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MD court reverses $34.8M verdict in Baltimore birth-injury case
The Maryland Appellate Court earlier this month reversed a nearly $35 million jury verdict in a Baltimore City birth injury case.
Jury awards $13M in Harford County malpractice case stemming from 2004 birth
A Harford County jury awarded more than $13 million to a mother and her son, a now-18-year-old who suffered brain injuries during his birth at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center […]
Appeals court overturns $205M verdict against Hopkins
A Maryland appeals court Monday overturned a $205.38 million birth injury verdict against Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, saying the mother disregarded medical advice that her child be delivered via […]
Hospitals tout new approach on birth injury bill after record Hopkins verdict
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland hospitals will take a new crack at getting lawmakers to create a fund to compensate families of babies injured during birth, an attempt that has taken on […]
Judge imposes cap on $230M malpractice verdict, leaving $205M
A Baltimore city circuit judge this week slashed more than $24 million from what had been a $229.6 million birth injury malpractice award against Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Inc., […]
Hopkins lawyers seek reduction in $229M malpractice verdict
Attorneys for Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Inc. asked a Baltimore judge to set aside or reduce a $229 million birth injury malpractice verdict from earlier this year, arguing that […]
Jury awards $229 million in Hopkins birth injury case
A Baltimore city jury awarded more than $229 million in a birth injury malpractice case against Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Inc. Monday. The award, which includes $200 million in […]
Attorneys battle over proposed no-fault birth injury fund
ANNAPOLIS – Hospital attorneys battled plaintiffs’ lawyers Wednesday over legislation to create a dedicated no-fault fund to compensate families of babies injured during birth. Under the legislation, families of injured babies […]
Birth injury fund still under consideration in Maryland
A no-fault birth injury fund should be given further consideration in Maryland, according to a workgroup tasked with studying access to obstetrical care.
CSA affirms $20.6M award in birth-injury case
A Maryland appeals court has upheld a $20.6 million award to a family whose son suffers from cerebral palsy due to complications during his birth at MedStar Harbor Hospital in […]
$1.7M judgment entered in birth-injury lawsuit
A Baltimore jury has awarded $3 million to the family of a child who has permanent, partial paralysis in her left arm as a result of an injury sustained during birth.
Birth-injury case to go another round
The parents of a boy born in 2010 with cerebral palsy and other serious disabilities will urge Maryland’s top court to reinstate a $28.3 million medical malpractice verdict against the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the family’s lawyer said Friday.
