Doctor sees anxiety end with ruling

Accused physician sees chance to focus on work, family after decision

Yang Fan's feelings of anxiety finally subsided after a court overturned a decision that ordered him to compensate the family of an elderly man who died after a quarrel over smoking in an elevator.

"I never thought I would be taken to court," Yang, a doctor from Zhengzhou, Henan province, told China Daily last week. "I hope it's the last time."