In non-emergency situations, medical professionals are required to obtain a mentally competent patient’s “informed consent” for a particular course of treatment. The idea of informed consent is to give patients a meaningful opportunity to be informed about their own health care decisions. If you or someone you know did not have…
Unfortunately, medical malpractice claims are more common than you may think both in Maryland and throughout the United States. If you or someone close to you has been injured due to the negligence of a medical professional, it is important to seek the help and guidance of a Baltimore medical malpractice…
We place a high level of trust in our health care providers, and in return we expect a high level of care and professionalism. If you or someone close to you has been harmed due to the mistake or negligence of a health care provider, it is imperative to contact…
When we turn to health care professionals for help with our medical conditions, we expect to be in good hands. We trust that we will receive reliable care. Unfortunately, medical errors are extremely common in Maryland and throughout the country. If you or someone you know has been harmed due to…
Unfortunately, instances of medical malpractice are common. If you or someone close to you has been the victim of medical malpractice, it is important to speak to a qualified Baltimore attorney who can analyze the facts of your case. Last month, we highlighted a study by Johns Hopkins researchers that…
When you have been the victim of medical malpractice, it can be hard to know what to do next. Dealing with the harm is hard enough, and we know the last thing you want to think about is filing a lawsuit. At Arfaa Law Group, our compassionate Baltimore medical malpractice…
A Montgomery County jury awarded $44.1 million to a Bethesda couple who alleged that their Rockville, Maryland fertility physician did not properly screen the surrogate mother who carried their baby. After the surrogate became pregnant, the couple learned that she had a history of complications she did not disclose to the…
In Castles of Love Assisted Living Homes, LLC v. Blanks, the court addressed the following question. Did the defendant fulfill Maryland Rule 15-403 by sending its notice of rejection of a health care arbitration award through regular mail as opposed to certified mail? The facts of the case are as…
The Court of Special Appeals in Maryland recently reexamined a lower court’s judgment granting summary judgment in favor of a doctor defendant in a medical malpractice claim. In Puppolo v. Sivaraman, the plaintiff’s wife died due to the use of heparin, an anticoagulant used to stop blood clotting during dialysis.…
Unfortunately, medical errors injure countless patients each year. In Maryland malpractice cases, the fact that a patient suffered harm does not automatically mean that a physician was negligent. Instead, in order to show medical negligence, the patient must establish his or her injury was the result of the physician failing to…