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$860K Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Colon Perforation During Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

February 16, 2016

On February 1, 2016, a Baltimore medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a first-grade teacher in the amount of $859,990.01 for the harm she suffered as a result of her colon being perforated by her OB/GYN during a laparoscopic hysterectomy that he performed on July 9, 2010. T[...]

Maryland Man Charged With Practicing Medicine Without A License

August 17, 2015

In an unreported opinion filed on July 31, 2015 by the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Appellate Court”), the son of a Maryland physician who worked in his father’s medical office was found to have practiced medicine in Maryland without a license and the Appellate Court affi[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Orthopedic Case

April 24, 2015

A Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of an orthopedic surgeon and his medical practice on April 14, 2015, after a seven-day trial. The jury found that the defendants were not negligent in the treatment of a man who had orthopedic surgery on his left arm after which his[...]

Maryland’s Highest Appellate Court Discusses Reasonableness Of Damages Caps

April 1, 2015

In its decision rendered on March 30, 2015, the Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Appellate Court”), Maryland’s highest appellate court, had to decide the extent to which the Maryland General Assembly intended, and was within its authority, to limit a local government’s financial [...]

Maryland Appellate Court Decision In Failure To Timely Diagnose Colorectal Cancer Case

March 27, 2015

In its unreported decision rendered on March 13, 2015, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Appellate Court”) had to decide whether the Maryland medical malpractice jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiffs should be upheld. The Appellate Court held that it was proper for t[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Spine Surgeon (Part Three)

November 19, 2014

In Part Two of “Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Spine Surgeon,” we ended our discussion at the point where the 5-week post-surgical cervical MRI was read by the hospital radiologist as showing that the cord appearance and the amount of stenosis “appears essential[...]

$4.2M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Paralysis Caused By Negligent Post-Op Care

October 31, 2014

On October 22, 2014, a Baltimore medical malpractice jury took just two-and-a-half hours after a week-long trial to award a 64-year-old man and his wife $4.2 million ($3,743,388.30 in economic damages and $1 million in noneconomic damages) for their injuries and damages arising out of the alleged [...]

$3.5M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Paralyzed Man

July 8, 2014

On November 5, 2009, the then 64-year-old Maryland medical malpractice plaintiff was involved in a serious car crash. At the scene of the crash, he complained of weakness in his right arm and pain in his left shoulder. By the time he arrived at the defendant Maryland hospital, he was also complainin[...]

Maryland Physician Discipline Statistics For Fiscal Year 2013

January 21, 2014

The Maryland Board of Physicians Annual Report to the Legislative Policy Committee for Fiscal Year 2013 that was forwarded on November 7, 2013 stated that the Board had issued 1,800 initial medical licenses, 152 reinstated medical licenses, and registered 2,650 unlicensed medical practitione[...]

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