Maryland Medical Malpractice Archives - Page 5 of 38

Maryland Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Not Entitled To File Supplemental Certificate Of Qualified Expert

November 12, 2024

Supplemental Certificates of Qualified Experts (CQEs) in Maryland medical malpractice cases are governed by CJP § 3-2A-06D, which provides in relevant part: (b)(1) Within 15 days after the date that discovery is required to be completed, a party shall file with the court a supplemental certificate [...]

Maryland Supreme Court Applies Lex Loci Delicti Doctrine In Finding That Virginia’s Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases Applies To Maryland Medical Malpractice Case

October 7, 2024

In its Opinion filed on July 31, 2024, the Supreme Court of Maryland held that the Appellate Court of Maryland properly applied Virginia substantive law in accordance with the doctrine of lex loci delicti. Pursuant to that doctrine, which requires the application of the substantive law of the state [...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Striking Of Plaintiffs’ Medical Malpractice Experts

September 29, 2024

In 2013, Ms. Sabrina Kiebler became pregnant and had an uneventful pregnancy for the first approximately 29 weeks of the pregnancy. On December 23, 2013, Ms. Kiebler presented at Bayview Medical Cenetr (“Bayview”), complaining of decreased, but not absent, fetal movement, which had been [...]

$8.5M Maryland Nursing Home Malpractice Verdict

August 25, 2024

On August 19, 2024, a Prince George’s County, Maryland nursing home malpractice jury returned its verdict against the defendant nursing home in the amount of $8.5 million ($8 million for the Estate and $500,000 for the decedent’s daughter). Pursuiant to Maryland’s cap on noneconomi[...]

$1.5M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Gallbladder Surgery

August 15, 2024

Victoria Nelson had gallbladder removal surgery at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in July 2019 after she went to the emergency room complaining of severe upper abdominal pain. She was not advised by her surgeon after the surgery that a remnant of her gallbladder was left in her or that the surgeon ha[...]

Who Are The Best Medical Malpractice Attorneys In Maryland?

August 9, 2024

Maryland medical malpractice lawyers are not permitted to advertise that they are the “best” medical malpractice lawyer in Maryland. Maryland lawyers are required to comply with the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct. Those Rules include the following requirements: &[...]

$4.5M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Lost Kidney After Surgery

June 12, 2024

On March 21, 2024, a Baltimore medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $4.5 million in favor of a woman who was 30-years-old when she underwent surgery on September 5, 2019 to remove her uterus to address her severe pain due to endometriosis. During the surgery, the surgeons m[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Discovery Rule

June 4, 2024

Discovery Rule For a Maryland medical malpractice claim to accrue under the discovery rule, a prospective plaintiff must have notice of the nature and cause of his or her injury. An injury occurs when the negligent act is coupled with some harm to create a legally cognizable wrong. Thus, a prospecti[...]

Maryland Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Health Department Has Failed To Inspect Maryland Nursing Homes

May 20, 2024

A Class Action Complaint filed on May 15, 2024 in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland Northern District alleges, in part: Maryland has 225 licensed nursing facilities that participate in Medicaid or Medicare. MDH is charged with certifying annually that each of these facili[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Related Specialties, Informed Consent, Internal Rule As Standard Of Care In Maryland Medical Malpractice Cases

May 15, 2024

In a published opinion of the Appellate Court of Maryland filed on March 1, 2024, the appellant was seen in the emergency room with complaints of her right foot being cool and pale, with symptoms increasing when leg elevated. The emergency medicine doctor found pedal pulses but ankle brachial index [...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms COVID-19 Immunity Applied In Maryland Medical Malpractice Case

May 11, 2024

Background Crystal Renae Constantine presented to the emergency department at Baltimore Washington Medical Center (“BWMC”) twice in early 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first time was on April 22, 2020 and the second time was three days later, on April 25, 2020. During the A[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Holds Nurse May Qualify As Expert In Nursing Home Pressure Ulcer Case

April 26, 2024

Background Facts The wife and children of decedent, Everett Robinson, filed a Maryland medical malpractice claim against Canton Harbor Healthcare Center, a skilled nursing facility, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. With their complaint, the Robinsons provided a required certificate of qualif[...]

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