Category: Failure to Diagnose

Watching a loved one die in Maryland due to a doctor's negligence is naturally infuriating; however, the legal system makes it possible for surviving loved ones in this situation to seek justice. One woman in another state died after her condition deteriorated at a hospital. The woman's family has decided to sue...

People in Maryland naturally trust their doctors to provide sound medical advice and guidance. When a doctor fails to do this, the results can be disastrous. In a recent out-of-state case involving alleged physician negligence, millions of dollars in damages were awarded to a man and his wife. She...

Patients in Maryland typically trust their doctors to properly diagnose them and then effectively treat their ailments. Failing to diagnose a patient properly can, unfortunately, cause one to become seriously ill or even die if his or her illness is not caught early enough. One area of medicine where the 

When a person in Maryland goes in for a doctor's assessment, he or she often relies on the physician to give him or her accurate information. The patient's life often depends on this. Unfortunately, the failure to diagnose a condition in a timely and correct fashion can quickly lead to a patient's...

In Maryland and elsewhere, the medical records are the key bedrock that plaintiff's counsel will use to prepare the proof of negligence in a medical malpractice case. Electronic records present several issues for investigation by plaintiff's counsel in trying to prove physician negligence. Tampering with records by nurses and...

The misdiagnosis of a patient's condition is a major theme that is raised in medical malpractice cases nationwide, including in Maryland. In another state, a recent lawsuit filing involving the death of well-known music composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch raises the issue against a hospital and a treating physician. The suit was...

In Maryland, there is a cap on the amount of non-economic damages that a plaintiff can collect in a medical malpractice case. The non-economic part of a jury's award is for pain and suffering, loss of life's pleasures, and loss of consortium. The cap is $740,000 for 2014, and is statutorily set...

If you or a family member or friend is thinking of bringing a medical malpractice lawsuit in Maryland or elsewhere, it can be helpful to become familiar with some of the general concepts and principles of this area of the law. At the outset, keep in mind that this is a dynamic...

In Maryland and elsewhere, there are some basic principles to follow regarding the control and treatment of infectious diseases. Those principles were apparently forgotten in the treatment, or mistreatment, of the Ebola victim who died recently in a hospital. The Centers for Disease Control also failed the test of knowing what to...

Early diagnosis can sometimes be the difference between survival and a terminal outcome. Some conditions can be spotted early and controlled by surgery, medication and other therapies. However, the failure to diagnose a disease process such as cancer can sometimes result in the patient's death, where the cells have metastasized...