Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Update By The CDC
October 11, 2012
On October 10, 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued an update regarding the recent fungal meningitis outbreak in which it reported that there have been 137 cases of fungal meningitis allegedly associated with contaminated epidural steroid injections in 1[...]
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Maryland’s New Physician Advertising Law
October 8, 2012
Maryland enacted a new law regarding advertising by physicians that became effective on October 1, 2012. The new law can be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Health Occupations Article, Section 14-503, and is entitled “Advertising.” The intent of Section 14-503 is described as [...]
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Maryland Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Of 7-Year-Old
September 26, 2012
It has been reported that a Maryland medical malpractice claim involving the death of a 7-year-old boy who died in 2009 as a result of alleged medical malpractice arising from hernia repair surgery performed by an urologist on December 18, 2008 has been settled for an undisclosed sum. The medical [...]
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Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Mutilated Genitals
June 21, 2012
A federal medical malpractice jury in Baltimore has awarded $1.5 million to a 38-year-old man whose genitals were allegedly mutilated by a flesh-eating bacteria that a local hospital failed to diagnose for over 58 hours. The award in the amount of $1.4 million for noneconomic damages will be auto[...]
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