Lodowski Verdict Restored
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled this past week in Barnes v. Greater Baltimore Medical Center. According to the Maryland Daily Record, the Court reinstated a $1.1 million dollar verdict....
View ArticleCardea Settles Howard County Case
James Cardea has settled a Howard County lawsuit, originally filed in late 2011. The plaintiff was the estate of Jennifer Olenick and the heirs thereto. The was for medical malpractice. Because the...
View ArticleSt. Joe’s Lawsuits
The Baltimore Business Journal recently reported some details of the UMMS St. Joe’s purchase. Largely because of lawsuits against St. Joseph Medical Center, the deal was done as an assets only...
View ArticleThe Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Maryland
Who is the best medical malpractice lawyer in Maryland? If you have a potential med mal claim, this is the question you want to know. But how do you find the answer? Is it even possible to find the...
View ArticleNo Immunity: TransCare Case in Court of Appeals
According to Maryland’s Daily Record, a new Court of Appeals case has been decided involving immunity. Karen Murray’s lawsuit claimed her son had suffered permanent brain injuries as a result of a...
View ArticleHow Much Will the Baltimore Stent Plaintiffs Get?
That’s the question on a lot of people’s minds. The answer, however, may very well remain unanswered. The Baltimore Sun is reporting the stent related lawsuits against Mark Midei, St. Joe’s Hospital,...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Statistics – 2013
Diederich Healthcare has just released their annual report on Malpractice payout statistics. The stats are compelling. The stats come from the National Practitioner Data Bank. Nationwide, 2012 saw...
View ArticleWoodholme Gastroenterology Lawsuits
There are no fewer than 12 lawsuits against Woodholme Gastroenterology Associates, PA. According to their website, the group of doctors practices from locations in Pikesville, Severn, Glen Burnie,...
View ArticleOne of the Largest Medical Malpractice Verdicts in Maryland Goes on Appeal
Appellate arguments were heard today in one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts, if not the largest verdict, in Maryland’s history. The case is Enzo Martinez, et al. vs. Johns Hopkins...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Fees Case Decision
The fees a plaintiff’s attorney will receive are generally 33% if the case settles and 40% if the case goes to trial. The fee is received if there is a recovery, not received if there is not. The fee...
View ArticleLawsuits for the week of June 17, 2013
There are three Maryland lawsuits we wanted to call your attention to this past week. Two stem from high profile incidents, the other is a large medical malpractice decision from one of the best...
View ArticlePress in June
June has seen the media call attention to InjuryLawyerDatabase.com in a major way. We received a call early in the month from Kristi Tousignant at the Daily Record. Maryland’s only daily business and...
View ArticleTowson Injury Lawyers
The county seat for Baltimore County is Towson. There are more lawyers in Towson than any other particular area of Baltimore County. Many big defense firms have a presence in Towson, as do criminal...
View ArticleMaryland Appellate Courts Hand Down Slew of Defense Oriented Opinions
The Maryland Court of Appeals and the Maryland Court of Special Appeals have published a number of defense oriented opinions in Maryland civil injury cases, just in the last two weeks. For lay people,...
View ArticleDetails of Settlement Published – $35 Million for Stent Patients
One week ago, the Baltimore Business Journal, reported the details of a settlement previously announced by Jay Miller of Miller, Murtha, & Psoras. The settlement totaled $35.25 million. The...
View Article77% of Medical Malpractice Jury Trials Result in Defense Verdicts
and other facts you didn’t know about medical malpractice… Most Medical Malpractice “Cases” Do Not go to Trial Medical malpractice continues to be a rare lawsuit to find in the courtroom. Less two...
View ArticleYou Know Doctors Get Paid by the Test, Right?
I have friends who are doctors. My doctors are doctors. I have neighbors who are doctors. My son has a peanut allergy. Doctors help keep him healthy. I have nothing against doctors. But doctors...
View ArticleShould Tort Reform Include Capping Insurance Company Profits?
I’m not sure exactly why businesses suggest we need tort reform. I think a large part of the thinking revolves around insurance premiums being so high. Premiums are so high. The cost of lawsuits is...
View ArticleWould $650,000 be enough for you to get cerebral palsy?
Last Week’s Maryland Verdicts, Decisions, and Lawsuits Giles Manley and Janet, Jenner & Suggs Win $9.5 Million Med Mal Case A jury in Upper Marlboro, MD has found the emergency room at Laurel...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Fees Case Decision
The fees a plaintiff’s attorney will receive are generally 33% if the case settles and 40% if the case goes to trial. The fee is received if there is a recovery, not received if there is not. The fee...
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