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A Florida mother of three is on life support after a visit to her local spa last week, her lawyers say. “It’s just a matter of time before she’s dead,” said Michael Freedland, one of the lawyers for 37-year-old Rohie Kah. Freedland and his partner, Anthony Russo, said Kah visited the Weston MedSpa in Weston, Fla., Sept. 25, for what was believed to be a

(NBC) – A South Florida doctor is giving up his medical license after he caused the death last year of a woman during a liposuction procedure, generating attention around the world. Dr. Omar Brito Marin voluntarily surrendered his Florida medical license, according to his lawyer and the state Department of Health, after the DOH ruled he was “an immediate serious danger to the health, safety,

A South Florida doctor is giving up his medical license after he caused the death last year of a woman during a liposuction procedure, generating attention around the world. Dr. Omar Brito Marin voluntarily surrendered his Florida medical license, according to his lawyer and the state Department of Health after DOH ruled he was “an immediate serious danger to the health, safety, (and) welfare of the

The doctor who operated on a now-brain dead Florida woman last week did not know the spa where he performed liposuction on her was not licensed to offer the treatment, his lawyer said today. “Dr. Brito was unaware of the licenses that were obtained by the clinic or the licenses enforced by the clinic,” Brian Bieber, Dr. Omar Brito’s criminal defense attorney, told ABC’s “Good Morning America” today…click here

Legal experts predict a wave of coronavirus litigation, mainly from employees, against companies staying operational during the pandemic.The coronavirus has forced stores to close, grandmothers to do video chats and Luddites to shop on Amazon, but it’s expected to cause at least one more thing: lawsuits. Anytime you have a tragedy or a crisis that causes rapid change, the business community reacts and some companies

With students, faculty, and staff returning to many campuses, this fall will be a Covid-19 liability minefield even under the best of circumstances. Look what colleges are up against. Start with the mind-boggling public-health logistics of educational and residential life, and possibly of some athletics and other extracurriculars. Add the ebb and flow of off-campus students….click here to view the full article