Maryland Medical Malpractice Archives - Page 11 of 38

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Transfer Of Medical Malpractice Case Based On Forum Non Conveniens

April 8, 2021

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 to t[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Neurosurgeon

March 20, 2021

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 discret[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Overturns $229 Million Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict

February 6, 2021

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), in it unpublished opinion dated February 1, 2021, overturned a Maryland medical malpractice jury’s award of $229,640,000 in a birth injury medical malpractice case.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 past medic[...]

Maryland’s Highest Appellate Court Discusses Requirements For Disclosure Of Mental Health Records

January 4, 2021

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 Confidentiality of Medical Records Act, Ma[...]

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

December 21, 2020

In its unpublished opinion dated December 1, 2020, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) acknowledged scientific and medical literature published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 to support granti[...]

Maryland Hospital Association Supports Proposed “Maryland Health Care Heroes Protection Act” That Would Vastly Expand Health Care Immunity

December 10, 2020

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 include an empl[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Loss Of Chance Doctrine, Which Maryland Rejects, And Proximate Cause In Reinstating Medical Malpractice Verdict For Plaintiffs

November 24, 2020

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 Nov[...]

Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawyer Indicted For Attempted $25M Extortion

October 7, 2020

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 facility to carry on unlawful activity, also known as [...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Case Filed Too Late

October 4, 2020

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, Dr. Shea[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Reversal Of Nearly $1M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Expert’s Violation Of 20% Rule

October 3, 2020

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 the so-called �[...]

Maryland’s Highest Court Abandons Frye-Reed And Adopts Daubert

August 31, 2020

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 that Mar[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Holds That Expert Testimony Necessary To Establish Non-Party’s Medical Negligence In Medical Malpractice Case

August 25, 2020

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 the medical [...]

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