May 2018 Newsletter

Maryland trial court attempts to redefine liability standards Under consideration by Maryland’s highest court is a case that attempts to redefine professional standards of care – and negate the testimony of expert witnesses. The basis of the case stems from a medical...

Minn. Court Sets Expert Report Deadline For Med Mal Cases

Law360 (April 30, 2018, 8:14 PM EDT) — A Minnesota appeals court on Monday effectively created a bright-line rule regarding how much time plaintiffs have to file an expert opinion in medical malpractice cases, saying plaintiffs have 180 days to file after the...

Top court to decide: Should doctors be held to lay standard?

Maryland physicians could see established medical liability law upended if the state’s high court doesn’t reject a trial court’s instructions informing jurors that negligence could be defined by what a “reasonable” layperson would do. For more than a century,...