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Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society Of Maryland

November 15, 2011

The Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland (“Medical Mutual”) is the largest insurer of Maryland doctors for medical malpractice claims in Maryland. Medical Mutual is a physician-owned liability insurance company that has been insuring Maryland physicians against Maryland[...]

Physician Medical Malpractice: Pain (Mis)Management Issues

November 1, 2011

Our research regarding physician medical malpractice and physician disciplinary actions taken against doctors throughout the United States has brought to our attention the fact that many of the physicians whose medical licenses are revoked, suspended, or surrendered get in trouble due to the[...]

Maryland Surgeon Loses License (And Two Patients) Due To Medical Malpractice

October 19, 2011

The Maryland State Board of Physicians, which is responsible for physician discipline in Maryland, has issued a Final Decision and Order against a Board-certified Maryland plastic surgeon after two of his patients died following long multiple cosmetic surgeries he performed at his unapproved in-off[...]

Maryland Hospital Mistakes

October 10, 2011

Hospitals in Maryland are required to report serious adverse events that occur in those hospitals to the Maryland Office of Health Care Quality (OHCQ). OHCQ in turn issues a yearly report regarding the reported hospital errors and mistakes that result in serious injuries or death. The most recent re[...]

Medical Malpractice Tort Reform – At What Cost?

September 17, 2011

The political pundits pushing for what they call “tort reform” have enjoyed many successes in recent years. Many states have enacted laws that have placed a “cap” on the maximum amount of money that can be recovered from negligent doctors and other careless health care provi[...]

Some States Have Determined Caps On Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases Are Unconstitutional

August 27, 2011

Even though some states (such as Maryland) have upheld caps on noneconomic damages (and sometimes other damages as well) as constitutional under their respective state constitutions, there are states that have found the caps imposed by their respective state legislatures to be unconstitutional. Th[...]

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[...]

Maryland’s Experience With Medical Malpractice “Tort Reform”

August 17, 2011

A recent case decided by the Court of Appeals of Maryland (the highest state appellate court in Maryland) reviewed the path that Maryland has taken with regard to medical malpractice “tort reform.” The Court of Appeals reviewed the history of the law of medical malpractice in Marylan[...]

Fall Prevention And Medical Malpractice

March 15, 2011

It is not uncommon for a patient in a hospital or in a nursing home to suffer one or more falls, resulting in serious injuries or even death. Not all falls are the result of medical malpractice (by definition in Maryland, medical malpractice occurs when the care given by the heal[...]

MARYLAND MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWS – CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE

March 10, 2011

A bill has been introduced in the Maryland General Assembly during the 2011 Session to entrench the affirmative defense of contributory negligence in Maryland. In general terms, contributory negligence is conduct on the part of the injured person which falls below the standard of care to which the i[...]

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