Legal Opinion
Lai v. Sagle
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 10, 2003No. 72, Sept. Term, 2002PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRELL, Judge.
I
Courts often are reluctant to declare brightline rules or standards. There are good reasons for this usually. In this case, we overcome that reluctance.
On 27 August 1999, Respondent, Betty Sagle, individually and as personal representative of the estate of her mother, filed a medical malpractice action in the Circuit Court for Washington County. The defendants were Albert Lai, M.D., and Washington County Hospital Association. Washington County Hospital Association penultimately was dismissed as a defendant, and the case was tried against Dr. Lai only. The jury returned a…
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