In its unreported opinion dated March 18, 2021, Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), affirmed the transfer of a Maryland medical malpractice case originally filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City… Read More
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Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Neurosurgeon
The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), which is Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, affirmed the Plaintiff’s medical malpractice verdict in its unreported opinion dated March 15, 2021, finding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion… Read More
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Maryland’s Highest Appellate Court Discusses Requirements For Disclosure Of Mental Health Records
The Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), the highest appellate court in Maryland, decided the following two questions in an opinion filed on November 20, 2020: (1) what is the legal standard to be applied under the Maryland… Read More
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Maryland Appellate Court Cites Subsequent Scientific And Medical Literature In Granting Relief To A Man Convicted In 1999 Of The Shaken Baby Syndrome Death Of His Infant Son
In its unpublished opinion dated December 1, 2020, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) acknowledged scientific and medical literature published since a man’s conviction in 1999 of the Shaken Baby Syndrome killing of his infant son… Read More
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Maryland Hospital Association Supports Proposed “Maryland Health Care Heroes Protection Act” That Would Vastly Expand Health Care Immunity
A proposed change to Maryland medical malpractice law, which is supported by the Maryland Hospital Association, would have the effect of “altering the definition of “health care provider” for purposes of certain provisions of law governing catastrophic health emergencies to… Read More
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Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Loss Of Chance Doctrine, Which Maryland Rejects, And Proximate Cause In Reinstating Medical Malpractice Verdict For Plaintiffs
The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, reinstated a Maryland medical malpractice jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in its published opinion filed on November 23, 2020. The Underlying Facts In November… Read More
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Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawyer Indicted For Attempted $25M Extortion
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 Affirms Medical Malpractice Case Filed Too Late
The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, held in its reported opinion dated August 27, 2020 in a Maryland medical malpractice case: “Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Ms. Thomas,… Read More
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Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Reversal Of Nearly $1M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Expert’s Violation Of 20% Rule
The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), in its unreported opinion dated October 2, 2020, stated that the issue before it was whether the Maryland medical malpractice plaintiff’s expert witness, Dr. Sanford Davne, was in compliance with… Read More
