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Maryland Appellate Court Holds Injury From Medical Student Failing To Follow Patient’s Instruction Is Medical Malpractice Claim

February 29, 2024

The Appellate Court of Maryland, in its Per Curium unreported opinion filed on January 4, 2024, stated: Brian Keith Waugh, appellant, sued Dimensions Health Corporation, appellee, in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, alleging medical malpractice. Waugh alleged that, while having his bl[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Complaint Was Filed Too Late

July 17, 2019

Maryland’s Health Care Malpractice Claims Act (“the Health Care Claims Act”), codified in Maryland Code (1976, 2013 Repl. Vol.), Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article (“CJP”), § 3-2A-01, et seq., mandates that claims against a health care provider seeking damages (if [...]

Maryland Appellate Court Discusses What Is A “Medical Injury” Requiring Compliance With Maryland Medical Malpractice Laws

January 29, 2018

In its opinion filed on January 19, 2018, the Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Court”), which is the highest appellate court in Maryland, stated that in order for the Maryland Health Care Malpractice Claims Act (“HCA”) to apply, a plaintiff must allege a breach of a professiona[...]

Medical Malpractice Claims In The U.S. – What Are Some Of The Statistics?

September 19, 2011

One in three Americans have reported that they or a family member had been a victim of medical malpractice. One in five reported that a medical error caused serious health problems or death. The pervasive problem of medical errors resulting in unnecessary additional hospital stays and additional m[...]

Statistics Regarding Medical Malpractice Litigation

March 25, 2011

In a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine in 2006, it was observed that previous studies had shown that the great majority of patients who sustained a medical injury as a result of medical negligence did not file a claim. In reviewing a random sample of closed medical malpractice [...]

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Maryland Appellate Court Holds Injury From Medical Student Failing To Follow Patient’s Instruction Is Medical Malpractice Claim

Maryland Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Complaint Was Filed Too Late

Maryland Appellate Court Discusses What Is A “Medical Injury” Requiring Compliance With Maryland Medical Malpractice Laws

Medical Malpractice Claims In The U.S. – What Are Some Of The Statistics?

Statistics Regarding Medical Malpractice Litigation

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