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Police in Bethesda, Maryland, were searching for the cause of a tragic car accident that killed two passengers on New Year’s Day. A 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old pregnant teen died in the early morning accident. The driver, a 22-year-old man, was admitted to a Baltimore trauma center, and two other teens in the car sustained injuries […]
Two more lawsuits have been filed against the National Football League, accusing the league of putting players, including players in Baltimore, on the field despite knowing the evidence that the game could lead to brain injuries and other long-term neurological disorders. The lawsuits, filed on behalf of 25 former NFL players total, contend the players are subject […]
One of the doctors asked to help determine if unnecessary heart stents were being implanted at some Maryland hospitals has become the target of several lawsuits. A medical malpractice attorney, who already has more than 200 cases pending against one doctor, has filed two more cases, claiming his clients received unnecessary stents. This time, the suits target […]
A pair of Howard County, Maryland, doctors have been named in a medical malpractice suit filed by the parents of a teenager who died after what should have been a oral surgery to have her wisdom teeth removed. The girl, 17, died on April 6, just 10 days after the high school junior received anesthesia in preparation […]
A car accident in Howard County, Maryland, that has raised more questions than answers claimed the lives of two teenagers and sent three other teenagers to the hospital with serious injuries. Police say an 18-year-old Linthicum, Maryland, driver may have been speeding when he lost control of a 2008 Pontiac GT in Elkridge. A witness told investigators […]
A lawsuit is being considered by a woman who recently gave birth in a Salisbury, Maryland, hospital. The new mother is a nurse, an addictions specialist, who said hospital negligence caused her child to wrongly test positive for drugs. According to the Maryland nurse who gave birth, Peninsula Regional Medical Center called child welfare officials […]
Three cars were involved in a Howard County crash that police say was influenced by wet weather conditions and a speeding driver. An Ellicott City family of four was occupying a Toyota Camry that lost control in Ellicott City. The car accident occurred as the Camry was attempting to enter eastbound Route 100 from a […]
A 59-year-old Salisbury doctor was sentenced recently by a federal court to eight years in prison. The doctor was found guilty of medical malpractice for implanting unnecessary stents in patients and reaping the financial benefit from insurers. Failure to diagnose can be one of many reasons a medical professional is tried for medical malpractice in court. In the […]
Four people were hospitalized for injuries and two children died in a fiery, multi-vehicle pileup on Route 50 east of the Beltway in Maryland. The three-vehicle car accident occurred on a Friday evening along the eastbound roadway not far from Martin Luther King Highway. Police reports say the fatal collision began when a Glenarden driver […]
A Maryland special appeals court denied workers’ compensation medical benefits to a hotel employee shot by the friend of a co-worker. Although the shooting resulted from an argument the claimant had at work, the court ruled that the injuries were disconnected from the workplace. The worker, who was employed as a houseman at a hotel, […]