by Spencer Aronfeld | Mar 29, 2012 | Plastic Surgery Malpractice
As a Broward plastic surgery malpractice lawyer, I was deeply saddened by the recent news of that Idell Frazer, a 50-year old Florida grandmother, lost her life during a liposuction and fat transfer at Strax Rejuvenation and Aesthetics Institute. Our law office is currently representing the family of Lidvian Zelaya who died during the same [...]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Feb 6, 2012 | Plastic Surgery Malpractice
The selection of a surgeon can often mean the difference between having a fantastic result or of making a medical condition go from bad to worse. I recently had the privilege of appearing on "The Doctors" with Dr. Drew Orden during a segment on how to select a plastic surgeon. For over twenty years Dr. [...]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Feb 1, 2012 | Plastic Surgery Malpractice
Judges and juries dislike medical malpractice cases in Florida especially if they deal with an elective cosmetic procedure or botched plastic surgery. One would want to believe that in Miami or Fort Lauderdale, places where just about everyone and their mothers have undergone either a breast augmentation or tummy tuck, South Florida jurors and judges [...]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Dec 19, 2011 | Plastic Surgery Malpractice
Recently, I had the honor of being a guest on "Dr. Phil." The host of the show, Dr. Phil McGraw is probably the world's most famous mental health professional. He devoted an entire episode to botched plastic surgery. I had an opportunity to discuss some of the more unusual cases I have encountered as a [...]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Nov 16, 2011 | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury News and Safety Resources, Plastic Surgery Malpractice, Wrongful Death
I am a Miami lawyer who sues doctors and hospitals on behalf of injured Florida's injured patients and their families for over twenty years. I have sadly watched the legal rights of injured patients get whittled away since I started practicing law in 1991. But nothing compares to the machete that Florida's Governor Rick Scott [...]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Aug 22, 2011 | Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse, Plastic Surgery Malpractice
As a Broward County medmal attorney, I do not agree with a recent report indicating that researchers from Harvard, University of Southern Californian and the Rand Corporation, finding that doctors who specialize in areas considered "low-risk" like pediatricians and psychiatrist are less likely to get sued in comparison with "high-risk" specialties like surgeons, particularly neurosurgeons. [...]
