Bailey v. Woel

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

This case involves an interpretation of one of the requirements of the Health Care Malpractice Claims Act, Maryland Code (1984 Repl.Vol.), §§ 3-2A-01 through 3-2A-09 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article. The issue is whether filing a medical malpractice claim with the Director of the Health Claims Arbitration Office, as required by § 3-2A-04 of the Act, and subsequently attending but declining to present evidence at or participate in an arbitration proceeding before a panel selected in accordance with § 3-2A-04, satisfies the statute’s condition precedent to filing a…