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Today’s Blog Celebrates Two Years Of Consecutive Daily Blogging

March 4, 2013

Today we have reached the milestone of two years of consecutive daily blog postings. Tomorrow, we start our third year and we look forward to keeping our readers current with regard to medical malpractice issues and interesting relevant medical news. We have learned a lot while researching the t[...]

Johns Hopkins Letter Regarding Dr. Nikita Levy

February 28, 2013

On January 26, 2013, the Dean of the Medical Faculty (CEO, Johns Hopkins Medicine) and the President of The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System (EVP, Johns Hopkins Medicine) sent a formal letter to the Executive Director of the Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center, Inc. and others reg[...]

Only The Doctor, Not The Hospital Or The Doctor’s Employer, Is Responsible To Obtain Informed Consent From The Patient

December 13, 2012

In a federal medical malpractice case pending in Maryland, a federal judge has determined that only the patient’s physician, and not the physician’s employer and not the hospital where the treatment was received, is responsible for obtaining the informed consent from the patient before b[...]

Maryland’s New Physician Advertising Law

October 8, 2012

Maryland enacted a new law regarding advertising by physicians that became effective on October 1, 2012. The new law can be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Health Occupations Article, Section 14-503, and is entitled “Advertising.” The intent of Section 14-503 is described as [...]

Court Says Maryland Medical Malpractice Jury Request Was Filed Too Late

September 29, 2012

In a recently filed Maryland medical malpractice appellate court decision that will make some Maryland medical malpractice plaintiff attorneys cringe, the highest appellate court in Maryland, the Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Court of Appeals”), decided an appeal more than six years a[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Of 7-Year-Old

September 26, 2012

It has been reported that a Maryland medical malpractice claim involving the death of a 7-year-old boy who died in 2009 as a result of alleged medical malpractice arising from hernia repair surgery performed by an urologist on December 18, 2008 has been settled for an undisclosed sum. The medical [...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Due To Undiagnosed Pulmonary Embolism

August 7, 2012

The family of a 48-year-old tax attorney have settled their medical malpractice claim for $5 million against a health care provider who allegedly failed to diagnose the man’s symptoms of a pulmonary embolism when he was seen for a follow-up appointment after ankle surgery. The man had fractur[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $21 Million For Botched Delivery

August 2, 2012

On July 31, 2012, a Maryland medical malpractice jury awarded a total of $21 million ($18 million for future medical expenses, $2 million for future lost wages, and $1 million in non-economic damages) to a now-9-year-old child and his parents after a two-week, hotly contested trial that focused on t[...]

$20.9 Million Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict After Newborn’s Shoulder Dystocia

July 8, 2012

On June 12, 2012, a Maryland medical malpractice jury awarded the family of a newborn $20.9 million for the baby’s permanent paralysis of his left arm allegedly due to the delivering obstetrician pulling too hard on the baby’s head during delivery, thereby causing left obstetrical brachi[...]

“Assumption Of Risk” Defense Not Available In Maryland Medical Malpractice Claim

June 28, 2012

In an appellate case decided on June 27, 2012 by the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (Maryland’s intermediate appellate court), the Court held “…except in cases involving a refusal or delay in undergoing recommended treatment or the pursuit of unconventional medical treatment,[...]

$55 Million Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict

June 27, 2012

On June 25, 2012, after more than 11 hours of deliberations, a Maryland medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the parents of a newborn who suffered permanent brain damage, cerebral palsy, mental and physical disabilities, acute renal failure, and other serious injuries as a res[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Dye Used During Catheterization

June 7, 2012

During early May, 2012, a Maryland medical malpractice jury in Baltimore City returned a medical malpractice verdict in the amount of $1 million in favor of the two surviving sons of a woman who had a fatal allergic reaction to the dye used during her cardiac catheterization procedure. The two son[...]

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