A Florida state judge ruled that Stage 29 Productions LLC, the producer of the television show “The Doctors,” must face a lawsuit in Florida over a botched surgery it arranged. The case was filed by Jenelle Butler and her husband, who allege she suffered severe injuries from a buttocks reduction surgery performed by Dr. Constantino G. Mendieta in Miami. The Butlers claim the production company was negligent in its selection of the doctor and in its undertaking of the arrangements for the procedure. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Gina Beovides denied the producer’s motion to dismiss, finding that the company’s extensive communications and arrangements in Florida were sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction in the state.
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Originally published by Nathan Hale | Feb 4, 2021 | Law360
