Oxtoby v. McGowan

This appeal involves the Health Care Malpractice Claims Act (the Act), Md. Code (1974, 1980 Repl. Vol., 1981 Cum. Supp.), §§ 3-2A-01 through 3-2A-09 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article. The Act was adopted by Ch. 235 of the Acts of 1976. Section 5 of Ch. 235, the effective date clause, provides that the Act "shall take effect July 1, 1976, and shall apply only to medical injuries occurring on or after that date.” The principal issue presented here requires interpretation of "medical injuries occurring,” as used in the effective date clause. An issue involving attempted juror…