Rice v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp.

In Walzer v. Osborne, 395 Md. 563, 585, 911 A.2d 427 (2006), the Court of Appeals held: “Because [the claimant had] failed to attach the expert report to the certificate of qualified expert in a timely manner, the trial court was required to dismiss [the] medical malpractice claim.” When the Walzer decision was announced, the appellants in the present appeal were in the midst of pursuing claims based upon alleged medical negligence. They had won a substantial verdict in one jury trial, but a new trial had been ordered. Relying upon Walzer, the appellee, University of Maryland Medical System…