Baltimore City Birth Injury Verdict Affirmed
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals affirmed this week a $4.1 million verdict (reduced to $3.6 million by the cap) in a medical malpractice, birth injury case against the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore City.
No one would disagree that…
Maryland Hospitals Referring Lawyers?
The Baltimore Sun had an interesting front page article yesterday on Maryland hospitals referring patients with malpractice claims to specific medical malpractice lawyers. I think this is a bad idea.
First, it is worth noting that everyone means wel…
Finding a Competent Lawyer for Your Medical Malpractice Suit
By William C Gabriel – When a doctor makes a mistake in treating a patient, the immediate conclusion is that the latter may have a medical malpractice case against the former. It may be true to some, but not all, instances. It is not enough that the physician committed an error in the diagnosis. The [...]
New Maryland Medical Malpractice CA Opinion
The Maryland Court of Appeals issued an opinion Friday in Spangler v. McQuitty, ending this cerebral palsy medical malpractice case that began 17 years ago. I first wrote about this case two years ago when the Maryland Court of Appeals heard this trag…
Rick Santorum and Medical Malpractice
Republican presidential hopeful candidate Rick Santorum is a big advocate of medical malpractice tort reform. In 1996, his wife Karen brought a medical malpractice case alleging a negligent chiropractic manipulation that caused a herniated disc in he…
Rick Santorum and Medical Malpractice
Republican presidential hopeful candidate Rick Santorum is a big advocate of medical malpractice tort reform. In 1996, his wife Karen brought a medical malpractice case alleging a negligent chiropractic manipulation that caused a herniated disc in he…
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Loans
By Michael Jefferson – A medical malpractice lawsuit loan is a type of lawsuit cash advance available to any injured party who currently has a pending malpractice lawsuit. The lawsuit can be for medical, legal, dental or accounting malpractice. Malpractice law is designed to protect individuals from negligence and misconduct from professionals. Professionals are required [...]
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
By Jane Sao – Medical care providers are held to a higher standard of care to make sure that every patient receives medical treatment that ensures the best possible health. When this standard of care is not maintained, medical malpractice is often the result. When care is not maintained, the only legal remedy is to [...]
Malpractice Statute Applies in Federal Court Says Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Psychiatric medical malpractice case ends badly for Plaintiff
In a new opinion by the Maryland Court of Appeals, the court answers the question of whether Maryland’s Health Claims Arbitration requirements should apply to cases filed in federal cour…
Maryland Medical Malpractice: New Opinion on Locality Rule
Is there a locality rule in Maryland malpractice claims?
Medical malpractice lawyers representing doctors famously prefer to elevate form over substance and tactics over strategy. This is not partisan. It is fact. The doctors’ malpractice attorn…
