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In its unpublished opinion dated December 1, 2020, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) acknowledged scientific and medical literature published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
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Maryland’s Highest Court Abandons Frye-Reed And Adopts Daubert
The Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s highest appellate court, in its opinion filed on August 28, 2020, adopted the Daubert standard of evaluating whether expert testimony will be admitted, thereby abandoning the Frye and Reed standard… Read More
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Maryland Appellate Court Holds That Expert Testimony Necessary To Establish Non-Party’s Medical Negligence In Medical Malpractice Case
In its opinion filed on August 24, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s highest appellate court, stated in a Maryland medical malpractice case: “we are asked to determine whether expert testimony is required to establish… Read More
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Maryland Hospital Sued By Transgender Man For Constitutional Violations By Not Permitting Hysterectomy
A federal lawsuit filed on July 16, 2020 in the United States District Court for the District on Maryland by a transgender man (Jesse Hammons) alleges, “As part of Mr. Hammons’s medically necessary treatment relating to his diagnosis of gender… Read More
