D'ANGELO v. St. Agnes Healthcare, Inc.

This case requires us to construe and apply section 3-2A-04(b) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1973, 2002 RepLVol.). 1 Section 3-2A-04(b) reads, in pertinent part:(b) Filing and service of certificate of qualified expert.— Unless the sole issue in the claim is lack of informed consent:(l)(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a claim filed after July 1, 1986, shall be dismissed, without prejudice, if the claimant fails to file a certificate of a qualified expert with the Director attesting to departure from standards of…