TRIAL TO BEGIN IN SURGERY DEATH.Byline: Joe Giordono Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY - Jury selection began Friday in the $3 million civil lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of a Simi Valley mother who died two years ago after undergoing plastic surgery at a Woodland Hills clinic. Tania
Liposuction, also known as lipoplasty or suction-assisted lipectomy, is cosmetic surgery performed to remove unwanted deposits of fat from under the skin. at the offices of Dr. Theodore Corwin. ``Now that all of the delays and the pretrial pre·tri·al n. A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts. adj. 1. Of or relating to a pretrial. 2. motions are over, we are finally ready to get at the issues in this case,'' said Frederick Bysshe, the attorney representing Pfefferman's husband and daughter in the civil lawsuit. The suit accuses Corwin and the staff at Plastic Surgery Partnerships of negligently administering anesthesia to Pfefferman and not immediately detecting that she went into cardiac arrest cardiac arrest n. Abbr. CA A sudden cessation of cardiac function, resulting in loss of effective circulation. Cardiac arrest A condition in which the heart stops functioning. in the recovery room. Both Corwin's office and his attorney declined comment Friday. Pfefferman slipped into a coma and died 12 days later at Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
An autopsy determined that the probable cause Apparent facts discovered through logical inquiry that would lead a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that an accused person has committed a crime, thereby warranting his or her prosecution, or that a Cause of Action has accrued, justifying a civil lawsuit. of death was a negative reaction to the painkiller Demerol, which stopped the flow of oxygen to her brain. Because of the estimated three-month length of the trial, it will be difficult to seat a jury quickly, Bysshe said. Many prospective jurors will be disqualified because they cannot afford to miss work that long. Opening statements are expected to begin late next week in Simi Valley Superior Court. |
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