Leg and arm amputation cases attract personal injury and malpractice lawyers in any jurisdiction, but particularly in states where there is a cap on noneconomic damages.
This is because there are great economic costs associated with artificial limbs and the injuries often impact the victim’s ability to earn a living. In most states, like Maryland, these costs are not subject to a law that imposes a cap on damages.
This page is about who can file a silicosis lawsuit and the settlement amount victims can expect when making these claims.
We now know that an invisible danger often lurks in the air at construction sites —silica dust. Its fine particles, when inhaled over prolonged periods, embed themselves deep into the lungs, setting the stage for a debilitating condition known as silicosis. This progressive lung disease doesn’t just rob an individual of their breath. It can radically transform their life, subjecting them to a myriad of medical treatments, financial strain, and emotional distress.
On this page, we will look at birth injury malpractice lawsuits involving HIE (hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy). We will look at the negligence theories in these cases and the average settlement value in HIE birth injury claims.
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) (also known as perinatal asphyxia) is a type of brain injury that results when the supply of blood and oxygen to a baby’s brain is temporarily cut off during childbirth.
Spinal fusion surgery significantly increases the potential value of any back injury claim. Our Maryland personal injury lawyers see a lot of back injuries, and we have seen first-hand how spinal fusion surgery can double or triple the settlement value of these cases.
This post looks at lumbar spinal fusion settlements and verdicts in cases where the victim was required to undergo spinal fusion surgery in their back.
Sexual assault or sexual abuse victims can bring a personal injury lawsuit in civil court against the perpetrator. Sexual assault lawsuits can also be brought against third parties such as schools, employers, churches, etc., if their negligence allowed the assault or abuse to occur. Over the last decade there has actually been a wave of new laws passed in many states making it much easier for victims of childhood sexual abuse to file civil lawsuits even years after the abuse occurred.
In this post, we will explain how civil lawsuits for sexual assault work and how they differ from criminal proceedings. We will also look at some of the new laws expanding the rights of victims to bring these cases.
Any discussion of how much money a medical malpractice case in Maryland is worth begins with our cap on non-economic damages in malpractice.
The pain and suffering cap for 2024 in Maryland medical negligence cases is $890,000. This same $890,000 cap applies to wrongful death cases where there is only one surviving family member.
If there are two or more surviving family members, then the non-economic damage cap rises to $1,112,500. The cap applies to the year the negligence or death occurred, so it will be less for incidents before 2024. (Click on the first link above to see the malpractice cap in Maryland for each year.)
You are hurt. You are having a baby. You need surgery. You were in a car accident. You want to pick the best possible hospital in Maryland to treat you, right? To make the right choice, you need some idea of the quality of the hospital that is treating you.
The Leapfrog Group, a non-profit watchdog organization, conducts biannual analysis and provides safety grades of health care systems found in each state across the country. Hospital ratings are like looking at Consumer Reports. Are they perfect? Not even close. Will you get more by looking at hospital ratings than an hour of independent research on your own? I think you absolutely will.
This page will provide the latest Leapfrog ratings for Maryland hospitals as of 2024.
Pharmacies serve a critically important function in our health care system as prescription medication use is more widespread than ever.
Around 5 billion prescriptions get filled every year in the U.S. The average pharmacist fills hundreds or even thousands of prescriptions every day and this responsibility involves more than just counting out pills.
There are more prescriptions than ever. There are also more medication error mistakes and lawsuits in Baltimore than there have ever been. This post gives you the inside story of what you can expect in pharmacy error lawsuits in Baltimore.
You are injured, intentionally or unintentionally, by the actions of a minor. The question is, can you file a lawsuit against that minor in Maryland?
The legal concept of “minority” is something that we all understand on a basic level. Children or “minors” (anyone under the age of 18) don’t have the same legal standing or capacity as adults. The underlying reason for this is simple: children don’t have the maturity and mental competence as an adult so we don’t hold them to the same level of accountability.
But what happens if you get seriously injured by the negligent or intentional actions of a minor? What if a 16-year-old driver runs a red light and puts you in a wheelchair for life? Can you sue a minor for negligence and get financial compensation? What if a 9th grader runs over a little old lady on his skateboard and breaks her hip? Does the little old lady have any legal recourse?
In this post, we will look at the effectiveness of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) as a surgical option for the treatment of chronic back pain. ACDF is a special type of back surgery in which a spinal disc is actually removed in order to relieve nerve root pressure and eliminate chronic pain.
ACDF surgery involves 2 steps: (1) anterior cervical discectomy; and (2) fusion. The anterior cervical discectomy involves the surgical removal of the targeted spinal disc in the cervical region of the spine. The discectomy is “anterior” because the surgical entry point is done in the front of the neck instead of through the back of the neck like in most back surgeries.
