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On this page, our Maryland birth injury lawyers will talk about birth injury medical malpractice lawsuits. We will look at the most common types of medical negligence during labor and delivery that we see in birth injury cases. We will also discuss the amount of compensation plaintiffs can get in these cases by looking at settlement amounts and jury payouts in prior Maryland birth injury cases.

The term birth injury generally means physical injury, brain damage, nerve damage, or other harm to a newborn baby caused by something that occurs before, during, or shortly after labor and delivery. Some birth injuries are unavoidable. That is true. Childbirth is complicated, and even good doctors can face emergencies that no one could have prevented.

But many serious birth injuries are the direct result of mistakes or negligence by doctors, nurses, midwives, and hospitals. In many cases, injuries during birth can leave a child disabled for life. These are not small cases. These are cases about children who may need therapy, medical care, mobility equipment, feeding support, seizure care, home nursing, or around-the-clock assistance for the rest of their lives.

This page will examine medical malpractice lawsuits based on the theory of a lack of informed consent by the doctor or healthcare provider. In non-emergency situations, doctors are required to obtain a patient’s informed consent before rendering any type of medical treatment or performing any sort of procedure. If they fail to obtain informed consent, the doctor can be held liable for medical malpractice.

Lack of Informed Consent Claims

In Maryland, the law requires doctors and healthcare providers to fully explain any proposed treatment or medical procedure to the patient before moving forward. This includes a duty to explain both the benefits of the procedure or treatment, and to warn the patient of any material risks or dangers inherent in the therapy or procedure. The explanation from the doctor must enable the patient to reasonably understand the risks and benefits and make an intelligent and informed choice about whether or not to undergo such treatment.

Victims of sexual abuse or sexual assault can file civil lawsuits against their abuser and other third parties, such as schools, churches, etc. Our sex abuse lawyers help victims get financial compensation by filing civil lawsuits against parties who negligently allowed the abuse to occur or failed to prevent it. New laws in Maryland have made it easier for victims of childhood sex abuse to bring civil lawsuits, even when the abuse occurred decades ago.

In this post, we will discuss the process of filing a civil lawsuit for sexual abuse in Maryland. We will look at the relevant laws regarding sex abuse and, specifically, clergy abuse lawsuits and the average settlement value of these cases.

If you have suffered from abuse, we are here to help.  Contact our law firm today at 800-553-8082 for a free consultation.

Miller & Zois has some of the most highly regarded and successful Maryland medical malpractice lawyers. Our attorneys have earned tens of millions of dollars for our clients by successfully litigating medical malpractice cases throughout Maryland and Washington, DC. We care, and we can help you.

The purpose of this page is to tell you what you need to know to make the right decisions to maximize your medical malpractice settlement amount or jury payout.  You only have one medical malpractice case. Our malpractice lawyers tell you what you need to know to make sure you get the most money possible.

If you have been the victim of medical malpractice in Maryland, contact us today for a free case evaluation. Call us at 800-553-8082 or contact us online.

We now know detainees at Maryland juvenile detention centers (the Hickey School, Cheltenham,  and Waxter, in particular) were often subjected to sexual abuse and assault by staff and other inmates. Awful things happened in these detention centers and until now that evil has gone unpunished.

Thanks to a new law in Maryland, victims of child sexual abuse at Maryland juvenile detention schools can now bring civil lawsuits against the state and get financial compensation. This page will look at sex abuse lawsuits against juvenile facilities in Maryland.

Our Maryland sex abuse lawyers are helping victims of juvenile detention center sex abuse get the compensation they deserve.

The Baltimore car accident lawyers at Miller & Zois have delivered millions in compensation to the victims of auto collisions over the years. If you have been seriously injured in an accident, we want to do the same for you.

Our goal in every Baltimore, MD car accident claim our attorneys take is to get the maximum amount of compensation for our clients. Our accident lawyers work on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay nothing unless and until we get compensation in your case.

After a serious car accident, what matters most is not slogans but clear answers about who pays for medical bills, how long a Maryland claim really takes, what you should be doing right now, and the common mistakes that can destroy a case before it ever gets started.

On this page, we will look at civil lawsuits involving sexual abuse of students at the McDonogh School. The McDonogh School, a prestigious private institution in Owings Mills, Maryland, has been the focus of multiple lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by former faculty members spanning several decades.

These McDonogh sex abuse lawsuits and possible because of the Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023, which removed the statute of limitations for civil claims related to child sexual abuse, allowing survivors to seek justice regardless of when the abuse occurred.

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On this page, we will look at how victims of sexual abuse at Catholic High Schools in the Baltimore area can potentially get financial compensation by bringing civil sex abuse lawsuits.

If you were the victim of sexual abuse at a Maryland Catholic High School, call us today at 800-553-8082 or contact us online to see if you have a case.

Maryland car accident law is a complex field that covers multiple aspects of automobile accidents, insurance, liability, and compensation for victims. In this comprehensive guide, we will discuss how accident claims are valued for settlement, uninsured motorist law, contributory negligence, Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance, and the minimum car insurance requirements in Maryland. We will also look at the average payout in Maryland car accident cases and summarize some recent settlements and verdicts.

Determining Settlement Amounts in Maryland

Before we dig into the law, victims want to talk about how their claims are valued for settlement because they want to know what their car accident claim is worth. This process involves evaluating the extent of the injuries, property damage, and other losses suffered by the victims. Several key factors are considered when valuing a claim, including:

This page will discuss civil lawsuits being brought by former juvenile inmates at the Cheltenham You Detention Center who were the victims of sexual abuse at that facility. Countless young detainees at Cheltenham may have been victimized by staff or other offenders at the facility over the years. Thanks to a new law in Maryland, these victims are now coming forward and filing lawsuits to get financial compensation for their injuries.

News & Updates:

February 2, 2026: A former staff member at the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, the state-operated juvenile detention facility in Baltimore County, has been hit with dozens of new criminal charges. Ronald Neverdon, 79, now faces an additional 36 counts tied to four newly identified victims. He is 79.  He likely got away with this inhumanity for a very long time.

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