Lawsuits 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 ArticleHow to Find the Best Lawyers in Maryland when You’re Out of State
Besides using online services like InjuryLawyerDatabase.com, there is one excellent way to find the best injury lawyers in Maryland (or the best lawyers in any practice area anywhere). As always, the...
View ArticleMaryland’s No Fault Birth Injury Fund
Severe neurological injuries can occur during birth that leave infants permanently disabled and in need of prolonged medical care. A bill was proposed in the Maryland General Assembly last week that...
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The Biggest Problem with Medical Malpractice
What is the biggest problem with medical malpractice? The plainitffs and their lawyers would have you believe the real problem is too much medical negligence and a lack of accountability from doctors....
View ArticleTop Insurance Execs Average $13M in Annual Compensation
I don’t care that insurance execs get paid. Pay ‘em more, I don’t care. Give ‘em all a jet. But you damn well better let all of their policyholders and those impacted by their policyholders fight...
View ArticleLawsuit Against Bon Secours and Jai Gets a Ruling
The Case Recently, an appellate case entitled Wilhelmina Bradford v. Jai Medical Systems Managed Care Organizations, Inc. centered on a crucial topic in medical malpractice law: apparent agency....
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Recovery Barred
The Case A recent appellate case entitled Lydia G. Wilcox, et al. v. Tristan J. Orellano focused on two administrative concepts called the “savings provision” and the “preclusion provision.” 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 Article21 Maryland Medical Malpractice Cases in One Month
In June of 2014, there were only 21 Medical Malpractice lawsuits filed in Maryland Circuit Courts. Of those 21 cases, only 3 med mal firms filed more than a single case. Salsbury, Clements, Bekman,...
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 ArticleUniversity of Maryland Medical System Birth Injury Case
The Case The family of a Baltimore girl was awarded $3 million by a Baltimore City jury after she suffered permanent and catastrophic injury to her left arm and shoulder as the result of medical...
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