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Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Johns Hopkins

April 20, 2015

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold has a filed a medical malpractice claim against The Johns Hopkins Hospital, alleging that a Johns Hopkins spine surgeon negligently advised him that he could return to playing baseball without restrictions too soon after fusion surgery on his neck. As a [...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed After Limbs Amputated

January 6, 2015

On December 19, 2014, a 59-year-old woman filed a Baltimore medical malpractice lawsuit against The Johns Hopkins Health System (“Hopkins”) and others for allegedly negligent medical care that she received at a Hopkins-run hospital in a suburban county just west of Baltimore City that[...]

Johns Hopkins Hospital’s $190M Settlement In Jeopardy?

September 6, 2014

The $190 million settlement reached by plaintiffs’ attorneys and The Johns Hopkins Hospital (“Hopkins”) in a mandatory class-action lawsuit involving allegations that a former Hopkins gynecologist secretly recorded his patients during examinations is required to obtain final appr[...]

Two Maryland Hospitals Sued For Misdiagnosed Liver Disease During Pregnancy

August 29, 2014

Two Maryland hospitals, including The Johns Hopkins Hospital, have been sued for their alleged negligent failures to timely and properly diagnose and treat a woman’s liver disease during her pregnancy, thereby leading to permanent brain damage and her current vegetative state. The gravely in[...]

Who Will Pay The $190M Johns Hopkins Settlement?

July 31, 2014

Last week, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore (“Hopkins”) announced that it had reached a $190 million settlement (which had received preliminary court approval but still needed final court approval) with over 8,000 patients of the Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Medical Center who were se[...]

Johns Hopkins Health System Agrees To Pay $190M To Settle Claims Regarding Secretly Recorded Gynecological Exams

July 22, 2014

It was reported on July 21, 2014 that the Johns Hopkins Health System has reached an agreement with the lawyers representing a class of more than 8,000 former patients of a former Johns Hopkins gynecologist who secretly recorded gynecological examinations of his patients, using a pen-like hidden cam[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Vacates $28 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict

July 10, 2013

On July 3, 2013, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Court of Special Appeals”), Maryland’s second highest appellate court, vacated a Baltimore medical malpractice jury verdict in the amount of $28,301,825 (the Maryland medical malpractice jury originally awarded the plainti[...]

Johns Hopkins Letter Regarding Dr. Nikita Levy

February 28, 2013

On January 26, 2013, the Dean of the Medical Faculty (CEO, Johns Hopkins Medicine) and the President of The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System (EVP, Johns Hopkins Medicine) sent a formal letter to the Executive Director of the Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center, Inc. and others reg[...]

What Did Johns Hopkins Know About Dr. Nikita Levy, And When?

February 25, 2013

What did Johns Hopkins know about its former employee, Dr. Nikita Levy, before he allegedly admitted to them that he had been secretly photographing and videotaping his patients without the patients’ permission or consent? The answer to this question may determine if John Hopkins may be held[...]

Dr. Nikita Levy, Johns Hopkins Gynecologist: Who Was He?

February 24, 2013

Dr. Nikita Levy, a former Johns Hopkins gynecologist who committed suicide earlier this month after reportedly admitting to his former employer that he photographed and videotaped his patients without their knowledge or consent, has been in the news this past week (and we expect will be in the new[...]

Former Johns Hopkins Gynecologist Kills Himself While Under Investigation For Photographing Patients

February 20, 2013

Baltimore City police reported that a former Johns Hopkins Hospital gynecologist who was being investigated for allegedly taking inappropriate photographs and videotaping his patients without their knowledge or consent was found dead in his home on February 18, 2013, evidently due to a self-inflic[...]

$55 Million Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict

June 27, 2012

On June 25, 2012, after more than 11 hours of deliberations, a Maryland medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the parents of a newborn who suffered permanent brain damage, cerebral palsy, mental and physical disabilities, acute renal failure, and other serious injuries as a res[...]

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