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Thursday, April 28, 2005 5:41 p.m. EDT
Rush Limbaugh's Attorney Issues Statement
Roy Black, Rush Limbaugh's attorney,
released the following statement today regarding the Florida Supreme
Court's 4-3 decision not to review Mr. Limbaugh's appeal of an earlier
split decision by a three-judge panel of Florida's Fourth District Court
of Appeal:
"I have said from the start that there was no violation of the doctor
shopping statute, but that Rush Limbaugh should not have to give up his
right to privacy in order to prove his innocence.
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"Mr. Limbaugh appropriately sought treatment for severe back pain and for
pain from an operation to restore his hearing. He has not been charged
with a crime, and he should not be charged. His medical records will
show that he received legitimate medical treatment for legitimate
medical reasons.
"Only those who have suffered the long-term agony of chronic, severe pain
will understand what Mr. Limbaugh was going through and why the
appropriate medical treatment for his pain was so important.
"There were clearly important issues at stake in this case for every
medical patient in Florida. This is evident in the 4-3 split decision of
the Florida Supreme Court, the 2-1 split decision of the Fourth District
Court of Appeal, and the amicus briefs filed in the case by the Florida
Attorney General, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Association of
American Physicians and Surgeons, the National Foundation for the
Treatment of Pain and the Florida Pain Initiative."
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