Wadsworth v. Sharma

HEADNOTE: Scott Wadsworth, et al. v. Poornima Sharma, M.D., et al., No. 1703, September Term 2019 Death: Beneficiaries of a decedent in an action brought under Maryland’s wrongful death statute can make no recovery even if they can show that the defendant’s negligence shortened the decedent’s life expectancy if they cannot prove that the defendant’s negligence caused the decedent’s death. Death: Under Maryland’s survival statute, a personal representative of the decedent’s estate may recover for conscious pain and suffering, medical expenses and loss of wages caused by the defendant’s…