Archives : Medical Malpractice
Is there a “Best” Lawyer?
People generally want to believe there is a “best” something. How many times have you heard someone recommend a doctor saying, “Oh, you have to go to him. He’s the best.” What they really mean to say is he has the best reputation. Either they went to that doctor and didn’t go to any of […]
POD’s and Misdiagnosis
A new concept has come across our desk, and it warrants discussion. Physician Owned Distributorships. What are PODs? Profit maximization in the healthcare industry is becoming more and more commonplace, and nothing exemplifies this more than the recent influx of physician owned medical device distributors (PODs). Since doctors can generate referrals that benefit the company […]
Brief Filed in Martinez v. Johns Hopkins Hospital
Warnken, LLC filed the reply brief in Martinez v. Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Maryland cerebral palsy case from the Baltimore City Circuit Court. The brief can be found here.
Medical Malpractice Caps
There is an interesting article from the Legal Examiner out of Kansas City, MO. The article discusses proposed legislation limiting access to the courts. The article also highlights a few scenarios where injustice would certainly prevail. Medical Malpractice Damage Caps and access to the courts is most certainly a Constitutional issue. The article is full […]
Warnken, LLC Helps Secure Med Mal Award
Byron L. Warnken, Esq. and James Nichols, Esq. served as counsel in the post-trial motions for Maryland’s largest ever medical malpractice verdict. This week the Honorable Marcus Shar in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, ruled largely in favor of the plaintiffs in Enzo Martinez, et al vs. Johns Hopkins Hospital, et al. The jury’s […]