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Bill Introduced In Maryland House of Delegates To Repeal Cap On Noneconomic Damages

January 23, 2025

On January 8, 2025, House Bill 113 was introduced and read for the first time, which if passed by the Maryland Legislature and signed into law by the Maryland Governor, would repeal Maryland’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases and other personal injury cases. The current [...]

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$2.4 Million Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Breast Cancer Treatment

June 30, 2022

On June 27, 2022, a Circuit Court for Baltimore County medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $2.4 million ($143,305.96 for past medical expenses and $2,256,694.04 in non-economic damages, which will be reduced pursuant to Maryland’s cap on non[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $2M For Unnecessary Spinal Surgery, Lack Of Informed Consent

May 27, 2019

On May 9, 2019, a Maryland medical malpractice jury awarded a 64-year-old nurse and her husband $2,045,213.51 in economic and noneconomic damages against her orthopedic surgeon whom the jury found to have breached the standard of care and also failed to obtain the proper informed consent before perf[...]

Maryland Senate Bill Would Increase Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Cases

January 25, 2018

Maryland Senate Bill 36 proposes to increase the cap on noneconomic damages in Maryland medical malpractice wrongful death claims where there are two or more claimants or beneficiaries, for causes of action that arise after October 1, 2018, to up to 450% of the applicable cap from the current 125% c[...]

$1M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Loss Of Eye

January 25, 2017

On December 3, 2016, a Montgomery County, Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a man and his wife for the man’s loss of sight in his left eye following surgery to address a detached retina. The plaintiffs alleged in their Maryland medical malpractice complaint tha[...]

$4M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Cardiologist For Wrongful Death

October 10, 2016

On September 30, 2016, a Baltimore County medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of nearly $4 million against the defendant cardiologist for the wrongful death of a man as a result of the cardiologist’s negligence that the jury determined cau[...]

Maryland’s Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice And Other Personal Injury Claims

April 4, 2016

The Annotated Code of Maryland, Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, establishes various caps on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice and civil actions depending on the type of action and when the cause of action arose. The caps generally increase by $15,000 a year. In an action for damag[...]

Pending Proposal Would Triple Maryland Cap On Noneconomic Damages For Catastrophic Injuries

March 17, 2015

A bill pending in the Maryland House of Delegates, if approved and signed into law (a big “if” in Maryland), would triple Maryland’s limit on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases for catastrophic injuries. House Bill 398 defines a catastrophic injury as death, or per[...]

Maryland Orthopedic Surgeon Hit With Medical Malpractice Verdict

March 4, 2012

On February 21, 2012, a medical malpractice jury in a conservative Maryland county determined that a Maryland orthopedic surgeon was responsible for the permanent injuries suffered by his former patient because the orthopedic surgeon allegedly failed to properly monitor and evaluate his patient[...]

Maryland’s Cap On Noneconomic Damages Applied In Medical Malpractice Cases Upheld

August 24, 2011

In a case involving the horrific drowning death of a five year old boy in a community swimming pool who experienced excruciating pain and suffering during the approximately two and a half minutes it took him to lose consciousness, the Court of Appeals of Maryland (Maryland’s highest appellate[...]

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