by Spencer Aronfeld | May 18, 2022 | Cruise Ship Injury, Sexual Assaults
When crimes occur at sea, what happens to the people who commit those crimes while still onboard the ship? How these crimes are handled depends on many factors, including the type of offense committed and the severity of the injury or harm done. Individuals who commit...
by Spencer Aronfeld | Apr 14, 2021 | Personal Injury, Sexual Assaults, Slip and Fall/Premises Liability
Spring Break is in full swing in South Florida. And despite the CDC’s non-essential travel warning, more than a million people have traveled through U.S. airports daily for the last 11 days in a row. Many of these travelers have headed to the South Florida beaches for...
by Spencer Aronfeld | Jan 20, 2017 | Sexual Assaults
In Florida, a patient who is sexually assaulted by a doctor or hospital employee is not required to sue the healthcare provider under traditional theories of medical malpractice, unlike a patient otherwise injured by a careless doctor, nurse, or other healthcare...
by Spencer Aronfeld | Jun 18, 2013 | Sexual Assaults
Four Broward county children and their parents are suing an elementary school teacher, Blake Farrell Sinrod, and the Palm Beach County School Board, alleging that the children were sexually molested by Sinrod. Sinrod pled guilty to the charges of child abuse. The...
by Spencer Aronfeld | Feb 29, 2012 | Sexual Assaults
The case of a 27 year old Miami woman who was raped at the Pleasure Emporium in Miami Gardens, while working the midnight shift, is one of the more terrifying my recent memory as a Miami crime victim attorney.The store utilized cameras, both inside and outside,...
by Spencer Aronfeld | Jan 25, 2012 | Sexual Assaults
The legal definition of “rape” in the United States has not changed for nearly 100 years. Since 1920, only forcible vaginal penetration by a man has been classified as rape. This excluded situations where victims were drugged or intoxicated or the alleged...
