Posts Tagged law suit

Maxim Model Sues Plastic Surgeon

Posted by admin in plastic surgery news on January 28, 2009

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Hot Maxim cover girl Monica Hansen is suing a plastic surgeon for using pictures of her to advertise on his website. According to the lawsuit, Hansen claims her doc, Dr. Leonard M. Hochstein, splashed pictures of her all across his website without her permission.

- Come on Lenny, you know you have to get permission if she is recognizable.

Update 1/28/09 – Dr. Hochstein called to clarify the story:

He stated that he feels blindsided by this legal action having known Ms Hansen for many years. He always obtains permission from his patients before their images appear on his site and did so on multiple occasions in this case. Ms Hansen even approved which images could be used before they were placed, according to the doctor.

Looks like he is OK on this one.

Best Regards,

John Di Saia MD

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Victoria Secret Lawsuit

Posted by admin in Are You Kidding Me? on June 20, 2008

Having filled a fair amount of lingerie in my cosmetic practice and even made a few enlarged Labiae more “thong-ready,” I find this lawsuit laughable. Frivolous lawsuits are everywhere folks and they cost everyone money.

Best Regards,

John Di Saia MD

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Crazy Lawsuits

Posted by admin in Medicine in the News on January 12, 2007

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Sued hospital for having to see the doctors rushing to help their mother
Sisters Janice Bird, Dayle Bird Edgmon and Kim Bird Moran sued their mother’s doctors and a hospital after Janice accompanied her mother, Nita Bird, to a minor medical procedure. When something went wrong, Janice and Dayle witnessed doctors rushing their mother to emergency surgery. Rather than malpractice, their legal fight centered on the “negligent infliction of emotional distress” — not for causing distress to their mother, but for causing distress to them for having to see the doctors rushing to help their mother. The case was fought all the way to the California Supreme Court, which finally ruled against the women. Which is a good thing, since if they had prevailed doctors and hospitals would have had no choice but to keep you from being anywhere near your family members during medical procedures just in case something goes wrong. In their greed, the Bird sisters risked everyone’s right to have family members with them in emergencies.

Our legal system has gone nuts. I hope most of these lawsuits are fictitious, but have a feeling some are not.

Best Regards,

John Di Saia MD

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