Maryland medical malpractice attorneys Archives

Maryland Supreme Court Holds Health Insurer Must Cover Embryo Thawing Expenses For IVF Procedures

July 7, 2026

In a case decided by the Supreme Court of Maryland on April 27, 2026, the Court stated that the primary question was whether the petitioner, CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc., breached its contractual obligation to its insureds, respondents Matthew and Jamie Skipper, when it denied coverage for embryo thaw[...]

The Health Of Maryland’s Healthcare Industry (I)

May 6, 2026

In April, 2026, the Maryland Comptroller’s Office has issued a report entitled Maryland Industry Analysis: Healthcare and the Economy that stated the following key findings: Section 1 (Industry Employment Data) Section 2 (Occupation Data) Section 3 (Economic Activity Data) Section 4 (Challenge[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms $1.2M Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict, Turning Aside Claims Of Judge’s Racial Bias

April 25, 2025

A Maryland medical malpractice jury found in favor of the plaintiffs in a medical malpractice wrongful death case, finding that one defendant doctor, who was white, was not negligent, and that the other defendant doctor, who was black, was negligent and that his negligence led to the patient’s[...]

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 [...]

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 Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Filed Her Claim Too Late

February 2, 2024

Maryland Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations The Maryland statute of limitations applicable to negligence claims against health care providers is set forth in Section 5-109(a) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (“CJP”): An action for damages for an injury arising out of the re[...]

May A Lawyer Agree To Not Disclose Publicly Available Information Regarding A Medical Malpractice Case As Part Of A Settlement Agreement?

March 14, 2023

May A Lawyer Agree To Not Disclose Publicly Available Information Regarding A Medical Malpractice Case As Part Of A Settlement Agreement? In 2016, the Maryland State Bar Association’s Committee on Ethics addressed the following question: As part of settling a lawsuit, does it violate the Maryl[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Holds Claim For Fraud Involving IVF Was Claim For Medical Malpractice

December 24, 2022

Claim For Fraud Involving IVF Was Claim For Medical Malpractice: In its unreported opinion filed on December 7, 2022, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland ((“Maryland Appellate Court”) stated: “We start with the fact that the medical community now recognizes infertility as a di[...]

Maryland Is First State To Accept Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Data From Hospitals

August 28, 2022

Maryland has partnered with CRISP, Maryland’s state-designated health information exchange (HIE), and Medisolv, a leader in quality management software, to become the first state in the country to successfully receive Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) data from Maryland hospitals under a [...]

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

$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[...]

$742,660 Maryland Wrongful Birth/Negligent Sterilization Verdict

May 9, 2022

During the evening on April 14, 2022, a Montgomery County, Maryland wrongful birth/negligent sterilization medical malpractice jury returned its verdict after four full days of trial in favor of the parents against the OBGYN defendant. The Underlying Facts One doctor (Defendant One) in a shared pati[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawyers, Hospitals Argue Over Maryland Medical Malpractice Data And Tort Reforms

January 23, 2022

The Chairmen of the Maryland Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and House Appropriations Committee’s “Report on the Fiscal 2021 State Operating Budget (SB0190) and the State Capital Budget (SB0191) and Related Recommendations” required the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) to fu[...]

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