160 Md. App. 194 - Nelson v. Debbas’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 3 state decisions

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1. “1. Did the Court of Special Appeals err when it concluded that the Affidavit of Ann M. Gordon, M.D., was not substantially defective and complied with the Certificate of Qualified Expert requirements of the Maryland Health Care Malpractice Claims Act. 2. Did the Court of Special Appeals err when it concluded that there was sufficient evidence to create a dispute of material fact on the question of whether there was an agency relationship between the attending emergency room physicians, who administered care to Ms. Lyons, at the Hospital.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Debbas v. Nelson

2. “MEDICAL CONSENT: I hereby voluntarily consent to such diagnostic procedures and hospital care and to such therapeutic treatment by the doctors of the medical staff of Fort Washington Hospital, which in their judgment becomes necessary while I am an Emergency Department patient or an inpatient in said hospital.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Debbas v. Nelson