Like the rest of the Baltimore community this past week, I was shocked to hear that Dr. Nikita Levy, a gynecologist at Johns Hopkins’ East Baltimore Medical Center, has been accused of secretly videotaping and photographing his patients. You have heard the allegations if you have access to a newspaper…
Year Childbirth Negligence Diagnosis Negligence Surgical Negligence Medical Malpractice Overall 2004 43% 25% 24% 27% 2005 32% 30% 21% 26% 2006 26% 25% 28% 26% 2007 30% 30% 22% 25% 2008 41% 24% 29% 26% 2009 30% 26% 27% 26% 2010 29% 17% 22% 21%
One thing I have committed to in 2013 is writing a blog post on every new Maryland personal injury-related opinion. Not just for you or for the blog traffic but to keep me abreast of ever-changing Maryland law. If you think I have missed a case, please let me know.…
Last week the Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld a trial court’s ruling in Smith v. Johns Hopkins Community Physicians. Before we get into the facts, let’s talk Maryland venue law. Here is the most important thing you would need to know in a just world: The moving party has…
Last week, the Maryland Court of Appeals decided 100 Investment Limited Partnership v. Columbia Town Center Title Company. This is a business transaction case, so it is a little outside the usual purview of this blog. But it talks duty of care in tort cases which is spot on a…
I was expecting and got a call Monday night. My parent Laura Zois was at trial in Frederick County in a rear-end car accident case. I got word of the verdict: $291,000 and some change. A verdict exceeding the at-fault driver’s of $100,000 and the uninsured motorist policy of $250,000.…
Insurance companies are sometimes arrogant about [fill in the blank]. One phrase that fits neatly into that blank is “pretrial obligations.” The insurance company is not a party to the case and it feels at least a little outside the reach of a judge’s fist. Judges used to the fear…
Are they really going to settle these Subway foot-long lawsuits? Subway just got hit with a lawsuit alleging that its Footlong subs are not actually a foot long. Plaintiffs who ate what is probably an 11-inch sub, are seeking money damages for their injuries. The case was filed in New…
Negotiating with Insurance Companies I’m a big fan of science. I would think there would be one best way to approach a personal injury case. But I’m always amazed at how trial lawyers with such unbelievably different approaches and styles can be successful. But it is not just trial lawyers.…
An opinion in the U.S. District Court of Maryland last week began like this: This case is rooted in a hunting trip in South Africa, during which Dennis Danner, Alexander Danner, and Michael Coletta, plaintiffs, each killed a “trophy quality” male lion. The lion skins and skulls (the “Lion Trophy”…