Terri Schiavo case

===Malpractice===
In 1992, Michael filed a [[malpractice]] suit against Terri's [[gynecologist]] on the basis that he failed to diagnose [[bulimia nervosa|bulimia]] as the cause of her infertility.<ref>Greer, George W., Circuit Judge. [http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/trialctorder02-00.pdf "In re: The Guardianship of Theresa Marie Schiavo, Incapacitated", (PDF)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075544/http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/trialctorder02-00.pdf |date=July 7, 2011 }} File No. 90-2908GD-003, ''[http://jud6.org/ Fla. 6th Judicial Circuit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926072401/http://www.jud6.org/ |date=September 26, 2011 }}'', February 11, 2000</ref> Terri had gone to the doctor because she had stopped [[Menstruation|menstruating]] but the doctor had failed to take her medical history into account which might have revealed an eating disorder. During the case, one of Terri's friends testified that she knew Schiavo was bulimic. In November 1992, Michael won the case and was awarded $6.8 million by the jury, later reduced to $2 million as Terri was found partly at fault for her condition.<ref name="UStoday"/> After attorneys' fees and other expenses, Michael received $300,000 and $750,000 was put in a trust fund for Terri's medical care. According to Michael, in early 2003 the Schindlers demanded that he share the malpractice money with them.<ref name=abstract />