Maryland High Court Says Nonparty Medical Negligence Claims Need Expert Testimony

(September 8, 2020, 11:26 AM EDT) -- ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A trial court erred in allowing two radiologists to raise the issue of nonparty negligence and to submit it to the jury without supporting expert testimony in an action over the late diagnosis of a man's inoperable lymph node cancer, the Maryland Court of Appeals concluded Aug. 24.  It affirmed an appeals court ruling and remanded to the trial court for further proceedings (American Radiology Services LLC, et al. v. Martin Reiss, No. 50, Md. App., 2020 Md. LEXIS 376)....

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