Reiss v. American Radiology

Martin Reiss v. American Radiology Services, LLC, et al., No. 1570, Sept. Term 2017. Opinion by Arthur, J. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE – DEFENSE OF NON-PARTY MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE Maryland courts have previously recognized the defense of non-party medical negligence in medical malpractice cases. A defendant in a medical malpractice case generally may introduce evidence of a non-party’s medical negligence to prove: that the defendant was not negligent or that his or her negligence did not cause the plaintiff’s injury; or that a non-party’s negligent acts or omissions were a superseding cause of the…