by Spencer Aronfeld | Jun 8, 2020 | Cruise Ship Injury, Cruise Ship News, Medical Malpractice
No one goes on a cruise ship expecting to sustain a serious injury or illness. But passengers who require medical treatment on their cruise expect that the care they receive will be delivered according to the highest standard. Many passengers assume they will have the same medical care and treatment on a cruise as they [Read More]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Sep 17, 2018 | Cruise Ship Accidents, Medical Malpractice
A honeymoon cruise quickly turned into a nightmare for a passenger aboard the Norwegian Pearl Cruise. The poor medical treatment he received on the ship almost caused him to lose his leg. This case represents one of many that shed light on the lack of medical treatment cruise passengers have available to them if they [Read More]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Jun 27, 2018 | Medical Malpractice, Our blog, Personal Injury
In this installment of "How and Why to Change Your Personal Injury Lawyer in Mid Case," we look at the lawyers themselves. None of us lawyers likes to admit it, but occasionally other lawyers could do a better job serving a particular client in a particular case than we ourselves can. So let's start by [Read More]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Feb 8, 2017 | Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death
Forever . . . Florida’s State-run agencies, like public hospitals or the DOT, have long hidden behind the shield of the sovereign immunity statute, which limits the amount of recovery an injured person or grieving family can obtain in a civil personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit. The statute has also limited the fees that [Read More]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Dec 30, 2016 | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury News and Safety Resources
In personal injury cases in Florida, depositions—interviews or interrogations conducted by lawyers of the claimants, defendants, and witnesses—are used to understand and evaluate the facts of a case. They are also inevitably used as evidence to persuade either the judge or jury to rule in favor of one side over the other. One simple question [Read More]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Dec 23, 2016 | Medical Malpractice
Depositions of plaintiffs are supposed to be simply sworn interviews by lawyers who represent the defendants in civil cases. The purpose is to question the claimants, evaluate their credibility and jury appeal, and to learn about their background, education, and understanding of the facts of the case and damages. Over the last 25 years I [Read More]
