Many types of errors and mistakes can be the basis of a medical malpractice case. A healthcare professional may fail to recognize the signs of a life-threatening health emergency, fail to properly provide the appropriate treatments, give you the wrong medication, make an error during surgery, or forget to take your patient history into account […]
Informed consent is every patient’s right to be informed about certain information before they agree to medical treatment or procedures. According to the Maryland Attorney General, “Under Maryland’s common law doctrine of informed consent, a mentally competent adult is entitled to give or withhold consent to medical treatment after receiving a fair and reasonable explanation […]
Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider breaches the standard of care, which equates to negligence for doctors and healthcare professionals. This standard of care is what a reasonably competent healthcare provider with similar training and experience would do under the same or similar circumstances.
There are many compelling reasons to file a medical malpractice claim. First, medical malpractice causes bodily injury and pain. You may have lifelong medical conditions, scars, and emotional anguish that deserves full and fair compensation. Plus, these medical errors can create extremely expensive additional medical expenses for affected patients. You shouldn’t be ruined financially simply […]
The Maryland Health Care Malpractice Claims Statute is found within the Maryland Code under Title 3 – Jurisdiction/Special Causes of Action – Health Care Malpractice Claims Section 3-2-A-01 to 3-2-A-10. It defines malpractice in Maryland, outlines how to file a claim properly, lays out the judicial review process, and describes rules and limitations regarding judgments.
In Maryland, most healthcare assistants must be supervised by doctors. However, nurse practitioners are different and may perform certain tasks independently, like writing prescriptions, providing emergency care, and performing corrective measures. This means nurse practitioners operate independently of the doctors in the same practice, so legal action against a nurse practitioner is not necessarily a […]
A mutual consent divorce occurs when both spouses agree to the divorce, and there is no waiting period required. Both must sign an agreement that resolves property, assets, and the custody of any minor children in common. Because there is no waiting period, or any sort of required separation period, this option is optimal for […]
Maryland has two main types of divorce. In a limited divorce, the spouses live apart and separate assets, but the divorce can be reversed. An absolute divorce is permanent and finalizes the division of assets between the spouses. Generally speaking, a limited divorce is temporary or like a “trial separation agreement,” but it can become […]
“Best Interests of the Child” is the over-arching legal standard of review that a court must use in order to determine physical custody. While there are more than a dozen factors codified in Maryland Law that courts are required to consider, the list in the statute is not considered exhaustive. Rather, courts must consider all factors that may […]
In Maryland, alimony payments are not set forth statutorily. This means a judge must decide both the amount and the period of alimony based on the financial needs and abilities of the parties. Two types of alimony can be awarded: rehabilitative or indefinite. Rehabilitative is set for a period to allow the person to start […]