Legal Opinion
Rowland v. Patterson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1988No. 87-1721PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
On July 16, 1985, Janet L. Rowland and Donald Rowland filed with the Maryland Health Claims Arbitration Office (HCAO) a malpractice proceeding against five defendants who are medical doctors. The step was taken in accordance with the Maryland Health Care Malpractice Claims subtitle of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Md. Cts. & Jud.Proc.Code Ann. §§ 3-2A-01 to -09. That subtitle establishes as a pre-con-dition to legal action in court the institution of a medical malpractice proceeding. Md. Cts. & Jud.Proc.Code Ann. §…
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