Legal Opinion
Wadsworth v. Sharma
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 15, 2022No. 40/21PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Scott Wadsworth, et al. v. Poornima Sharma, et al., No. 40, September Term, 2021. Opinion by Getty, C.J. WRONGFUL DEATH — LOSS OF CHANCE DOCTRINE — CAUSATION The Court of Appeals held that a party who brings a wrongful death action under Md. Code (1974, 2020 Repl. Vol.), Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article § 3-902(a) as the result of alleged medical malpractice bears the burden of proving that the alleged malpractice proximately caused the decedent’s death. Circuit Court for Baltimore County Case No. 03-C-18-003707 Argued: February 8, 2022 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 40…
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