Articles Posted in Medical Malpractice

Good health is one of the most treasured but often forgotten gifts. It is often not until it is taken away that it is truly appreciated. When Maryland residents are ailing and in need of help, they hand over their health — and sometimes their very life — to medical professionals. When things do not…

Many Maryland residents will recall the death of famed comedian Joan Rivers. Melissa Rivers, her daughter, recently settled a suit related to medical malpractice with an out-of-state medical clinic regarding her mother’s death. Melissa Rivers sued the clinic where her mother went into cardiac arrest and died in 2014. Besides the clinic, several employees were…

Maryland residents put a large amount of faith in their doctors to do their jobs to the utmost of their abilities. However, an out-of-state patient’s trust was violated when her doctor performed the wrong surgical procedure, according to the victim. The 32-year-old woman paid the doctor for a buttock augmentation, but she received a tummy…

A woman who was sterilized by a doctor who cut the incorrect fallopian tube while performing a medical procedure was recently awarded $1.8 million by a jury. The jury handed down its decision on a recent Tuesday in April in the out-of-state medical malpractice case. When Maryland residents suffer harm due to their medical professionals’…

Some Maryland parents may have read about a woman and her 3-year-old daughter, who were recently awarded a $20 million settlement in regards to an out-of-state medical malpractice suit. This is the largest malpractice settlement in that state’s history. However, it is not necessarily the award the mother was pleased about, but, rather, the hope…

A police detective who was seriously injured in a car accident and was given pain medication apparently died from receiving too much of the medication. Now, that man’s widow is seeking legal retribution. Similarly, when a Maryland resident suffers due to a victim’s medical provider’s proven negligence, he or she is typically entitled to file…

An out-of-state jury recently handed down a $4 million verdict to a woman whose father was killed after he fell in a long-term medical facility. After a week-long trial, the jury awarded the medical malpractice compensation for punitive damages against an out-of-state hospital of which the facility was a part. The suit had been filed…

What was thought to be a relatively simple procedure became complicated after a surgeon removed the wrong part of a patient’s body and then allegedly lied about it, according to a medical malpractice suit filed against the surgeon who performed the operation. The operation was to remove a woman’s rib, but the resident, a doctor…

A woman who was seriously injured two years ago as a result of a surgery gone awry recently filed a medical malpractice suit against the hospital at which the surgeons who performed her operation were employed. Via the suit, she is seeking damages of $15 million for the surgical error. When Maryland residents suffer similar…

A former patient of an out-of-state hospital filed a medical malpractice suit against it recently. The suit alleges that surgical items were left inside the patient after an operation at the hospital. Similarly, when Maryland residents suffer harm at the hands of healthcare professionals, the victims typically choose to file medical malpractice suits against the…