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September 8, 2009
Can a Doctor Win a Malpractice Case and Still Face Discipline?
A doctor faces a long and almost certainly emotional jury trial. And the doctor wins. Does this mean the doctor can put the incident to bed? The answer is usually, but not necessarily.
A jury's finding that a doctor did not commit medical malpractice does not control a decision of the Maryland State Board of Physicians in a disciplinary proceeding under the Maryland Medical Practice Act. Accordingly, the Board can ignore a malpractice jury verdict in making the decisions it does.
