by Marcus Boston | Feb 15, 2017 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Wrongful Death Cases
How to protect your family when a loved one dies while in the care of a doctor? Unfortunately, this is a conversation that many families must endure and when it is time to have the talk, confusion can sometimes reign supreme. As a Maryland medical...
by Marcus Boston | Feb 9, 2017 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Wrongful Death Cases
Injury, check, under the care of a doctor, check, medical malpractice, maybe. To put the previous sentence another way, just because you have an injury while under the care of a doctor does that automatically mean you have a valid Maryland medical malpractice...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 29, 2017 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Surgical Mistakes, Wrongful Death Cases
A patient recently contacted my office about the issues he experienced following a surgery. This person knew that things were not going well immediately after the surgery. He followed up with his doctor. So how was his Maryland medical malpractice case over...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 14, 2017 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work
The defense wants to stop your testimony in trial can the jury still elect to hear you tell your story? Or on the other hand, will the judge make the ultimate call on this issue in a Maryland court? “I was really confused by everything that Dr. X was...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 9, 2017 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work
She thought she could not afford a birth injury attorney until she picked up the phone. This was the initial thought of a mother who I spoke with regarding a birth injury. For her, picking up the phone was her last effort to get help for her child. Without...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 3, 2017 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work
My neighbor got 100,000 in their injury case so I’m going to get that same amount, too? For many people who are dealing with an injury caused by the carelessness of another person, placing a value on their injury case can be a confusing thing to accomplish. Adding to...
by Marcus Boston | Dec 29, 2016 | Blog, Failure or Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, How Lawsuits Work, Wrongful Death Cases
The story in the opening statement is really good but the question remains, will the opening statement by your attorney be used as proof of medical malpractice in Maryland? 230,815 women were diagnosed with breast cancer, according to the Centers for Disease...
by Marcus Boston | Dec 19, 2016 | Blog, How Lawsuits Work
Are you nervous because your deposition is coming and you have no idea what it expect? In other words, what is a deposition and who are some of the “players” in the room? If you are reading this educational article and you have the same feelings of...
by Marcus Boston | Nov 12, 2016 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
What can my baby gain by filing a malpractice suit for a cerebral palsy diagnosis? This was a question that came in to us by a parent who is concerned about some of the challenges their child will face in the future regarding a recent cerebral palsy diagnosis....
by Marcus Boston | Nov 8, 2016 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice, Surgical Mistakes, Wrongful Death Cases
She demanded that we sue for medical malpractice because the doctor waived the bill! Is this a good reason to file a Maryland medical malpractice law suit? In other words, can you use the fact that your doctor waived a bill from a procedure in which you...