab324.jpg " /></a><br />
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The California man <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/30/man-being-hard-on-bmw-for-20-month-erection/">who claimed that he suffered from a 20-month erection after a four-hour ride</a> on his BMW K1100RS motorcycle (similar model pictured above) has had his case dismissed. It seems the court found his claims too hard to believe.<br />
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Henry Wolf filed a product liability lawsuit against <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> and seatmaker Corbin-Pacific in the California Superior Court in April 2012 after he claimed a motorcycle ride in September 2010 caused a long-term case of priapism from the "ridge-like" saddle design. He asked for compensation for lost wages, medical expenses and emotional distress from both companies.<br />
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Nearly two years later, according to <a href="http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-bizarre/bmw-permanent-erection-claim-tossed-out/24707.html"><em>Visor Down</em></a>, Judge James J. McBride decided that the case didn't have enough supporting evidence. A urologist testified that the plaintiff had priapism, but the court rejected the testimony of a neurologist who claimed the motorcycle's vibration caused the disorder. The defendants presented testimony from the bike's former and subsequent owners. Corbin-Pacific CEO Mike Corbin also spoke in the company's defense.<br />
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If BMW had been found liable, it's possible it would've found a whole new group of buyers desiring its bikes...<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/19/permanent-erection-lawsuit-against-bmw-thrown-out/">Permanent erection lawsuit against BMW thrown out</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/19/permanent-erection-lawsuit-against-bmw-thrown-out/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20853052/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/19/permanent-erection-lawsuit-against-bmw-thrown-out/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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