Maryland Medical Malpractice Archives - Page 20 of 38

Two Maryland Physicians And Nine Co-Conspirators Indicted For Running Pill Mills In Maryland

September 7, 2017

The Maryland Attorney General announced on August 10, 2017 that two Maryland physicians and nine co-conspirators have been indicted for alleged unlawful distribution of controlled dangerous substances and running pill mills in Maryland. One of the Maryland physicians has been indicted on 21 counts o[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Vacates $329K Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict

September 4, 2017

In its reported opinion filed on September 1, 2017, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, vacated a Baltimore medical malpractice verdict in the amount of $329,000 in favor of the plaintiff, holding that the [...]

$2.46M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Wrongful Death

August 11, 2017

On August 8, 2017, a Maryland medical malpractice jury in Prince George’s County, Maryland returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $2,459,304 for the wrongful death of their loved one that the plaintiffs alleged was due to medical negligence that occurred during an inp[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Inquiry Notice In Hip Replacement Medical Malpractice Case

July 25, 2017

In its unreported opinion dated July 20, 2017, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) reversed the trial court’s order that had granted summary judgment to the defendant orthopedic surgeon who had negligently performed right hip replacement surgery on[...]

$1M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For 22-Year-Old’s Death

July 9, 2017

On June 30, 2017, a Baltimore medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the family of a 22-year-old woman in the amount of just over $1 million for her wrongful death due to medical malpractice. During the five-day Baltimore medical malpractice trial, the jury heard testimony regardi[...]

Maryland Nursing Home Loses Medicare And Medicaid Authorizations, Closing Its Doors

July 2, 2017

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced on June 7, 2017 that Maryland nursing home operator NMS Healthcare of Hagerstown LLC has been terminated by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from the lis[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Effect Of Non-Party Subsequent Treating Physicians’ Negligence In Medical Malpractice Case

May 26, 2017

In a case decided on May 24, 2017, the Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Court of Appeals”), Maryland’s highest court, held: ” … a defendant generally denying liability may present evidence of a non-party’s negligence and causation as an affirmative defense. It was not [...]

Maryland Appellate Court Rules That Minor’s Wrongful Death Claim Is Tolled During The Period Of His Minority

May 24, 2017

The Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s highest appellate court, ruled in its opinion filed on May 22, 2017 that the Annotated Code of Maryland, Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, § 5-201 operates to toll a minor plaintiff’s wrongful death[...]

$460K Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosed Lung Cancer Leading To Death

May 22, 2017

A Baltimore medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in excess of $460,000 in favor of the wife and six adult children of a 79-year-old man whose lung cancer was misdiagnosed for years until it was at stage IV. The man died two years after he was finally diagnosed, which was five years after a [...]

Baltimore Lasik Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Permanent Eye Injury

May 21, 2017

A Maryland man has filed a Lasik malpractice lawsuit in Baltimore, Maryland, alleging that his Lasik surgeon misprogrammed the Lasik laser that resulted in the astigmatism in his left eye doubling as a result of the Lasik surgery he had in February 2016. The plaintiff alleges that he subsequently fo[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Breach Of Contract Claim Not Available To Medical Malpractice Plaintiff

April 20, 2017

In its unreported opinion filed on March 17, 2017, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) affirmed the trial court dismissing the Maryland medical malpractice plaintiff’s breach of contract claim in her Maryland medical malpractice complaint where the[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Rejects Hospital Liability For Apparent Agency In Medical Malpractice Case

April 5, 2017

In its unreported opinion filed on March 21, 2017, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) rejected the Maryland medical malpractice plaintiff’s argument that two of the named defendants could be held liable for the death of the decedent (one defendant[...]

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