The following 8 lawsuits were filed against hospitals:

Anne Arundel Medical Center

• Tinika Kerns, et al. vs. Courtney Doyle, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Emily Claire Malarkey, Esq. / Natalie D’Antonio, Esq.
• Law Firm: Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin, LLC
• Co-defendants: Luminis Health Care Services, Inc. / Luminis Health Medical Group Anne Arundel Medical Center, LLC

Calvert Health Medical Center 

• Katelyn Casserly, et al. vs. CalvertHealth Medical Group, LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Justin Paul Zuber, Esq.
• Law Firm: Miller & Zois, LLC
• Co-defendants: CalvertHealth Medical Center / Megan Scott, RN / Jennifer Crocker, RN / Katreena Settle, MD

Mercy Medical Center

• Carol Mosley Sessomes, et al vs Shawn Michael Peffall MD, et al
• Lawyer: Scott Philip Kurlander, Esq. / Jonathan Schochor, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor And Staton, PA
• Co-defendants: Mercy Medical Center, Inc. / Kyu Kim Choon, MD / Carroll Digestive Associates, PA

Northwest Hospital Center

• Melvin Develde vs. Northwest Hospital Center, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Brian Stuart Brown, Esq. / Matthew Brian Thompson, Esq. / Christopher T. Casciano, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown & Barron, LLC
• Co-defendants: Thomas Joseph Krisanda, MD

Southern Maryland Hospital Center

• Jerry Paulk vs. Steven Spitz, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Sandra Hawkins Robinson, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Cochran Firm
• Co-defendants: MedStar Georgetown Medical Center, Inc. t/a / Medstar Surgery Center At Brandywine, Llc / Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Inc. / Medstar Medical Group Southern Maryland, Llc / Medstar Georgetown Medical Center, Inc.t/a Medstar Georgetown Univ Hospital

University of Maryland Medical System

• Blake Ward, et al vs University Of Maryland Obstetrical And Gynecological Associates, PA, et al
• Lawyer: Daniel J. Miller, Esq.
• Law Firm: Miller Stern Lawyers
• Co-defendants: University Of Maryland Medical Systems Corporation / Gautum Rao, MD

• Eric Simpkins vs University Of Maryland Medical System Corporation, et al
• Lawyer: Matthew B. Rogers, Esq.
• Law Firm: Greenberg Law Office
• Co-defendants: Maryland General Hospital, Inc. / Maryland General Clinical Practice Group / University Of Maryland Emergency Medicine Associates, PA / University Of Maryland Psychiatry Associates, PA

University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center

• James Smith, Jr., et al. vs. University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, et al.
• Lawyer: Peter Thomas McDowell, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Law Office of Peter T. McDowell
• Co-defendants: University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health System Inc. / Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Inc. / Upper Chesapeake Health Systems Co.

The remaining 11 lawsuits were filed against individual practitioners, separate entities, or nursing homes:

• PETER HADLEY, JR vs ERIC J COHEN DDS
• Lawyer: Christopher P. Brown, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown And Getka, PA

• Cassandra Carter, et al vs Manor Care-Ruxton MD LLC, et al
• Lawyer: Gregory G. Hopper, Esq.
• Law Firm: Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin, LLC
• Co-defendants: Manorcare Health Services LLC

• Frederick Stenton, et al. vs. Richard Muths, Doctor of Dental Sur, et al.
• Lawyer: Paul D. Bekman, Esq.
• Law Firm: Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey and Perlin, LLC
• Co-defendants: Richard W. Muths, DDS & Associates, PC

• Joseph Mule, et al. vs. Winter Growth, Inc.
• Lawyer: Anne L. Preston, Esq. / Thomas Christopher Costello, Esq.
• Law Firm: Costello Law Group

• Beth Ann Davis, et al. vs. Vajira Gunawardane, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Thomas C. Summers, Esq. / David Charles Ellin, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Office of David Ellin, PC
• Co-defendants: Maryland Pain And Spine Center LLC / Westminster Surgery Center LLC

• Steven Kellogg, et al. vs. John Jackson, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Jonathan Schochor, Esq. / Kerry D. Staton, Esq. / Patrick Terrence Gaffney, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor And Staton, PA / Patrick T. Gaffney Attorney At Law
• Co-defendants: MedStar Medical Group II LLC / DiMarzio Gordon Jackson Kinzer Miller & Verkouw PA

• Kimberly Peay vs. Jemilat Badamas, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Joshua Franklin Kahn, Esq. / Jonathan Schochor, Esq. / Kerry D. Staton, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor And Staton, PA
• Co-defendants: Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, PC / Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.

• Patrice Cochran vs. Manor Care-Ruxton MD, LLC
• Lawyer: David C.M. Ledyard, Esq.
• Law Firm: Ledyard Law LLC

• Nicholas Liberto, et al. vs. Shahab Malik, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Michael S. Warshaw, Esq.
• Law Firm: Royston Mueller McLean & Reid LLP
• Co-defendants: Lauren Sobotka, RN

• Laurie Moran vs. Marisol Coughlin, CRNP, et al.
• Lawyer: Paul Joseph Weber, Esq.
• Law Firm: Hyatt & Weber, PA
• Co-defendants: Maryland Medical First, PA

• Alice Belton vs. Jeffrey Dormu, et al.
• Lawyer:  Christian Clark Mester, Esq. / Michael John Winkelman, Esq.
• Law Firm: McCarthy, Winkelman, Mester & Offutt, LLP
• Co-defendants: Minimally Invasive Vascular Center of Maryland, LLC

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The following 11 lawsuits were filed against hospitals:

Anne Arundel Medical Center

• Mike Bayat, et al. vs. Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center Inc, et al.
• Lawyer: Patrice Meredith Clarke, Esq. / Kathleen H. Meredith, Esq.
• Law Firm: Iliff, Meredith, Wildberger & Brennan, PC
• Co-defendants: Darren Zimmerman, MD / Luminis Health Medical Group LLC

Baltimore Washington Medical Center 

• Deserea Holgate, et al. vs. Fateh Hraky, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Joshua Franklin Kahn, Esq. / Jonathan Schochor, Esq. / Kerry D. Staton, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor & Staton, PA
• Co-defendants: Bay Women’s Health, LLC / Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Inc.

Bon Secours Medical Center 

• Wallace N Roberts vs Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc., et al
• Lawyer: Gregory Jones, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Office of Gregory W. Jones, LLC
• Co-defendants: Gedion Atnafu, MD / Matthew Kalman, MD / Moon Moon Narukonda, MD / Tiebebe Haile, MD / William Hicks, MD

Charles Regional Medical Center 

• Michael Jones vs. Charles Regional Medical Center Foundation, Inc. dba UM Charles Regional Med Ctr, et al.
• Lawyer: Michael V. McCubbin, Esq.
• Law Firm: Aplert Schreyer, LLC
• Co-defendants: Abdel Aziz El-Said, MD / Civista Clinical Services, LLC dba UM Charles Regional Medical Group / Shalender Saini, MD / Ivelisse Michel, MD / Tong T. Ma, MD

Doctors Community Medical Center 

• Ashli Walker, et al. vs. Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center f/k/a DOCTORS HOSPITAL, et al.
• Lawyer: William Beveridge, Jr., Esq. / Jonathan Adrian Cusson, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Office Of Peter T. Nicholl
• Co-defendants: Luminis Health Orthopedics f/k/a CAPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS / Leonid Selya, MD

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

• Konstantine A Karavasilis, et al vs Alka Bora PA-C, et al
• Lawyer: Thomas Cardaro, Esq.
• Law Firm: Cardaro & Peek, LLC
• Co-defendants: Darius A. Rastegar, MD / Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Inc. / The Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins Hospital

• Wyatt Nestor-Pasicznyk vs The Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Lawyer: Jonathan Schochor, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor and Staton, PA

• Alice M Spriesterbach, et al vs The Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Lawyer: Jonathan Schochor, Esq. / Kerry D. Staton, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor and Staton, PA

Prince George’s Hospital Center

• Tamara Hart vs. Dimensions Health Corporation d/b/a Univ of MD Prince George’s Hospital Center
• Lawyer: John P. Valente III, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Valente Law Group

St. Mary’s Hospital 

• Dayvon Harrod vs. Anthony Shepherd, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: John P. Valente III, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Valente Law Group
• Co-defendants: St. Mary’s Hospital of St. Mary’s County, Inc. d/b/a MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital / Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc. / Nisha Shrestha-Garon, RN / Jacob Hawes, RN / Floyd D. Howell, MD / Erika Mott, PA-C / Steve Rudis, MD / Lenita Balsbough, RN / Sarah Shomper, PA-C

University of Maryland Medical System

• David Vidmar, et al vs University Of Maryland Medical System Corporation
• Lawyer: Jonathan Schochor, Esq. / Kerry D. Staton, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor and Staton, PA

The remaining 11 lawsuits were filed against individual practitioners, separate entities, or nursing homes:

• Mary Raver, et al. vs. Peter Libby, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Damien R. Banks, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Banks Firm, LLC
• Co-defendants: Peninsula Imaging, LLC

• Saddler vs Jamshidi
• Lawyer: Bruce M. Bender, Esq.
• Law Firm: Axelson, Williamawsky, Bender & Fishman, PC

• Lauren Ralston vs. LifeBridge Community Pediatrics, LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Mary McNamara Koch, Esq. / Robert S. Lewis, Esq.
• Law Firm: Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman, LLC
• Co-defendants: Sara N. Spinner-Block, MD

• Jennifer Curtis, et al. vs. Axis Health at Long View OPCO LLC
• Lawyer: Brian Stuart Brown, Esq. / Elisha Nicole Hawk, Esq. / Christopher Somervile, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown & Barron, LLC

• Christine Moore, et al. vs. Forest Hill Heights, LLC
• Lawyer: Brian Stuart Brown, Esq. / Elisha Nicole Hawk, Esq. / Christopher Somervile, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown & Barron, LLC

• Gregory Chappell, et al. vs. Garrett Clites PA C, et al.
• Lawyer: Thomas Cardaro, Esq.
• Law Firm: Cardaro & Peek LLC
• Co-defendants: Joshua V. Gunpat, MD / Cardaro & Peek LLC / MedStar Medical Group LLC / MedStar Urgent Care LLC / Danielle Greene, CRNP

• Joann Parlett, et al. vs. 35 Milkshake Lane Operations LLC
• Lawyer: Sloane Lisa Fish, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices Of Sloane L. Fish, LLC

• Sharon Butler, et al. vs. White Plains Health Care, LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Ellen Bryant Flynn, Esq.
• Law Firm: Flynn Law Group, LLC
• Co-defendants: Adfinitas Health, LLC

• Jeanette Samuel vs. Adelphi Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: David Charles Malatesta, Jr., Esq.
• Law Firm: Shelsby & Leoni
• Co-defendants: Israel Birnbaum / Tortuga Health Holdco, LLC / Vita Healthcare Group Limited Liability Company

• Kimberly Harris vs. Gerald Family Care, PC, et al.
• Lawyer: Craig Douglas Miller, Esq.
• Law Firm: Simeone & Miller, LLP
• Co-defendants: Sonja Gerald

• Patricia McDermott vs. William Haberlin, MD, et al.
• Lawyer:  John P. Valente III, Esq.
• Law Firm: Valente Law Group
• Co-defendants: Mid-Atlantic Surgical Group, PA

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The following 14 lawsuits were filed against hospitals:

Anne Arundel Medical Center

• Gemma Corsini, et al. vs. Luminis Health Anne Arundel Med Center, et al.
• Lawyer: Nicholas Charles Bonadio, Esq.
• Law Firm: Keilty Bonadio, LLC
• Co-defendants: Susan Peeler, MD

• Scott Davis, et al. vs. Steven Proshan, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Roy L. Mason, Esq. / Zachery E. Howerton, Esq.
• Law Firm:  Smouse & Mason, LLC
• Co-defendants: Igor Belyanksky, MD / Annapolis Colon and Rectal Surgeons LLC / Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center Inc. / Luminis Health Medical Group LLC / Jeanine L. Werner, MD

Baltimore Washington Medical Center 

• Marchele Jackson, et al. vs. UM BWMG Pasadena Primary Care, et al.
• Lawyer: Catherine A. Dickinson, Esq. / Michael Belsky, Esq. / Adam Joseph Davey, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schlachman, Belsky, Weiner & Davey, PA
• Co-defendants: Francisca C. Bruney, MD

• Ana Mackell, et al. vs. Baltimore Washington Medical Center INC, et al.
• Lawyer: H. Briggs Bedigian, Esq. / Edward Louis Cardona III, Esq. / Jon Simon Stefanuca, Esq.
• Law Firm: Gilman & Bedigian, LLC
• Co-defendants: Ketaki Vijay Abhyankar, MD / Alisa Larbalestrier, MD / Madhu Sreekanth Jasti, MD / BW Health Services LLC

Fort Washington Medical Center 

• Gardiner Johnson vs Adventist Healthcare
• Lawyer: Keith David Forman, Esq. / Catherine Spalluzzi, Esq.
• Law Firm: Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman, LLC
• Co-defendants: Adventist Healthcare Ft Washington Medical Center Inc. / Wouhabe Marai Bancheno, MD / Chukwuemeka Nwosu, MD / USACS Medical Group LLC / Joshua Aaron, MD

Johns Hopkins Hospital

• Rebecca Nkabirwa, Et Al Vs The Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Lawyer: H. Briggs Bedigian, Esq.
• Law Firm: Gilman & Bedigian LLC

• Sandra Brock vs Johns Hopkins Health System Corp., et al
• Lawyer: Kasey K. Murray, Esq.
• Law Firm: Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & Depaolis LLP
• Co-defendants: The Johns Hopkins University

Mercy Medical Center

• Shirley Jackson, et al vs Mercy Medical Center, Inc, et al
• Lawyer: Marissa B. Joelson, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices Of Peter G. Angelos, PC
• Co-defendants: Charles Edwards II, MD / Maryland Spine Center

Southern Maryland Hospital

• Armeather Jones vs. Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Inc, et al.
• Lawyer: Jeffrey J. Downey, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey, PC
• Co-defendants: MedStar Health / Medstar Health Inc.

Suburban Hospital

• Danielle Randolph vs. Daniel Lahr, et al.
• Lawyer: Emily Claire Malarkey, Esq.
• Law Firm: Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin, LLC
• Co-defendants: Suburban Hospital, Inc.

Union Hospital of Cecil County

• Carla Testa, et al. vs. The Union Hospital of Cecil County, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Gilbert F. Shelsby Jr., Esq.
• Law Firm: Shelsby & Leoni, PA
• Co-defendants: Christiana Care Health Systems, Inc.
  

University of Maryland Medical System

• Timothy Dennis, et al. vs. Sira Duson, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Christopher Drew Fritch, Esq. / Jeffrey Leonard Peek, Esq. / Andrew B. Mason, Esq. / Thomas Cardaro, Esq.
• Law Firm: Cardaro & Peek, LLC
• Co-defendants: Dimensions Health Corporation / UM Capital Region Health, Inc. /  Dimensions Healthcare Associates, Inc. / University of Maryland Surgical Associates, PA

• James Preston, III vs. University of Maryland Capital Region Health Inc, et al.
• Lawyer: Thomas William Keilty III, Esq.
• Law Firm: Keilty Bonadio, LLC
• Co-defendants: Adam J. Schechner, MD

University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton

• Justin Leary, et al. vs. University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton, et al.
• Lawyer: Christopher Philip Brown, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown & Getka, PA
• Co-defendants: University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. 

The remaining 14 lawsuits were filed against individual practitioners, separate entities, or nursing homes:

• Edwin Jefferson vs. Scott Andochick, et al.
• Lawyer: Damien R. Banks, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Banks Firm, LLC

• Vanessa Lawrence vs. Axis Health at Manokin OPC, LLC
• Lawyer: Damien R. Banks, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Banks Firm, LLC

• Lisa Gilbert vs. Jubilee Cosmetic Surgery LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Joseph A. Blaszkow, Esq.
• Law Firm: Blaszkow Legal, PLLC
• Co-defendants: Tsion Berhane

• Nilo Natividad, et al. vs. Wael Othman, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Louis G. Close, III, Esq.
• Law Firm: Louis G. Close III, LLC
• Co-defendants: Nkeng-Fack Chateh-Nkengtego, MD / Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, PC

• Christopher Speight, et al. vs. Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group PC, et al.
• Lawyer: Carolyn M. Crowley, Esq.
• Law Firm: Lady Law
• Co-defendants: Timothy D. Swartz, MD / Jamie L. Chaffo, MD / Holy Cross Health Inc.

• Gwendolyn Johnson vs. Matthew Herczyk, et al.
• Lawyer: Karen Elizabeth Evans, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Cochran Firm
• Co-defendants: Matthew D. Herczyk / Community Radiology Associates, Inc. / Paul S. Schaefer

• Cristina Velasquez, et al. vs. Prathap Naini, et al.
• Lawyer: Zev T. Gershon, Esq. / John Alexander Maclellan, Esq.
• Law Firm: Gershon, Willoughby & Getz, LLC
• Co-defendants: Simmonds, Martin and Helmbrecht, LLC

• SUSANNE BROWN vs. ROBERT SKILLMAN, Doctor of Dental Sur
• Lawyer: Fred B. Goldberg, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices of Fred B. Goldberg, PC

• WILLIAM BROWN, Jr. vs. ROBERT SKILLMAN, Doctor of Dental Sur
• Lawyer: Fred B. Goldberg, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices of Fred B. Goldberg, PC

• Daisy Curbeam vs. Augsburg Lutheran Home of Maryland, Inc.
• Lawyer: Bradley L. Kelly, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Office of Brad Kelly, LLC

• Irene Joyner vs. Prince George’s Post Acute, LLC
• Lawyer: Meghan E. Noone, Esq. / John P. Valente III, Esq.
• Law Firm: Valente Law Group

• JULIETTE TABI vs. MID-ATLANTIC PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, PC, et al.
• Lawyer: Caleb Ibe Solomon, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Solomon Law Center
• Co-defendants: KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES, INC. / HOLY CROSS HEALTH, INC. / Glynn Mark Thompson / Sukhyung Lee / Andrew Kenneth Saltzman / Lindsey P. Pflugner

• Michael Berta, et al. vs. SSC Glen Burnie Operating Company LLC
• Lawyer: John P. Valente III, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Valente Law Group

• Han Lee vs. Sang’s Spine & Rehab Center, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: John P. Valente III, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Valente Law Group
• Co-defendants: Nyeongsig Oh, Doctor of Chiropractic

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The following 11 lawsuits were filed against hospitals:

Anne Arundel Medical Center

• Gregory Kitzmiller vs. Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center Inc, et al.
• Lawyer: Meghan E. Noone, Esq. / John P. Valente III, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Valente Law Group
• Co-defendants: Afia Ashraf, MD / MDICS at Anne Arundel LLC

Atlantic General Hospital 

• Patty Richardson vs. Atlantic General Hospital Corporation, et al.
• Lawyer: Paul Michael D’Amore, Esq. / Ace McBride, Esq.
• Law Firm: D’Amore Personal Injury Law, LLC
• Co-defendants: Frank Nikolaidis, Doctor of Osteopathi / Xin Zhong, MD

Franklin Square Medical Center

• Shantiara Pearson, et al. vs. Franklin Square Medical Hospital Center, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Christopher Drew Fritch, Esq. / Jeffrey Leonard Peek, Esq. / Andrew B. Mason, Esq. / Thomas Cardaro, Esq.
• Law Firm: Cardaro & Peek, LLC
• Co-defendants: Myron L. Maes, MD / Mary K. Buchanan, MD / Kathleen B. Ward, MD / Medstar Medical Group II, LLC / Alejuandria D. Manzie, CNM / Barbara Osafo, CNM / Medstar Medical Group, LLC

Johns Hopkins Hospital

• Michael McBurse vs The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation, et al
• Lawyer: Gregory G. Hopper, Esq
• Law Firm: Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey and Perlin, LLC
• Co-defendants: The Johns Hopkins Hosp., Inc.

• Beth Kevser Yumlu, et al. vs. Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, INC., et al.
• Lawyer: Craig Douglas Miller, Esq. / Michael Clement Robinett, Esq.
• Law Firm: Simeone & Miller, LLP
• Co-defendants: Sridevi Bellamkonda / Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation / Johns Hopkins Hospital / Johns Hopkins Hospital, INC.

Sinai Hospital

• John Roerty, et al vs Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore Inc
• Lawyer: Jonathan Schochor, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor And Staton, PA

• Rose Franks vs Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore, Inc., et al
• Lawyer: Michael P. Smith, Esq.
• Law Firm: Smith Gildea & Schmidt LLC
• Co-defendants: Baltimore Heart Associates, PA /Mohammed Abuzahra, MD / Darpan Bansal, MD

• Makari Henderson, et al vs Dionne D Oliver MD, et al
• Lawyer: George Somerville Tolley III, Esq.
• Law Firm: Dugan, Babij, Tolley & Kohler, LLC
• Co-defendants: Total Women’s Health Of Baltimore PA / Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore, Inc.

• Martina Whittaker, et al. vs. Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Bruce J. Babij, Esq. / George Somerville Tolley III, Esq.
• Law Firm: Dugan, Babij, Tolley & Kohler, LLC
• Co-defendants: Total Women’s Health Of Baltimore PA / Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore, Inc. / Dionne D. Oliver, MD

St. Agnes Hospital

• Estate Of Richard Kwedar, et al vs Omolara Karunwi MD, et al
• Lawyer: Jonathan Schochor, Esq. / Kerry D. Staton, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor And Staton, PA
• Co-defendants: Christa Swanke / St. Agnes Healthcare Inc. / Sheridan Anesthesia Services Of Maryland PC

Suburban Hospital

• Bodala Promodini, et al. vs. Suburban Hospital, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Michael S. Warshaw, Esq. / Keith S. Franz, Esq.
• Law Firm: Royston, Mueller, McLean and Reid, LLP / Azrael, Franz, Schwab, Lipowitz & Solter, LLC
• Co-defendants: Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, PC

The remaining 12 lawsuits were filed against individual practitioners, separate entities, or nursing homes:

• Davone Harrison, et al. vs. Addisu Temesgen, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Damien R. Banks, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Banks Firm, LLC
• Co-defendants:  Franklin Square/Meridian Healthcare Nursing Home, LP

• Estate of Donald Wrede vs. Forest Hill Heights, LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: John Kieran Murphy, Esq. / Keith David Forman, Esq. / Brian Mitchell Cathell, Esq. / Christopher Stephen Norman, Esq.
• Law Firm: Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman, LLC
• Co-defendants: Chrissy Smith / Hamister Group, LLC /

• Shammah Powell, et al. vs. Adventist Healthcare, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Gregory Kenneth Kirby, Esq. / Christopher Stephen Norman, Esq. / Brian Mitchell Cathell, Esq.
• Law Firm: Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman, LLC
• Co-defendants: Pediatrix Medical Group of the Mid-Atlantic, PC / Edina Veszelovszky / Lawrence O. Stitt / Pediatrix of Maryland, PA/ Robert B. Walton / Albert Simmonds / Simmonds, Martin, & Helmbrecht, LLC / Thomas Martin / Maternal-Fetal Medicine Associates of Maryland, LLC / Sherri Hamersley / Madhu Nigam / Vanessa Pineiro

• Judith Gordon, et al. vs. Lorien at Turf Valley, LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Sloane Lisa Fish, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices Of Sloane L. Fish, LLC
• Co-defendants: Lorien-Howard, Inc.

• Donna Tolley, et al. vs. Broadmeadow Investment LLC
• Lawyer: Valerie Ann Grove, Esq.
• Law Firm: Joseph Greenwald & Laake, PA

• Patricia Gutierrez vs. Laurelwood Healthcare Center, et al.
• Lawyer: Gregory G. Hopper, Esq.
• Law Firm: Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin, LLC
• Co-defendants: Communicare Family of Companies / Laurel Leasing Co., LLC / North Bay Medical Associates, PA / MD OMG EMP, LLC / Madhu Sachdev, MD

• Lee Brown, et al. vs. Cristina Campassi, MD, et al
• Lawyer: Jonathan Schochor, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor And Staton, PA
• Co-defendants: Advanced Radiology, PA

• Trudy Turner, et al. vs. Victor Onyejiaka, MD
• Lawyer: David J. Martin, Esq.
• Law Firm: Meyers, Rodbell & Rosenbaum, PA

• Jacquelyn Hedgpeth vs. Akash Agrawal, Doctor of Dental Sur, et al.
• Lawyer: Karl Joseph Protil, Esq.
• Law Firm: Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, PA
• Co-defendants: Smile Dental Art

• Sara Blight vs. Hamid Zahiri, Doctor of Osteopathi, et al.
• Lawyer: Paul Joseph Weber, Esq.
• Law Firm: Hyatt & Weber, PA
• Co-defendants: Luminis Health Medical Group LLC

• Kermey Cameron, et al. vs. SSC Catonsville Operating Company, LLC
• Lawyer: Megan Louise Whiteside, Esq.
• Law Firm: Shiffman & Shiffman PC

• Brittany Council vs. American Anesthesiology of Maryland, PC, et al
• Lawyer: Kathleen H. Meredith, Esq. / David John Wildberger, Esq. / Patrice Meredith Clark, Esq./ Christopher Douglas Wright, Esq.
• Law Firm: Iliff, Meredith, Wildberger & Brennan, PC
• Co-defendants: Jeffrey David Stamler, MD

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The following 7 lawsuits were filed against hospitals:

Carroll Hospital Center

• Andrew Davis vs. Carroll Hospital Center, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Alexandra Rizzo, Esq. / Joseph Edward Dever, Esq.
• Law Firm: Dever & Feldstein, LLC
• Co-defendants: Carroll County Anesthesia Associates, PA / John Brock, MD / Tina Lasbury

Frederick Health Hospital

• Kimberly Kroon, et al. vs. Frederick Health Hospital Inc, et al.
• Lawyer: David Michael Grzechowiak, Esq. / Keith David Forman, Esq.
• Law Firm: Wais,Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman, LLC
• Co-defendants: Heather Kill / Simmonds Martin & Helmbrecht LLC

Greater Baltimore Medical Center

• Douglass Williams vs. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Paul D. Bekman, Esq.
• Law Firm: Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey and Perlin, LLC
• Co-defendants: GBMC Healthcare, Inc. / The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation / Robert S. Sterling, MD / James E. Baronas, MD / Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Inc. / Harpal S. Khanuja, MD / The Johns Hopkins Hospital

• Morgan Conrad vs. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, et al.
• Lawyer: Thomas William Keilty III, Esq.
• Law Firm: Keilty Bonadio, LLC
• Co-defendants: W. Scott Supplee, MD / Capital Women’s Care LLC / Francis C. Grumbine, MD

Mercy Medical Center

• Frederick Williams, Indiv & As Pers Rep Of The Est Of Porsha L Williams, et al vs Theresa Hoffman MD, et al
• Lawyer: Julia R. Arfaa, Esq.
• Law Firm: Arfaa Law Group
• Co-defendants: Mercy Medical Center, Inc.

Sinai Hospital

• James Thomas Individually & As Pers Rep Of The Est. Oa Anna Thomas, et al vs Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore, Inc, et al
• Lawyer: Julia R. Arfaa, Esq.
• Law Firm: Arfaa Law Group
• Co-defendants: Melissa Foy, DO

University of Maryland Medical Center

• Linda Ahmed-Okail vs University Of Maryland Medical Center
• Lawyer: Daniell S. Dinsmore, Esq.
• Law Firm: Cochran Firm

The remaining 16 lawsuits were filed against individual practitioners, separate entities, or nursing homes:

• Naomi Naomi Lesnett, et al vs Frederick Birth Center, L.L.C., et al
• Lawyer: Dov Apfel, Esq.
• Law Firm: Janet, Jenner & Suggs
• Co-defendants:  Caitlin Benisek, RN / Jody Leibold, RN / Toyin Opesanmi, MD / Gennesaret Medical Center, LLC / Frederick Midwifery Services, LLC / Perfect Birth Limited Liability Company / Mychal Pilia, CNM

• Anthony J Raymond Jr vs Associated Catholic Charities Inc., et al
• Lawyer: Brian S. Brown, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown & Barron LLC
• Co-defendants: Jenkins Memorial Nursing Home, Inc.

• John Bynum vs The New Frankford Family Pharmacy
• Lawyer: Thomas O’Toole, Esq.
• Law Firm: Baroody & O’Toole

• Irving Walker, et al. vs. Victor Ferrans MD, LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Paul D. Bekman, Esq.
• Law Firm: Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey and Perlin, LLC

• Ghazi Zaharna, et al. vs. Luis Rivera, M.D., et al.
• Lawyer: Christopher Philip Brown, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown & Getka, PA
• Co-defendants: Yvonne Taylor / Wellpath, LLC

• Nancy Ratchford vs. CHESAPEAKE EYE CARE AND LASER CENTER, LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Madelaine Katz, Esq. / Bruce M. Celeste, Esq.
• Law Firm: Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC
• Co-defendants: Tamara K. Fackler, MD / Maria C. Scott, MD / Prisca A. Diala, MD

• Jonathan Bond, et al. vs. Lauren Woodley
• Lawyer: Jonathan Adrian Cusson, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl

• Kelly Miller vs. Suong Lee, MD
• Lawyer: Thomas Wilson Farrington, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Office of Thomas W. Farrington LLC

• Larrice Harris vs. 1801 Wentworth Road Operations LLC
• Lawyer: Sloane Lisa Fish, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices Of Sloane L. Fish, LLC

• Victoria Binder vs. Integrace, Inc. d/b/a Bayleigh Chase
• Lawyer: Sloane Lisa Fish, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices Of Sloane L. Fish, LLC

• Robert Pfeffer vs. Robert Kodeck, Doctor of Dental Sur, et al.
• Lawyer: Patrick D. Gardiner, Esq. / Wes P. Henderson, Esq.
• Law Firm: Henderson Law, LLC
• Co-defendants: JenX Family Dentistry, LLC

• Elise Watson vs. Arul Selvaraj, BDS, DDS, et al.
• Lawyer: Fred B. Goldberg, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices of Fred B. Goldberg, Esq.
• Co-defendants: The Maryland Center for Oral Surgery and Dental Implants, PA

• Jessica Pearsall, et al. vs. Domenick Coletti, Doctor of Dental Sur, et al.
• Lawyer: Jonathan Eric Goldberg, Esq. / Jonathan Schochor, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor and Staton, PA
• Co-defendants: Central Maryland Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, PA

• Cody Reed vs. Naheed Saif, M.D., et al.
• Lawyer: Andrew J. Hall, Esq. / Robert R. Michael, Esq.
• Law Firm: Shadoan, Michael & Wells, LLP
• Co-defendants: Clinic for Children, PA / Privia Medical Group, LLC

• Dawn Strickland, et al. vs. Charles Moore II, M.D., et al.
• Lawyer: Alison D. Kohler, Esq.
• Law Firm: Dugan Babij ,Tolley& Kohler, LLC
• Co-defendants: Clinical Outcome Improvement Medicine LLC

• Amber Main, et al. vs. SagePoint Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, et al.
• Lawyer: Paul Joseph Weber, Esq.
• Law Firm: Hyatt & Weber, PA
• Co-defendants: SagePoint Senior Services Foundation / Charles County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center / Charles County Nursing and Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. / Family of Care Alliance, Inc.

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According to plaintiffs Lorenza and Alvaro Botello, Lorenza had several pre-existing medical conditions necessitating close medical monitoring when she became pregnant in 2012. At 36 years old and with a diabetes diagnosis, she reportedly should have been considered high-risk for birth complications and undergone additional ultrasounds and testing to ensure her health and that of her unborn baby. However, Lorenza Botello’s ob-gyn Dr. Jerry McLaughlin and his employer Pecos Valley of New Mexico, LLC allegedly failed to conduct the necessary additional diagnostics at any point of her prenatal care.

The alleged negligence on the part of McLaughlin and Pecos Valley of New Mexico, LLC during Botello’s pregnancy purportedly led to disastrous complications when her son Jonathan was born in March 2013 at Pecos Valley Medical Center. McLaughlin supposedly failed to anticipate the possibility that Botello’s baby would have a high birth weight, a well-documented risk of diabetes during pregnancy. The baby did indeed weigh 11.5 pounds at birth, significantly higher than McLaughlin’s estimate of eight pounds. Botello attempted a vaginal delivery, but the baby’s shoulders lodged behind her pelvis, an event known as shoulder dystocia. It reportedly took more than ten minutes for McLaughlin to dislodge him from the birth canal with a vacuum-extraction device, depriving the baby of adequate oxygen intake. Botello was also apparently left with severe rectal and vaginal wounds due to the traumatic delivery.

In March 2016, the plaintiffs and their attorney Kent Buckingham of Buckingham Barrera Vega Law Firm, filed a medical malpractice claim against McLaughlin, Pecos Valley of New Mexico, LLC, a delivery room nurse, and Community Health Systems Professional Services Corp. (CHSPSC), the operator of Pecos Valley Medical Center,  LLC. As contended by the lawsuit, the defendants deviated from proper standards of care by failing to monitor Botello as a high-risk patient throughout her pregnancy. They also allegedly committed negligence during Jonathan’s birth by proceeding with a vaginal delivery when a cesarean section was the medically appropriate option due to his high birth weight.

The resulting damages, as outlined in the lawsuit, are significant. They include severe and permanent impairment to Jonathan’s brain due to extended oxygen deprivation during delivery, as well as nerve damage to the right arm, known as a brachial plexus injury. Lorenza Botella also requested compensation for lingering physical and emotional trauma from the birth.

Leading up to trial, the delivery room nurse and CHSPSC were dismissed from the claim, and McLaughlin died, leaving Pecos Valley of New Mexico, LLC as the sole defendant before the jury. The plaintiffs’ attorneys presented several expert witnesses who testified that the defendants violated a series of medical protocols before and after the delivery that directly contributed to Lorenza and Jonathan Botellos’ injuries. Specifically, they contended that the defendants failed to appropriately monitor Lorenza as a high-risk patient during her pregnancy and that a cesarean section should have been the default mode of delivery due to the baby’s atypically elevated birth weight.

The opposing counsel’s argument hinged on the assertion that Jonathan did not sustain any significant physical injuries. However, in an unusual turn of events, their own expert witnesses conceded that the actions of the defendants were “indefensible.” Defense attorneys subsequently admitted liability on behalf of Pecos Valley of New Mexico, LLC during closing arguments and requested that jurors affirm such on the verdict sheet.

Following the eight-day trial and a six-hour deliberation, the jury did indeed side with the plaintiffs. Their award included a total of $33.1 million in compensatory damages intended to cover medical expenses, lost wages, and other costs resulting from injuries to Lorenza and Jonathan Botello. The verdict also contained $40 million in punitive exemplary damages, which is additional compensation a defendant must pay as punishment for negligence or harmful actions. Although New Mexico has a medical malpractice damage cap of $600,000 for qualified healthcare providers, the plaintiffs’ attorney Kent Buckingham noted at the time of the verdict that it didn’t apply to the Pecos Valley of New Mexico clinic.

In a statement following the verdict, Buckingham praised the “pointed, astute” questions raised by the jury during trial. He went on to remark that “it was obvious they understood and grasped the medicine” at the center of the case, and that their record-breaking verdict would allow “Jonathan’s needs to be addressed, [so] he can live with dignity.”

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The following 10 lawsuits were filed against hospitals:

Civista Medical Center

• Sharon Butler, et al. vs. Peter Trent, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Ellen Bryant Flynn, Esq.
• Law Firm: Flynn Law Group LLC
• Co-defendants: Capital Area Orthopedic Associates, LLC / Precision Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, LLC / Civista Medical Center, Inc.

Frederick Health Hospital

• Jason Lohmann, Jr., et al. vs. Frederick Health Hospital Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Jonathan Adrian Cusson, Esq. / Caitlin K. Carpenter, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl
• Co-defendants: Tara Olson, MD / Simmonds Martin and Helmbrecht LLC / Inara Awuli Omuso, MD

Grace Medical Center

• Sabrina Richardson, et al vs Grace Medical Center, Inc.
• Lawyer: Jonathan Schochor, Esq. / Jonathan Taylor Huddleston, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor and Staton, PA

Greater Baltimore Medical Center

• Gloria Vincent vs. GBMC Healthcare, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: John Alexander Maclellan, Esq. / Zev T. Gershon, Esq.
• Law Firm: Gershon, Willoughby & Getz, LLC
• Co-defendants: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc.

• James Bartolomeo, et al. vs. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, et al.
• Lawyer: Karl Joseph Protil, Esq.
• Law Firm: Shulman Rogers PA
• Co-defendants: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc. / Megan Rains / William M. White, MD / Charles Emergency Physicians

Johns Hopkins Hospital

• Joan M Pittman, et al vs The Johns Hopkins Hospital, et al
• Lawyer: Paul M. D’Amore, Esq.
• Law Firm: D’Amore Personal Injury Law, LLC
• Co-defendants: Chun Woo Choi, MD / Bridgid F. Carey, CRNP

Mercy Medical Center

• Genevieve Richburg vs Mercy Health Services Inc, et al
• Lawyer: Catherine Woolley, Esq. / Kenneth Berman, Esq.
• Law Firm: Berman Sobin Gross  LLP
• Co-defendants: Mercy Medical Center / Maryland Spine Center, CHTD / Clayton Dean, MD

Northwest Hospital Center

• Doritta L James vs Lifebridge Health Inc, et al
• Lawyer: Brian S. Brown, Esq. / Christopher T. Casciano, Esq. / Kristin R. Hosseinzadeh, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown & Barron, LLC
• Co-defendants: Northwest Hospital Center Inc. / Thomas Joseph Krisanda, MD

Sinai Hospital

• Cerea Steficek vs Abbie L Fields, et al
• Lawyer: Thomas Keilty III, Esq.
• Law Firm: Keilty Bonadio
• Co-defendants: Cassandra L. Ondeck, MD / Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore Inc.

St. Agnes Hospital

• Shawnte N Purnell, et al vs Abeyot Tegegne MD, et al
• Lawyer: Thomas Cardaro, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices of Cardaro & Peek LLC
• Co-defendants: St Agnes Healthcare, Inc. / Seton Medical Group, Inc.

The remaining 18 lawsuits were filed against individual practitioners, separate entities, or nursing homes:

• ANGELA THAMES, et al vs FUTURE CARE-IRVINGTON, LLC, et al
• Lawyer: John R. Roche, Esq.
• Law Firm: Ballenger & Roche, LLC
• Co-defendants:  Vohra Post Acute Care Physicians of the (AKA Vohra) / Five Star Physician Service, LLC / Michael Thomas, MD / Geoffrey Smith, MD / Triscia Martin, PA

• Doris Hunter Et. Al. Vs. Corizon Health, Inc. Et. Al.
• Lawyer: Carlos G. Stecco, Esq.
• Law Firm: Stecco Law, PC
• Co-defendants: Maryland Department Of Public Safety And Correctional Services / Steven T. Moyer / William G. Stewart / Yonas Sisay, MD / Yetunde Rotini, MSN, FNP-BC

• David Solow vs Gilchrist Hospice Care Inc, et al
• Lawyer: Daniel P. Stringer, Esq.
• Law Firm: Salisbury & Sullivan, LLC
• Co-defendants: Paula Kowaleski

• Diane Talbert Vs. John Russell Moore, MD Et. Al.
• Lawyer: Paul J. Weber, Esq.
• Law Firm: Hyatt & Weber, PA
• Co-defendants: Greater Chesapeake Hand Specialists, PA

• Roger Dickhoff, et al. vs. Adventist Healthcare, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Paul D. Bekman, Esq.
• Law Firm: Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey and Perlin, LLC
• Co-defendants: Akhil Rastogi, MD / First Colonies Anesthesia Associates LLC

• Mark Wodarski, Sr., et al. vs. Chesapeake Urology Associates, LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Nicholas Charles Bonadio, Esq. / Thomas Keilty III, Esq.
• Law Firm: Keilty Bonadio, LLC
• Co-defendants: Robert Segal, MD

• William Newton vs. 7700 York Road Operations, LLC
• Lawyer: David Charles Ellin, Esq. / Thomas C. Summers, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Office of David Ellin, PC

• Mark Givre, et al. vs. Senior Helpers, LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: David Charles Ellin, Esq. / Thomas C. Summers, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Office of David Ellin, PC
• Co-defendants: Anita R. Roundtree / Tudor Heights ALF, LLC

• Donald Berry vs. 7232 German Hill Road Operations LLC
• Lawyer: Sloane Lisa Fish, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices Of Sloane L. Fish, LLC

• LUCIA VIECHNICKI vs. CAROL ORLANDO
• Lawyer: Fred B. Goldberg, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices of Fred B. Goldberg, PC
• Co-defendants: Orlando Pediatric Dental Care and Orthodontics

• William Wiley, et al. vs. Ira Garonzik, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Jonathan Eric Goldberg, Esq. / Jonathan Schochor, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor and Staton, PA
• Co-defendants: The Maryland Institute for Pelvic Neuro Science, LLC / David A. Gordon, MD / Ira M. Garonzik, MD, PA d/b/a Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center

• NELSON, JR ALOYSIUS ESTATE OF, et al. vs. MID-ATLANTIC PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, PC, et al.
• Lawyer: Robert John Harris, Esq.
• Law Firm: DC Law Group, LLC
• Co-defendants: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.

• Doris Reaves vs. White Plains Health Care, LLC (A Delaware Limited Liability Company)
• Lawyer: Mark Wayne Howes, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices of Mark W. Howes, LLC

• Jane Taylor vs. Julie Ridgeway, et al.
• Lawyer: Paul A. Turkheimer, Esq. / Nomiki M. Pastrikos, Esq.
• Law Firm: Meyers, Rodbell & Rosenbaum
• Co-defendants: Fine Bryant & Wah Inc.

• Natalie Pensinger vs. Scott Berkenblit, MD
• Lawyer: Bernard William Semler III, Esq.
• Law Firm: Semler Law, LLC

• Robert Pratt vs. Jonathan Hernandez, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: John P. Valente III, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Valente Law Group
• Co-defendants: Carroll Health Group LLC

• Giles Manley, et al. vs. Nina Ferraris, MD
• Lawyer: Roxanne Lynn Ward, Esq.
• Law Firm: Shulman Rogers PA

• Pamela Jarowski vs. Jashan Valjee, et al.
• Lawyer: Paul Joseph Weber, Esq.
• Law Firm: Hyatt & Weber, PA
• Co-defendants: Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics LLC / Chesapeake Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center

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There were 19 medical malpractice suits filed in the month of July that we covered. Some hospitals are listed as co-defendants in suits against individual practitioners, and vice versa. These are for cases listed as medical malpractice or med mal in the Maryland Case Search database, excluding PG County and Montgomery County which do not break out their statistics.

The following 6 lawsuits were filed against hospitals:

Good Samaritan Hospital

• Karla Evans Vs. Genesis HealthCare, LLC Et. Al
• Lawyer: Paul J. Weber, Esq.
• Law Firm: Hyatt & Weber, PA
• Co-defendants: Genesis HealthCare Group, LLC / Autumn Lake HeathCare, LLC / Autumn Lake Healthcare At Loch Raven / Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital Of Maryland

Greater Baltimore Medical Center

• Shannel Pearman, et al. vs. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: George Somerville Tolley III, Esq. / Bruce J. Babij, Esq.
• Law Firm: Dugan Babij, Tolley & Kohler LLC
• Co-defendants: GBMC Physicians, LLC / GBMC Healthcare, Inc. / Kimberly Kesler-O’Rourke, MD

Holy Cross Hospital

• Sara Moya-Saldarriaga, et al. vs. Holy Cross Health, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Kenneth M. Berman, Esq. / Catherine Elizabeth Woolley, Esq. / Seth Leventhal Cardeli, Esq.
• Law Firm: Berman, Sobin, Gross LLP / Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC
• Co-defendants: Capital Women’s Care, LLC / Community Neonatal Associates, PC / Anne B. Shrout, MD / Katrina L. Dust / Matthew B. Picard, MD/ Isabelle von Kohorn, MD/ Madeline L. Chestnut / Kirsten Leidig

Howard County General Hospital

• Sean Ingram vs. Howard County General Hospital, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Edward Louis Cardona III, Esq. / H. Briggs Bedigian, Esq.
• Law Firm: Gilman & Bedigian, LLC
• Co-defendants: Yonatan Yohannes, MD/ Jerjis Touma Alajaji, MD

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

• Regina Pickett, Et Al Vs Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
• Lawyer: Christopher T. Casciano, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown & Barron, LLC
• Co-defendants: Johns Hopkins Bayview Physicians, Inc. / The Johns Hopkins Hospital / The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation / Nancy R. Mackenzie, CRNP

Northwest Hospital Center

• Eugene Feng, et al. vs. Northwest Hospital Center, Inc.
• Lawyer: David Charles Ellin, Esq. / Thomas C. Summers, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Office of David Ellin, PC

The remaining 13 lawsuits were filed against individual practitioners, separate entities, or nursing homes:

• Doris McDaniel vs DVA HealthCare Of Maryland Inc., et al
• Lawyer: Thomas E. Hickman, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Office of Thomas Hickman
• Co-defendants: DVA Healthcare Of Maryland LLC

• Michael Sketers, et al vs Hans Gee Sohn, MD, F.A.C.S., et al
• Lawyer: Gilbert F. Shelsby, Jr., Esq.
• Law Firm: Shelsby & Leoni, PA
• Co-defendants: Total Ent Care, LLC

• Jonathan Blakeney vs Holly Hill Nursing LLC, et al
• Lawyer: Paul J. Weber, Esq.
• Law Firm: Hyatt & Weber, PA
• Co-defendants: MD OMG EMP LLC / OH CHS SNP Inc / CHS Therapy Services LLC / Gina Hammond / Peak Health Care At Caton Manor

• Lyudmila Tslav, et al. vs. Sheppard Pratt Health System, Inc.
• Lawyer: John Amato IV, Esq.
• Law Firm: Goodman, Meagher & Enoch, LLP

• Cathy Le, et al. vs. Manor Care of Wheaton MD, LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Matt R. Ballenger, Esq. / John R. Roche, Esq.
• Law Firm: Ballenger & Roche, LLC
• Co-defendants: Memona Tazamal / Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, PC

• Tarsha Fitzgerald-Miller, et al. vs. Orchard Hill Operator, LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Elisha Nicole Hawk, Esq. / Christopher Somerville, Esq. / Brian Stuart Brown, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown & Barron, LLC
• Co-defendants: Narender P. Bharaj, MD/ Bhavneet Bharaj, MD/ Kate Ojeyinka / Nnene Ukoha, MD

• Lillian Sidrak vs. James Adleberg, et al.
• Lawyer: Molly Nichol Ingliss, Esq. / Jonathan Adrian Cusson, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl
• Co-defendants: White Marsh Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC / Podiatry Associates, PA/ Kevin Terry

• Shirley Ward, et al. vs. Axis Health at Birch Opco LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Reza A. Davani, Esq.
• Law Firm: Ketterer, Browne & Associates
• Co-defendants: Abraham Kraus

• Randi Donen vs. Barry Waldman, M.D., et al.
• Lawyer: Sean Farrelly, Esq.
• Law Firm: Kingbird Legal
• Co-defendants: Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, LLC / Orthopaedic Specialty Center of Baltimore, PA

• Ann Schroeder, et al. vs. LARGO NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Sloane Lisa Fish, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices Of Sloane L. Fish, LLC
• Co-defendants: WHITE PLAINS HEALTH CARE LLC t/a RESTORE HEALTH REHABILITATION CENTER

• Jackson Hornberger, et al. vs. Maxine Clark, Doctor of Dental Sur, et al.
• Lawyer: Alison D. Kohler, Esq.
• Law Firm: Dugan Babij, Tolley & Kohler LLC

• Kevin Lambert vs. Korboi Evans, et al.
• Lawyer: John P. Valente III, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Valente Law Group
• Co-defendants: Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, LLC

• Daniel Turner vs. David Gwinn, et al.
• Lawyer: Gregory Keith Wells, Esq.
• Law Firm: Shadoan, Michael & Wells, LLP
• Co-defendants: Nisenfeld & Chilton MDPA / Centers For Advanced Orthopaedics LLC

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There were 22 medical malpractice suits filed in the month of June that we covered. Some hospitals are listed as co-defendants in suits against individual practitioners, and vice versa. These are for cases listed as medical malpractice or med mal in the Maryland Case Search database, excluding PG County and Montgomery County which do not break out their statistics.

The following 7 lawsuits were filed against hospitals:

Greater Baltimore Medical Center

• Megan McLenithan vs. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Carlos Gabriel Stecco, Esq.
• Law Firm: Stecco Law, P.C.
• Co-defendants: William Zirkin, M.D. / David A. Peyser, PA-C / GBMC Healthcare, Inc. / Oluwatosin O. Thompson, M.D. / Charles Emergency Physicians, P.A.

Holy Cross Hospital

• Assane Seck, et al. vs. Andrea Tait, et al.
• Lawyer: Justin Paul Zuber, Esq.
• Law Firm: Miller & Zois, LLC
• Co-defendants: Holy Cross Hospital Germantown / Holy Cross Health, Inc.

Johns Hopkins Hospital

• Meghan Halub Vs The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation, Et Al
• Lawyer: Gregory P. Care, Esq. / Lauren J. Kelleher, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
• Co-defendants: The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation / The Johns Hopkins University / Irene Psoras

Sinai Hospital

• Sharon Legore vs Lifebridge Health, Inc., et al
• Lawyer: David Ellin, Esq. / Jennifer Kafes, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Office Of David Ellin, P.C.
• Co-defendants: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

• Tenia Stuckey vs Reginald Degrafenreid CRNP, et al
• Lawyer: Justin P. Zuber, Esq.
• Law Firm: Miller & Zois, LLC
• Co-defendants: Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore / Lifebridge Health Inc.

University of Maryland Medical Center

• Myriam Sutphen, et al vs University Of Maryland Medical System Corporation
• Lawyer: Kerry D. Staton, Esq. / Jonathan Schochor, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schochor and Staton, P.A.

• Joseph Valverde, et al vs Maria Molina Reyes
• Lawyer: Charles G. Stecco, Esq.
• Law Firm: Stecco Law, P.C.
• Co-defendants: University Of Maryland Medical Center, LLC / University Of Maryland Medical Systems, Corp / Ashkan Emadi, M.D. / Samuel H. Black, M.D. / University Of Maryland Oncology Associates, P.A. / University Of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc.

The remaining 15 lawsuits were filed against individual practitioners, separate entities, or nursing homes:

• WAYNE WHITE vs 3330 WILKENS AVENUE OPERATIONS LLC
• Lawyer: Thomas C. Costello, Esq.
• Law Firm: Costello Law Group

• Rose Anderson vs Alice Operator LLC D/b/a Autumn Lake Healthcare At Alice Manor, et al
• Lawyer: Reza Davani, Esq.
• Law Firm: Ketterer, Browne & Associates, LLC
• Co-defendants: Alice Building II, LLC / Dan Levinger / Sam Stern

• William Dennis White vs Jay Seidel, DPM, PA LLC, et al
• Lawyer: Mark E. Herman, Esq.
• Law Firm: William G. Kolodner, P. A.
• Co-defendants: Lien Van, M.D.

• Patrice Cochran vs Manor Care-Ruxton MD, LLC
• Lawyer: David C.M. Ledyard, Esq.
• Law Firm: Ledyard Law, LLC

• Angela Beasley vs. Kure Smart Pain Management LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Michelle Barnes, Esq.
• Law Firm: Michelle Barnes, Attorney at Law, LLC
• Co-defendants: Haroon Hameed, M.D. / Advanced Pain Management Specialist LLC

• Charmaine Langford, et al. vs. SSC Silver Spring Operating Company LLC
• Lawyer: Brian Stuart Brown, Esq. / Elisha Nicole Hawk, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown & Barron, LLC
• Co-defendants: Lien Van, M.D.

• Christopher Clark, et al. vs. Shady Grove SNF, LLC
• Lawyer: Elisha Nicole Hawk, Esq. / Brian Stuart Brown, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown & Barron, LLC

• Sandra Downes vs. Fawad Khan, M.D., et al.
• Lawyer: Michael S. Warshaw, Esq. / Robin R. Cockey, Esq.
• Law Firm: ROYSTON MUELLER McLEAN & REID LLP / Cockey, Brennan & Maloney, PC
• Co-defendants: TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, Inc.

• Rhonda Mack, et al. vs. Stella Maris, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Reza A. Davani, Esq.
• Law Firm: Ketterer, Browne & Associates
• Co-defendants: The Cardinal Shehan Center, Inc.

• Valerie Daniels vs. Wexford Health Sources, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Anton Louis Iamele, Esq. / Michael Edward Glass, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Michael Glass Law Firm
• Co-defendants: Charles Chong-Hwa Hong, M.D.

• Abraham Joseph vs. WILLIAM DZYAK
• Lawyer: Fred B. Goldberg, Esq.
• Law Firm: LAW OFFICES OF FRED B. GOLDBERG, P.C.

• Sophia Giraldo, et al. vs. CalvertHealth Medical Group, LLC d/b/a CalvertHealth OBGYN, et al.
• Lawyer: Michael V. McCubbin, Esq.
• Law Firm: Aplert Schreyer
• Co-defendants: Ashly Gray

• Teresa Robeson, et al. vs. Winifred Leasing Co. Trading as Cumberland Healthcare Center, et al.
• Lawyer: Robert C. Morgan, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Office of Robert C. Morgan
• Co-defendants: Health Care Facility Management, LLC / Sunil Kumar Gupta, M.D. / OH CHS SNP, Inc.

• Roger Hughes, et al. vs. Krishna Jayaraman, M.D., et al.
• Lawyer: Kevin P. Sullivan, Esq.
• Law Firm: Salsbury Sullivan, LLC
• Co-defendants: Jayaraman Medical Associates, LLC

• Dana Bell, et al. vs. Edward C. Clark, M.D. P.A., et al.
• Lawyer: John James Sellinger, Esq.
• Law Firm: Greenberg & Bederman LLC
• Co-defendants: Metropolitan Neurosurgery Group

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According to the complaint filed in the case, in 2016, parent plaintiffs sought treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) for their nine-month-old son’s recurring ear infections. They were referred to otolaryngologist Dr. Scott Brietzke. After examining their son, referred to as Z.R. in the complaint, Dr. Brietzke recommended surgical ear tube placement and adenoid removal to address his chronic infections. The procedures required the administration of general anesthesia. 

In accordance with Dr. Bretzke’s evaluation, the surgical procedures were scheduled for September 2016, when Z.R. was approximately one year old. However, the complaint alleges that Z.R. presented on the day of surgery with several significant risk factors that should have resulted in its delay or postponement. Namely, Z.R. was born with sickle cell disease, which hinders the ability of blood cells to transport oxygen throughout the body. According to medical records referenced in the complaint, he had also been diagnosed with asthma and was “audibly wheezing” on the morning of the surgery. Furthermore, his presurgical American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) assessment placed him at a level III, which is “consistent with moderate systemic disease,” according to the complaint.

As contended by the plaintiffs, the above-outlined risk factors are well documented by medical literature as potentially causing severe complications in a surgery conducted with general anesthesia. However, the plaintiffs were purportedly never informed of the dangers that Z.R.’s medical conditions posed during his surgery, and the operation commenced as scheduled. 

Per the complaint, shortly after the administration of anesthesia to Z.R., his blood oxygen levels dropped rapidly, while his heart rate became dangerously elevated. His condition continued to decline for roughly 30 minutes. Vital sign monitoring apparently showed a sustained decline in blood pressure and a consistently abnormal pulse rate, signs that Z.R. was “working very hard to breathe oxygen.” But despite these indicators of severe complications, Dr. Bretzke and his surgical staff allegedly failed to take corrective action until 40 minutes after the surgery began. 

The complaint goes on to detail how the medical team eventually gave Z.R. a dose of magnesium sulfate medication in an attempt to stabilize his respiration, but it exacerbated his breathing difficulties, and his condition worsened. They again tried to administer two different types of medication intravenously, but surgical staff apparently failed to infiltrate Z.R.’s IV line. Meanwhile, Z.R.’s respiratory system continued to break down. He began to hyperventilate, but over 15 more minutes elapsed until surgical staff called an emergency “Code Blue” and initiated CPR and defibrillation. By the time Z.R. was finally stabilized and transferred to an intensive care unit, his brain had sustained severe oxygen deprivation. 

After the failed surgery, Z.R. was diagnosed with permanent, significant brain damage. According to the complaint, he is “unable to walk, unable to talk, and is otherwise globally developmentally delayed.” His parents, along with their attorneys Robert R. Michael, Gregory K. Wells, and Andrew J. Hall of Shadoan, Michael, & Wells, LLP, and Joseph H. Ostad of the Law Offices of Joseph H. Ostad, PA, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on Z.R.’s behalf in 2019. The lawsuit alleged that negligence on the part of medical staff at WRNMMC directly contributed to his injuries, and that his parents could not make informed consent for the surgery because the hospital did not adequately inform them of the risks involved. As WRNMMC is a military hospital under federal authority, the U.S. government was the named defendant in the complaint.

This was an unfortunate case of a minor experiencing horrific, lifelong brain damage. It was not, however, a birth injury case as the injuries did not stem from birth. Shadoan, Michael, & Wells, LLP are regarded as excellent medical malpractice lawyers. To see a list of some of the best birth injury lawyers in Maryland click here.

During the bench trial, the plaintiff’s attorneys presented an outline of alleged negligence that began in the weeks leading up to the surgery when the anesthesiologist assigned to Z.R.’s procedure, Dr. Christine Gerbstadt, expressed concerns about his preexisting conditions and was ignored. The legal team also admonished Dr. Brietzke for allowing a resident doctor with less training and experience to perform most of the surgery, even as Z.R.s condition declined catastrophically. They also argued that the failure of the medical team to appropriately administer stabilizing medication to Z.R. during the surgery was a clear violation of proper standards of care.

Judge Chuang agreed that negligence had occurred during the surgery, noting in his verdict opinion that “it is beyond dispute that as a result of the cardiac arrest, Z.R. now suffers from a permanent global neurological impairment giving host to a rise of disabilities.” However, he ruled against the plaintiffs’ additional informed consent claim. Chaung’s medical malpractice award to the Harris-Reese family totaled $14.2 million, including $11 million in future medical expenses. 

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