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• Teen Killed in Fiery Single Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | January 20, 2007 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  A 17-year-old Ogletown teen was killed when the SUV she was driving struck a tree and burst into flames.The 2004 Jeep Liberty was being driven by the girl on Old Cooch's Bridge Road east of Iron Hill. High speeds, as it went around a curve, was probably a factor. The posted speed limit for the curve is 15 mph. She was wearing her seat belt and paramedics had to pull her from the burning...

• Man killed by car as he is crossing road

  Shannon Weidemann | January 18, 2007 9:47 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  An unidentified man in South Baltimore died from injuries he sustained after being struck by a car, as he was crossing a road. He was walking near Camden Industrial Park, at the 1600 block of Russell Street. The pedestrian climbed over a concrete construction barrier to cross the road. He crossed at the intersection against the traffic light and was hit by a Chevrolet. He suffered multiple...

• Sepsis: A Potentially Lethal Complication of Bacterial Infection

  Steve Silverman | October 17, 2006 3:35 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  One of the most dangerous risks of contracting a serious bacterial infection is that the patient may develop sepsis--an overreaction by the immune system causing destructive inflammation throughout the body, often leading to heart and other organ failure and death. Even the best hospital intensive care units may be helpless to save patients stricken by severe sepsis. According to a 2003 study by...

• Medication Errors: A Form of Medical Malpractice

  Steve Silverman | October 03, 2006 1:55 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  According to a recent industry study from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 million people every year. The extra medical costs of treating drug-related injuries occurring in hospitals alone conservatively amount to $3.5 billion a year, and this estimate does not take into account lost wages and...

• Inexperienced Gastric Bypass Surgeons: Anticipated Spike in Litigation Claims

  Steve Silverman | October 03, 2006 1:49 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  With thousands of obese Americans opting for gastric bypass surgery (bariatric surgery) a growing collection of research suggests that this increasingly popular operation can have a hidden risk: inexperienced surgeons. According to physicians who have tracked the results of their cases, patients of surgeons who have done fewer than 70-100 operations have complications more often and a greater...

• Medical Device Sales Representatives in the Operating Room: Source of Potential Litigation

  Jamison White | September 28, 2006 4:21 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  In 1997, a 30-year-old woman died following a routine ambulatory surgical procedure to remove uterine fibroids. During the procedure, a new device was being utilized by the medical staff with the manufacturer's representative present in the operating room. The new device delivered 9000 milliliters of saline to the patient, with only 1,100 milliliters of output. The consequences were fatal and...

• E. Coli Infection Linked To Spinach Sickens Maryland Boy

  Steve Silverman | September 27, 2006 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  Health authorities have identified a 5-year-old Harford County, Maryland boy-whose mother fed him spinach-as one of Maryland's three confirmed infections by the deadly E. coli bacteria. According to the Baltimore Sun one of the Maryland cases has been fatal. Although health authorities have not officially linked the recent Maryland cases to the nationwide outbreak, there are significant...

• Contributory Negligence Doctrine Bars Many Maryland Personal Injury Claims

  Steve Silverman | May 24, 2006 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  Personal Injury law in Maryland is vastly different then other states due to the Doctrine of Contributory Negligence. Contributory negligence means that if a person is found to be 1% or more at fault, that person is 100% barred from making any recovery. For example, if you are the victim of a rear end collision and the judge or jury finds you contributed to the accident by stopping too quickly,...

• Car Accident Injures School Official

  Steve Silverman | May 10, 2006 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  Nancy Mann, the interim Superintendent of Anne Arundel County schools was involved in a wreck Monday. Mann ran a red light on her way to a meeting and crashed into another car which was passing through the intersection. She was treated at Baltimore Washington Medical Center and released.According to the Baltimore Sun:Myshawn Ball, 34, of the 500 block of Millshire Drive of Millersville and...

• Kennedy Gives Speech Opposing Medical Malpractice Legislation

  Staff Writer | May 10, 2006 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  According to the Democratic Daily, on Monday Senator Kennedy gave an excellent speech outlining his opposition to medical malpractice reform. This opened "health week" in which the GOP is pushing tort reform. While the Senate defeated two bills to cap damages in medical malpractice cases, Republicans hope the proposals at least won support from conservative voters.The senator's speech pointed...