Founding Partner Stuart Ratzan was recently interviewed by Law 360, commenting on the death of former "Friends" actor Matthew Perry.
The federal indictment recently unsealed accusing two doctors and others of peddling the ketamine that caused Matthew Perry's death will serve as prime fodder for any wrongful death suit by the actor's estate, experts say, and California's medical malpractice damages cap may not even be a factor.
Two doctors, the former personal assistant for the "Friends" star and two others have been criminally charged in connection with Perry's death last year from a ketamine overdose, in a criminal complaint unsealed on Aug. 15 in California federal court.
"I would consider these guys to be rogue doctors, this is not the expectation of what a normal, reasonable and functioning physician would do," said Stuart Ratzan, founding partner of plaintiffs firm Ratzan Weissman & Boldt in Miami. "This is way outside the boundaries of what a reasonably careful doctor would do. This is all about stashing cash. When greed takes over, bad things happen" - said Stuart.
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