Mattison v. Gelber

Appellant filed a medical malpractice action in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County against appellees Teresa Rosas, as personal representative of the Estate of Dr. Henry Rosas, and Dr. Rene Gelber. The complaint alleged that Drs. Rosas and Gelber were negligent in their performance of thoracic surgery on appellant, for which she sought compensatory damages and court costs.

On appellees’ motion, the case was removed to Howard County, where it was tried before a jury. The jury returned a verdict in appellant’s favor against the Estate of Dr. Rosas in the amount of $811,162.73. Finding…