Maryland Court Of Special Appeals: Cremation Is Not Spoliation Of Evidence

(February 11, 2020, 10:51 AM EST) -- ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A mother who had her son’s remains cremated without informing health care providers whom she later sued for medical malpractice did not engage in spoliation of evidence, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals concluded Jan. 29.  It affirmed a jury award of $740,000 to the mother of the man, who died after surgery to reverse his colostomy (Adventist Healthcare Inc., et al. v. Susan M. Mattingly, No. 2104, Md. Spec. App., 2020 Md. App. LEXIS 70)....

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