Manzano v. Southern Maryland Hospital, Inc.

CHASANOW, Judge.

In this case we are called upon to decide whether the Court of Special Appeals erred in holding (1) that Petitioner failed to submit her claim to arbitration as required by the Health Care Malpractice Claims Act, Maryland Code (1973, 1989 RepLVol., 1992 Cum.Supp.), Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article, §§ 3-2A-01 et seq., 1 and (2) that the arbitration panel chair properly dismissed Petitioner’s claim for violation of a scheduling order. We hold that the Court of Special Appeals did err as to both issues. Therefore, we shall reverse the judgment of the Court of Special…