JUDGE REINSTATES JUDGMENT IN PILOT'S EYE OPERATION

TUCSON, Ariz., November 2, 2004 (AP). A Tucson judge has reinstated a
four (m) million dollar judgment in the case of a former airline pilot
whose career ended after an eye operation.

Former United Airlines pilot Steve Post claimed in his May 2002
lawsuit that his night vision was reduced by the LASIK eye surgery he
received by University Physicians Healthcare (University of Arizona).

LASIK is intended to eliminate or reduce dependency on eyeglasses or
contacts.

Post testified he would not have had the surgery had he been told he
was at increased risk for night vision problems.

Judge Kenneth Lee granted U-P-I's motion for a new trial but the
Arizona Court of Appeals overturned the ruling in January.

But the Arizona Supreme Court declined to review it this summer and
Lee reinstated the verdict late last week.

The president and C-E-O of U-P-I calls the ruling disappointing.