The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced on October 5, 2020 that a federal grand jury has indicted Stephen L. Snyder, age 72, on federal charges of attempted extortion and interstate travel and use of an interstate… Read More
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Maryland Appellate Court Holds Hospital Entitled To Statutory Immunity For Psychiatric Patient’s Murder Of Another Person 11 Days Later
The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) held in its unreported opinion filed on July 24, 2020 that the defendant hospital in a Maryland wrongful death case in which a psychiatric patient killed another person eleven days… Read More
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Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Johns Hopkins Hospital For Wrongful Death Of Two-Year-Old
A Baltimore medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against The Johns Hopkins Hospital and others for the alleged wrongful death of a two-year-old girl. The parents’ lawsuit alleges that the defendants noted a cyst on one of their… Read More
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Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawyer Accused Of Seeking $25M From Hospital System To Keep Quiet
A prominent Maryland medical malpractice lawyer has been accused by the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland (“AGC”) of numerous conflicts of interest and engaging in an allegedly improper scheme by seeking a $25 million payment directly to him by way… Read More
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15-Year-Old Psychiatric Patient Fatally Stabbed Hospital Patient Recovering From Surgery In Another Room
It has been reported that on March 18, 2020, a 15-year-old psychiatric patient in his hospital room at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore City, Maryland, suddenly ran past the hospital employee assigned to watch him and attacked… Read More
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Baltimore Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $1.35M For Death Of Patient Following Neck Surgery
On February 18, 2020, a Baltimore medical malpractice jury took only 47 minutes after a five-day trial to award the son of a patient who died a day after spinal surgery on his neck, $51,562 for medical expenses, $4,209 for… Read More
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Fourteen Former Patients Sue Maryland Hospital Alleging Use Of Counterfeit Surgical Hardware
The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center and the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) have been sued by fourteen former patients who allege in their lawsuit filed on January 6, 2020 in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City… Read More
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Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Certificate Of Qualified Expert Requirements In Maryland Medical Malpractice Cases
The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, held in its unpublished opinion dated December 26,2019: “The ministerial act of transferring the case from the HCADRO to the circuit court—an action the Director took… Read More
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$5.8M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict Against Hospital
On January 14, 2020, a Baltimore City medical malpractice wrongful death jury returned its verdict in the amount of $5,870,000 against the University of Maryland Medical System (“UMMS”) that included $62,177 in economic damages, $9,972 in funeral expenses, and $5.8… Read More
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$1.84M Baltimore Lead Paint Study Verdict For Sibling
On November 12, 2019, a Baltimore lead paint jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1.841 million in favor of the older sibling of a lead paint study participant in a lawsuit filed against Kennedy Krieger Institute in 2009… Read More
