http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/ Published By Miller & Zois en-us 2010-09-07T11:09:33-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/09/caps_and_nofault_malpractice.html The widely read blog KevinMD, written by Dr. Kevin Pho who is an opinion leader on issues related to the medical point-of-view on medical malpractice issues, makes what I think is a startling admission: Politically, malpractice caps are dead —... Malpractice Tort Reform Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-09-07T11:09:33-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/09/more_unnecessary_stents_salisb.html A Salisbury cardiologist has been indicted in federal court on charges stemming from the doctor's giving patients unnecessary stents. Many patients have already filed civil lawsuits in Salisbury claiming medical malpractice for the unnecessary stents. The debacle at St. Joe's... Medical Malpractice News Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-09-02T12:34:08-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/08/wrongful_death_settlements_and.html This month's Metro Verdicts Monthly provides the median verdict/settlement in Maryland wrongful death cases for victims over the age of 65 is $600,000. I always caution about misleading figures but this number is beyond misleading (through no fault of MVM).... Malpractice Verdicts Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-08-26T12:32:14-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/08/lawsuit_against_manor_care.html The West Virginia Record has an article on a nursing home lawsuit against Manor Care.... Medical Malpractice News Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-08-12T15:45:45-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/08/nursing_home_bedsore_lawsuits.html Bedsores in nursing homes almost invariably result from the negligence of the nursing home in their failure to properly care for their residents. Usually, these injuries occur in residents who are partially or completely incapacitated. These patients need care and... Nursing Home Lawsuits Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-08-12T15:18:51-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/08/malpractice_verdict_in_rockvil.html The Baltimore Sun has a short story on the $2.35 million malpractice verdict in Montgomery County against Shady Grove Adventist Hospital.... Malpractice Verdicts Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-08-10T14:53:09-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/08/defense_verdict_in_illinois.html I wrote last week about the re-trial of a medical malpractice case in Illinois that discussed the issue of juror misconduct. You can find the article on the verdict here. After that post, the jury reached a defense verdict after... Malpractice Verdicts Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-08-09T14:27:08-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/07/juror_misconduct.html The Madison St. Clair Record has an article on a medical malpractice case that is in its sixth day of the second time trying the case. The case alleges failure to diagnose skin cancer. Interestingly, the first case ended in... Medical Malpractice News Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-07-30T09:30:43-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/07/sample_maryland_medical_malpra_1.html This is a sample Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit. The links on the right of the document provide other examples of motions, pleadings and discovery in Maryland medical malpractice lawsuits. We provide a lot of medical malpractice samples on our website... Malpractice Law Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-07-29T21:50:04-05:00 http://www.marylandmedicalmalpracticeattorneyblog.com/2010/07/rhonde_island_malpractice_verd.html A jury in southwest Rhode Island returned a verdict of almost $1 million against the chief of surgery at South County Hospital in Washington County after a long 10 day trial. The gist of the lawsuit was the care and... Medical Malpractice News Ronald V. Miller, Jr. 2010-07-27T22:12:14-05:00