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Jury awards nearly $34M in malpractice claim against Towson hospital
A Baltimore County jury awarded nearly $34 million to the parents of a boy who suffered severe brain damage after being delivered by emergency C-section.
Jury: Hospital not liable in death of man in law enforcement custody
A Baltimore jury found the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center was not at fault in the death of a man who jumped from a fifth-floor hospital window in 2015 while in the custody of the Baltimore County Department of Corrections. Maurice Nieves, 31, was brought to the hospital on Aug. 18, 2015, after […]
Judge approves $37M settlement in stent ligitation
A Baltimore judge Friday afternoon approved a $37 million settlement of class-action lawsuits against St. Joseph Medical Center over unnecessarily implanted stents, ending four years of litigation.
Lawyers’ share of stent settlement nears $15M
Plaintiffs’ lawyers in two class-action lawsuits brought by patients who alleged they received unnecessary stents at St. Joseph Medical Center are requesting almost $15 million in fees as part of the $37 million settlement, according to court documents.
Two stent suits to be settled
Settlements are pending in two class-action lawsuits filed by patients who alleged they received unnecessary stents at St. Joseph Medical Center, according to court documents.
Settlement coming in federal stent lawsuit?
Lawyers involved in a potential class-action lawsuit filed by patients who allege they received unnecessary stents at St. Joseph Medical Center are working really hard to avoid a trial.
Mistrial declared in stent case
A Baltimore County judge has declared a mistrial in the current lawsuit against former cardiologist Mark Midei and St. Joseph Medical Center.
Stent-case jury finds malpractice by Midei
A Baltimore County jury has found former cardiologist Mark Midei unnecessarily implanted stents into a patient.
Midei, Catholic Health settle one stent suit
A settlement was reached in one of several lawsuits against the former St. Joseph Medical Center and former cardiologist Mark Midei over unnecessary cardiac stents.
Trial judge’s ruling revived in stent dispute
Two lawsuits against St. Joseph Medical Center and a former cardiologist over alleged unnecessary cardiac stents will be split into separate trials, the Court of Appeals ordered Friday.
Editorial: Merger has healthy prognosis
As of 12:01 a.m. last Saturday, St. Joseph Medical Center became the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. This is not just a name change. It is a defining moment in the life cycles of both institutions and one that promises to benefit patients and health care providers. There are times in this merger-and-acquisition-driven […]
For St. Joseph, a new beginning
St. Joseph Medical Center officially made a fresh start over the weekend after a long-drawn out acquisitions process that wrapped up when officials finalized the sale of its assets to the University of Maryland Medical System.
