Kennelly v. Burgess

HARRELL, Judge.

Kevin E. Kennelly and his wife, Lynette Kennelly, appellants, sued Scott E. Burgess, M.D., and his medical enterprise, Scott E. Burgess, P.A., appellees, for medical malpractice arising from a surgical procedure performed by Dr. Burgess on Mr. Kennelly. On 21 October 1991, appellants’ claim was heard before a Health Claims Arbitration Panel. The panel found in favor of Dr. Burgess. Appellants rejected the panel’s decision and subsequently filed suit in the circuit court. A jury in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (Lerner, J. presiding) returned a verdict in favor of…