Streaker v. Boushehri

This medical malpractice appeal presents questions about the burden of proof under Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article § 3-2A-04(b)(4), known colloquially as the Twenty Percent Rule. After finding that Karen Streaker’s expert witness failed to satisfy this rule, which disqualifies expert witnesses who devote annually more than twenty percent of their professional activities to activities that directly involve testimony in personal injury claims, the Circuit Court for Howard County granted summary judgment against her and in favor of Kristina Boushehri and Capital Women’s Care, LLC (“CWC”).…