Maryland Medical Malpractice Attorney Blog


Medical malpractice news and issues.

Author: Ronald V. Miller Jr. is co-founder of Miller & Zois in Glen Burnie, Md. He also authors The Maryland Lawyer Blog, The Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog and Accident and Injury Law Blog. Another lawyer from the firm authors Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog.

Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Medical Malpractice • States • Maryland • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from Maryland Medical Malpractice Attorney Blog


  • "Joe Biden" on Medical Malpractice

    When the Saturday Night Live's opening skit started talking about medical malpractice and health care reform (around the 2:00 mark), I was worried what was coming next. But it underscores the silliness of malpractice caps,…

  • Maryland Court of Appeals Oral Arguments

    I watched this weekend the Maryland Court of Appeals oral argument in University of Maryland Medical Systems v. Waldt. (click here, it is a few cases down). I read this case and wrote a treatise…

  • Loser Pays in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

    The Pop Tort underscores why a loser pay system is going to weed out a lot more than just frivolous malpractice lawsuits: The underlying presumption is without basis and grossly unfair (i.e., because a patient…

  • Support for Malpractice Lawsuits from Forbes?

    Are you kidding me? Forbes? I just assumed everyone who has ever picked up Forbes though every malpractice lawsuit was frivolous. I never thought I would live to see the day: Decisions about the tasks…

  • Frivolous Malpractice Lawsuits: Why They Are Rare in Maryland

    Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia) today introduced “loser pays” legislation to decrease the number of "frivolous malpractice lawsuits" that increase the cost of medical care. As one doctor wrote last week, it…

  • Medical Malpractice Links

    Medical malpractice is exposed in China. This underscores that while we have a very serious problem with medical malpractice in the United States, it pales in comparison to many countries. Of course, that fact that…

  • Republicans Real Target: Trial Lawyer Money?

    I'm interested in the theory articulated here which argues that medical malpractice tort reform is directed at curbing the income of malpractice lawyers. At the risk of overgeneralizing, Republicans are far more disciplined than Democrats…

  • Radiation Overdoses

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announced Monday that more than 200 patients received excessive doses of radiation because of a programming error in a CT scanner. Incredibly, the medical center said affected patients received eight times the…

  • Washington County Malpractice Defense Verdict

    The Maryland Daily Record reports on a defense verdict in a cancer misdiagnosis case in Washington County. As any Maryland malpractice lawyer will tell you, Washington County is an extremely difficult place to try a…

  • Defensive Medicine, Volume 392034 (Part 24A)

    The Pop Tort has a good post on defensive medicine. Defensive medicine and lawsuits (how strong is the connection?) Charles Krauthammer's Paradox (love/hate relationship with the Congressional Budget Office estimates on malpractice and defensive medicine.…