The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), in it unpublished opinion dated February 1, 2021, overturned a Maryland medical malpractice jury’s award of $229,640,000 in a birth injury medical malpractice case. The jury had awarded $3,620,000 for… 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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Historic Maryland Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Verdict Reduced By Trial Judge From $229.64M To $205.38M
The judge who presided over a Maryland medical malpractice birth injury trial that resulted in an historic verdict in the amount of $229,640,000.00 in July 2019 has ruled on the defense’s post-trial motions to reduce the verdict, thereby reducing the… Read More
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$229,640,000 Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Labor And Delivery Birth Injury
On July 1, 2019, after two-and-a-half hours of jury deliberations, a Baltimore medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $229,640,000 in favor of the plaintiff against a Johns Hopkins hospital for the catastrophic brain injury suffered by… Read More
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Maryland Federal Court Allows Guatemalan Nationals Lawsuit Involving Medical Experiments To Proceed Under Alien Tort Statute
Plaintiffs Estate of Arturo Giron Alvarez and 773 other Guatemalan nationals filed a civil action against the Johns Hopkins University and four affiliated entities, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants subjected them or… Read More
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Investigative Report Finds Johns Hopkins Did Not Follow Its Own Safety Rules
The Tampa Bay Times reported on December 30, 2018: “Johns Hopkins touts itself as a national leader in patient safety. Its doctors invented a simple checklist credited with saving thousands of lives. They developed a system to reduce medical mistakes… Read More
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Federal Appellate Court Applies Witness Litigation Privilege To Protect Doctor From His Questionable Testimony
The plaintiffs brought suit against Dr. Paul Wheeler and Johns Hopkins Health System and others for Dr. Wheeler’s actions as an expert witness in administrative hearings for the Federal Black Lung Program. Dr. Wheeler, along with his radiology unit at… Read More
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Maryland Appellate Court Finds Medical Malpractice Case Against Johns Hopkins Hospital Was Filed Too Late
In its unreported opinion filed on August 14, 2018, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) held that the Maryland medical malpractice plaintiff had filed her Maryland medical malpractice claim after the relevant statute of limitations for… Read More
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Maryland Medical Malpractice Case Will Remain In Federal Court
Two Kuwaiti medical malpractice plaintiffs who filed a medical malpractice case in Maryland state court against The Johns Hopkins Hospital and related entities, all of whom are Maryland defendants, loss their bid to have their Maryland medical malpractice case remanded to Maryland state court… Read More
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Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Post-Op Negligence Led To Leg Amputation
A Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against The Johns Hopkins Hospital and others in September 2015, alleging that negligent post-operative care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland led to the plaintiff having to have her right leg amputated below the knee…. Read More
