Newell v. Richards

ROSALYN B. BELL, Judge.

Estella Newell, appellant, filed a medical malpractice claim with the Health Claims Arbitration Office (HCAO) against Dr. George J. Richards, Jr., Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC), and Richards, Hirschfeld & Associates, P.A., appellees, on July 25, 1984. On August 4, 1986, based on the statute of limitations, the arbitration panel chairman 1 granted appellees’ motion for summary judgment and entered an award of no liability in their favor.

Appellant then filed a Complaint and Action to Nullify the Award and Motion to Vacate in the Circuit Court for Baltimore…