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Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Failed To Establish Apparent Authority To Hold Defendant Hospital Liable

August 15, 2021

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion dated July 20, 2021 that “there was insufficient evidence from which a reasonable jury could make the requisite finding that Mr. Williams subjectively believed that Dr. Blundon or,[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Forum Non Conveniens In Medical Malpractice Case

August 2, 2021

In its unreported opinion dated July 7, 2021, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (Maryland’s intermediate appellate court) held in a Maryland medical malpractice case where the trial court granted the defendants’ motion to transfer the case from the Circuit Court for Baltimore City[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Recoverable Damages In Delayed Diagnosis Of Terminal Cancer Case

July 3, 2021

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, which is Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, summarized the facts of a Maryland medical malpractice wrongful death case that it decided in a published opinion dated July 1, 2021, as follows: A patient sees an oncologist in April 2013 at a point wh[...]

Maryland Hospital Association Supports Proposed “Maryland Health Care Heroes Protection Act” That Would Vastly Expand Health Care Immunity

December 10, 2020

A proposed change to Maryland medical malpractice law, which is supported by the Maryland Hospital Association, would have the effect of “altering the definition of “health care provider” for purposes of certain provisions of law governing catastrophic health emergencies to include an empl[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Loss Of Chance Doctrine, Which Maryland Rejects, And Proximate Cause In Reinstating Medical Malpractice Verdict For Plaintiffs

November 24, 2020

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, reinstated a Maryland medical malpractice jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in its published opinion filed on November 23, 2020. The Underlying Facts In Nov[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Reversal Of Nearly $1M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Expert’s Violation Of 20% Rule

October 3, 2020

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), in its unreported opinion dated October 2, 2020, stated that the issue before it was whether the Maryland medical malpractice plaintiff’s expert witness, Dr. Sanford Davne, was in compliance with the so-called �[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Holds That Expert Testimony Necessary To Establish Non-Party’s Medical Negligence In Medical Malpractice Case

August 25, 2020

In its opinion filed on August 24, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s highest appellate court, stated in a Maryland medical malpractice case: “we are asked to determine whether expert testimony is required to establish the medical [...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Loss Due To Discovery Violation

July 10, 2020

In its unreported opinion dated July 7, 2020, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) held: “Under the circumstances of this case, the trial court’s decision to preclude the testimony of the expert witness was an appropriate and proportionate sanctio[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Loss Of Chance Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Case

June 24, 2020

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, held in its unreported opinion dated June 21, 2020 in a Maryland medical malpractice wrongful death case involving the failure to diagnose oral cancer, “because app[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Paramedic And EMT In Wrongful Death Case

June 19, 2020

In its unreported opinion dated June 17, 2020, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendant paramedic and defendant EMT and their employer [...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case Where Certificate Of Qualified Expert And Report Were Untimely Filed

December 5, 2019

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), in its unreported opinion dated November 27, 2019, affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiff’s Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit where the plaintiff failed to timely file the required Certificate of Qualified E[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Loss Of Household Services Claim In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case

November 3, 2019

In its reported opinion dated November 1, 2019, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, discussed what is necessary to prove a loss of household services claim in a medical malpractice wrongful death case. A Ma[...]

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