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- Baltimore Medical Malpractice: Diagnostic Errors
Jan 6, 2020
The Washington Post recently reported the story of a woman who was suffering from heart failure; but, the doctors missed the real problem – that her heart was not pumping enough blood – and instead diagnosed her lungs as the cause of her medical difficulties because she experienced symptoms such as frequent coughing and several bouts of pneumonia. Eventually, she got the right diagnosis, but the woman told the newspaper that the misdiagnosis almost cost...Read More - Johns Hopkins Health System sued over allegations that it refused to provide medical records
Dec 30, 2019
Medical records are an important part of a Baltimore medical malpractice lawsuit. But, what happens when a medical provider doesn’t seem to be cooperating with a request to provide medical documents? The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation recently found itself facing a lawsuit over its response. Diana Miller, a patient at Johns Hopkins, grew dissatisfied with her medical treatment and asked for a copy of her records from Hopkins’ medical records department through her...Read More - Traffic citations expunged after trip to appeals court
Dec 23, 2019
A Maryland woman’s request to have charges for driving on a suspended license, possessing a suspended license and displaying a suspended license expunged was successful recently; but, it took a trip to Maryland’s appeals court for her request to be granted. The plaintiff received four traffic citations – exceeding the maximum posted speed in violation of Maryland law, driving on a suspended license, possessing a suspended license and displaying a suspended license. She pleaded...Read More - Seven Defendants Indicted in Maryland for Illegal Gun Possession
Dec 16, 2019
Being convicted of certain types of crimes can lead to a person losing their right to own guns. Maryland’s Attorney General recently indicted seven men for illegally possessing firearms who had records of being convicted of a crime of violence or some other crime that disqualified them from owning guns. Under state law, if a person is convicted of a disqualifying crime, the person is prohibited from possessing a firearm of any kind, regulated...Read More - As holiday season starts up, so do Maryland driving while impaired accidents
Dec 11, 2019
As the holiday season starts up, it’s easy for drivers to find themselves in a position where they are drinking and driving. According to the National Highway and Safety Administration, drunk driving accidents increase during the holiday season. Starting on Thanksgiving until New Year’s Day, there are more alcohol-related accidents than at any time of year. Nationally, over the past five years, 300 people on average died in drunk driving crashes the week between Christmas...Read More - Police had probable cause for man’s arrest that started with not wearing a seat belt
Dec 9, 2019
A “traffic initiative” that involved police observing cars stopped at a red light for certain legal violations was not a traffic checkpoint so that there was no intrusion on a Baltimore man’s constitutional protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals recently ruled. While conducting an effort to find vehicle violations involving lack of seatbelt use and cellphone use while driving, seven officers from the Baltimore City Police Department were stationed...Read More - Maryland Court Rules that Teen Involved in Sexting is a Child Pornographer
Sep 12, 2019
Maryland’s top court has held that a teen who sent a video of herself performing a sex act on another teen to two of her friends distributed child pornography and displayed obscene content to other minors. The teen, called S.K. by the court, attended a Charles County high school. The 16-year-old female had a group chat on her cellphone for text messages with two friends. S.K. sent a one-minute video of herself performing a...Read More - Marijuana Smell and Amount Under 10 Grams Was not Probable Cause for Search Incident to Arrest
Sep 10, 2019
The smell of marijuana combined with possession of an amount clearly less than 10 grams does not grant Maryland police officers probable cause for a search incident to the arrest, the Court of Appeals has ruled. The legal action deals with the arrest and search of a man and his vehicle after two officers smelled marijuana. When the officers searched the man, they discovered cocaine. The case is another in a series of decisions...Read More - Appeals Court Throws Out Woman’s Drug Conviction Because of Strip Search Conducted on the Side of a Busy Highway
Aug 16, 2019
The Fourth Amendment grants the right to be free from unreasonable searches. Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals recently made an important ruling in a case dealing with whether the physical search of a woman in daylight hours on the side of a busy highway was proper. The non-exigent – meaning a search that isn’t urgent — visual inspection of the genital area of a person suspected of concealing controlled dangerous substances, in daylight, while...Read More - Accused Child Sex Abuser’s Reputation for Good Dealings with Students Not Relevant, court says
Aug 9, 2019
In a Maryland child sex abuse case, the accused’s reputation for appropriate interactions with children under their care is not a pertinent character trait, Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals has recently ruled. A man who was a long-time teacher at Cloverly Elementary, a public school in Montgomery County, Maryland, was convicted in 2016 of one count of child abuse, three counts of sex abuse of a minor and five counts of sex offense in...Read More