Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawyers
When you put your trust in a doctor, nurse, or hospital, you expect competent care. You don’t expect to leave in worse shape than you arrived—or to suffer injuries that never should have happened. But when medical professionals violate standards of care, lives are destroyed.
At Maryland Injury Lawyers, we take on hospitals, insurance companies, and negligent doctors and make them pay. Our Baltimore medical malpractice lawyers fight for victims of medical malpractice who were misdiagnosed or mistreated by the very people who were supposed to help them. We don’t tiptoe around powerful medical institutions. We confront them head-on, expose what went wrong, and demand the justice and compensation our clients need to move forward.
Betrayed by a doctor or hospital in Baltimore? We hold negligent healthcare providers accountable.
What Constitutes Medical Malpractice in Maryland?
Medical malpractice isn’t just about bad outcomes—it’s about substandard care that causes real harm. Maryland law defines malpractice as a healthcare provider’s failure to meet the accepted standard of practice in their profession, leading to injury or death.
That means a claim isn’t about second-guessing a doctor—it’s about proving they violated the professional duty they owed you. And we know how to prove it.
Examples of medical malpractice include:
- Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of cancer, heart attack, stroke, or infection
- Surgical errors, such as operating on the wrong body part or leaving instruments behind
- Anesthesia mistakes, including failure to monitor vital signs or administer the proper dosage
- Birth injuries, including cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy, or hypoxia due to labor complications
- Medication errors, such as prescribing the wrong drug or administering the wrong dosage
- Negligent post-operative care or failure to prevent/treat infections
These aren’t just minor technical errors. They’re life-altering—or even life-ending—failures that destroy families. We work with top medical experts to expose these failures and build rock-solid cases for our clients.
Maryland’s Medical Malpractice Requirements
To file a medical malpractice lawsuit in Maryland, you must meet specific legal requirements. We know the process inside and out and guide our clients through every step.
1. Certificate of Qualified Expert
Maryland law requires you to file a Certificate of Qualified Expert within 90 days of submitting your claim to the Maryland Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office (HCADRO). This certificate, signed by a medical expert in the same or similar field, must state that the defendant breached the standard of care and that breach caused your injury.
Without this certificate, your claim will be dismissed. We have relationships with trusted experts who can review your case and provide the necessary support.
2. Damage Caps
Maryland places a cap on non-economic damages (such as pain and suffering), which increases every year to keep pace with inflation. In 2025, the cap in medical malpractice cases is $905,000, with higher limits for wrongful death cases involving multiple beneficiaries.
There is no cap on economic damages like lost wages, medical bills, and future care costs. We aggressively pursue the full value of your claim and make sure insurers don’t shortchange you.
How We Prove Medical Malpractice in Baltimore
Medical providers and hospitals have teams of lawyers and insurance adjusters fighting to protect them. We bring our own firepower to level the playing field.
Our legal team builds your case by:
- Obtaining and analyzing your full medical records
- Consulting with independent medical experts
- Identifying all negligent parties, including hospitals, doctors, nurses, or pharmacists
- Calculating your lifetime damages, including lost income, diminished earning capacity, ongoing treatment, and long-term care
- Taking the fight to court, if necessary
We don’t accept weak settlements. If your case calls for a courtroom battle, we’re ready.
You Deserve Compensation for Medical Negligence
Medical malpractice can result in permanent disability, chronic pain, or the death of a loved one. No amount of money can undo what happened—but a strong legal recovery can ease the burden and give you the resources to rebuild. You may be entitled to compensation for legal damages such as past and future medical expenses, lost income and loss of earning capacity, pain and suffering. loss of enjoyment of life, disfigurement or disability, and wrongful death damages (if you lost a loved one due to malpractice). When healthcare professionals break the rules, we make sure they’re held accountable—because no one is above the law.
Why Choose Maryland Injury Lawyers?
We don’t dabble in personal injury law—we live and breathe it, and we’ve earned a reputation across Maryland as fierce, relentless advocates for injured clients who get results.
When it comes to medical malpractice cases, we offer trial-tested lawyers who aren’t afraid to take your case to court, access to top medical experts to support your claim, personal attention from your lawyer, not just a case manager, and a no-fee guarantee; you pay nothing unless we win.
Hospitals and doctors often try to hide behind their white coats and complex terminology. We cut through the excuses and make your voice heard.
Act Fast—Time Is Limited
Maryland’s statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases is generally three years from the date you discovered the injury, but no more than five years from the date the malpractice occurred, regardless of when the harm was discovered. Regardless, waiting too long can hurt your case. Evidence can be lost. Witnesses forget. Medical records disappear. Let us get to work now, while your case is still strong.
Speak to a Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawyer Today
If you or someone you love was harmed by medical negligence, don’t face the aftermath alone. At Maryland Injury Lawyers, we go toe-to-toe with hospitals and insurance companies and demand justice for our clients.
We’ll investigate what happened, bring in the experts, and fight to get you every penny you’re owed. No delays. No excuses. Just results.
Call us now for a free consultation. Let’s hold the negligent accountable—and start your path to recovery.
