Her lawyers say the hospital failed to diagnose cauda equina syndrome, a spine condition, and operate before it was "too late to prevent permanent damage".

BBC: Debbie Thomason

Her mother, Maria St John, is suing the singer claiming Manson was negligent in "instructing the woman to operate a motor vehicle in her incapacitated condition".

BBC: Manson fined for disorderly conduct

As a condition of its return, FAA officials said, the airline will operate a substantially smaller fleet of aircraft.

CNN: ValuJet back in the air at last - Sept. 26, 1996

For years convention had it that you shouldn't operate on babies with congenital heart problems until they were older -- unless, of course, the condition was immediately life-threatening.

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