Florida Injury Lawyer Blog

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As a Florida medical malpractice lawyer, I meet with families everyday that are suffering from as a result of botched surgery or negligent care. One of the first things we do in analyzing a potential claim is to research the doctor.

Clients are amazed that within seconds, we are able to tell them that about the doctor's background, education and claims history. Most of this information is easily found on the Florida Department of Health's website, but few patients, if any, take the time to do research until it is too late.

We strongly recommend anyone who is selecting a doctor to take a few minutes and research the physician. You need to know the following:

1. Is the doctor licensed?
2. Where did the doctor attend medical school?
3. Is the doctor Board Certified by an AMA accredited organization for the procedure?
4. Does the doctor have hospital staff privileges?
5. Has the doctor been sanctioned?
6. Does the doctor have medical malpractice insurance?.
7. Has the doctor been disciplined?
8. Has the doctor been subject to a public complaint?

While there are no guarantees in medicine, our Miami malpractice lawyers believe you can certainly improve your chances of a positive outcome by taking the time to research your doctor.

Our Florida plastic surgery lawyers have been retained to investigate the unexpected death of 35 year old Lidvian Zelaya during liposuction and fat re-injection procedure at Strax Rejuvenation in Lauderhill, Florida.

The investigation of any medical malpractice case generally starts with medical records. Unfortunately, the records usually only provide a small window to the truth of what happened. The injustice of Florida's Medical Malpractice Statute Section 766, requires that before any formal discovery can even begin, the victim's attorney must obtain the opinion of an expert willing to testify that the potential defendant doctor or hospital committed an error that caused the damage or death.

This first step is obviously very difficult and expensive. Usually thousands of dollars are spent in obtaining records and expert opinions. If the experts are unable to render an opinion based upon the records (which have often been reviewed and altered by the potential defendants and their lawyers) then the investigation stops in its tracks.

Doctors and hospitals enjoy this unique barrier to the truth finding. If clients suspect their lawyers mishandle their cases, they simply can file a law suit and start taking sworn depositions. But should patients feel that their health care provider committed an error, they are forced to spend thousands of dollars and hours to get basic information that is available to any other litigant in any other type of case.

As a Miami medical malpractice lawyer, I am disgusted at the protection afforded the medical community at the expense of its patients.

Our Miami plastic surgery lawyers are presently investigating the death of 35-year old Lidvian Zelaya who died as a result of having liposuction and fat reimplementation procedures at the Strax Rejuvenation Center in Lauderhill, Florida.

We believe that people who undergo elective cosmetic surgery should not die and are diligently investigating this case on behalf of Ms. Zelaya's family.