Bed bugs are an increasing cause for litigation.

The American Medical Association said that one of the more frequent causes for litigation is a doctor's failure to diagnose a problem.

The contradiction had never been adjudicated by the courts, since there had never been cause for litigation.

"The difficulty is further compounded by the increasing professional liability risk, with failure to diagnose now becoming one of the more frequent causes for litigation," he said.

Tartaglia himself was unsure whether the problem was solvable at all in a way that would convince both players of its fairness: "in whatever way the division is made there will be cause for litigation".