| GLENDALE, Calif. - A California jury has cleared a cardiologist and a radiologist of negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of actor John Ritter. SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL DEALS Ritter died of a torn aorta in 2003. The jurors found that Ritter was advised by the radiologist to follow up with treatment by a physician, but Ritter didn't follow the order. The radiologist had completed a body scan on him two years earlier. The lawsuit was brought by Ritter's widow and children. The jury's verdict was 9-3. Verdicts do not have to be unanimous in civil cases. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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