Category Archives: Legal News
Investigation of Johns Hopkins Gynecologist Nikita Levy, M.D. for Photographing Patients
News reports have surfaced that a Johns Hopkins obstetrician/gynecologist (“OB/GYN”) was secretly taking photographs and videos of patients under his care. According to police, an “extraordinary” amount of evidence was found at Dr. Levy’s home regarding these terrible crimes. If you were a patient of Dr. Levy and believe you may be one of… Read More »
St. Agnes Loses Lawsuit – City Jury Awards $3.8M
In a case the plaintiffs’ attorneys say exposes the human cost of managed care, a Baltimore jury has awarded more than $3.8 million to the family of a Catonsville electronics technician after finding his doctor’s negligence contributed to his death of breast cancer at age 54. Though the trial in Baltimore City Circuit Court… Read More »
Litigation Begins on ‘Unnecessary’ Implants
The first lawsuit has been filed in connection with St. Joseph Medical Center’s disclosure this month that hundreds of patients may have received unnecessary coronary implants from a former cardiologist at the hospital. Thomas Chaffee of Finksburg is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages from the hospital and Dr. Mark G. Midei, according to… Read More »
Baltimore Mother, Son Win $4.1 Million Verdict
A Baltimore City jury has awarded $4.1 million to a woman and her 8-year-old son who alleged that the negligence of University of Maryland Medical Center doctors caused his cerebral palsy. Nicole Player claimed doctors did not deliver Darryl Gholston Jr. immediately but instead waited for more than 12 hours after noticing his umbilical… Read More »
Woman Rendered Infertile Awarded $2.5M
A Milford Mill woman was awarded $2.5 million Monday from a Baltimore obstetrics practice for not diagnosing an ectopic, or tubal, pregnancy that ultimately rendered her infertile. Lutrice Williams required emergency surgery to remove her ruptured left fallopian tube in February 2008, two years after she had her right Fallopian tube removed due to… Read More »
