NOVEMBER 2022 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUITS FILED

By Stephanie Yanovich, on December 6, 2022

There were 28 medical malpractice suits filed in the month of November that we covered. Some hospitals are listed as co-defendants in suits against individual practitioners, and vice versa. These are for cases listed as medical malpractice or med mal in the Maryland Case Search database, excluding PG County and Montgomery County which do not break out their statistics.

The following 14 lawsuits were filed against hospitals:

Anne Arundel Medical Center

• Gemma Corsini, et al. vs. Luminis Health Anne Arundel Med Center, et al.
• Lawyer: Nicholas Charles Bonadio, Esq.
• Law Firm: Keilty Bonadio, LLC
• Co-defendants: Susan Peeler, MD

• Scott Davis, et al. vs. Steven Proshan, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Roy L. Mason, Esq. / Zachery E. Howerton, Esq.
• Law Firm:  Smouse & Mason, LLC
• Co-defendants: Igor Belyanksky, MD / Annapolis Colon and Rectal Surgeons LLC / Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center Inc. / Luminis Health Medical Group LLC / Jeanine L. Werner, MD

Baltimore Washington Medical Center 

• Marchele Jackson, et al. vs. UM BWMG Pasadena Primary Care, et al.
• Lawyer: Catherine A. Dickinson, Esq. / Michael Belsky, Esq. / Adam Joseph Davey, Esq.
• Law Firm: Schlachman, Belsky, Weiner & Davey, PA
• Co-defendants: Francisca C. Bruney, MD

• Ana Mackell, et al. vs. Baltimore Washington Medical Center INC, et al.
• Lawyer: H. Briggs Bedigian, Esq. / Edward Louis Cardona III, Esq. / Jon Simon Stefanuca, Esq.
• Law Firm: Gilman & Bedigian, LLC
• Co-defendants: Ketaki Vijay Abhyankar, MD / Alisa Larbalestrier, MD / Madhu Sreekanth Jasti, MD / BW Health Services LLC

Fort Washington Medical Center 

• Gardiner Johnson vs Adventist Healthcare
• Lawyer: Keith David Forman, Esq. / Catherine Spalluzzi, Esq.
• Law Firm: Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman, LLC
• Co-defendants: Adventist Healthcare Ft Washington Medical Center Inc. / Wouhabe Marai Bancheno, MD / Chukwuemeka Nwosu, MD / USACS Medical Group LLC / Joshua Aaron, MD

Johns Hopkins Hospital

• Rebecca Nkabirwa, Et Al Vs The Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Lawyer: H. Briggs Bedigian, Esq.
• Law Firm: Gilman & Bedigian LLC

• Sandra Brock vs Johns Hopkins Health System Corp., et al
• Lawyer: Kasey K. Murray, Esq.
• Law Firm: Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & Depaolis LLP
• Co-defendants: The Johns Hopkins University

Mercy Medical Center

• Shirley Jackson, et al vs Mercy Medical Center, Inc, et al
• Lawyer: Marissa B. Joelson, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices Of Peter G. Angelos, PC
• Co-defendants: Charles Edwards II, MD / Maryland Spine Center

Southern Maryland Hospital

• Armeather Jones vs. Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Inc, et al.
• Lawyer: Jeffrey J. Downey, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey, PC
• Co-defendants: MedStar Health / Medstar Health Inc.

Suburban Hospital

• Danielle Randolph vs. Daniel Lahr, et al.
• Lawyer: Emily Claire Malarkey, Esq.
• Law Firm: Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin, LLC
• Co-defendants: Suburban Hospital, Inc.

Union Hospital of Cecil County

• Carla Testa, et al. vs. The Union Hospital of Cecil County, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: Gilbert F. Shelsby Jr., Esq.
• Law Firm: Shelsby & Leoni, PA
• Co-defendants: Christiana Care Health Systems, Inc.
  

University of Maryland Medical System

• Timothy Dennis, et al. vs. Sira Duson, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Christopher Drew Fritch, Esq. / Jeffrey Leonard Peek, Esq. / Andrew B. Mason, Esq. / Thomas Cardaro, Esq.
• Law Firm: Cardaro & Peek, LLC
• Co-defendants: Dimensions Health Corporation / UM Capital Region Health, Inc. /  Dimensions Healthcare Associates, Inc. / University of Maryland Surgical Associates, PA

• James Preston, III vs. University of Maryland Capital Region Health Inc, et al.
• Lawyer: Thomas William Keilty III, Esq.
• Law Firm: Keilty Bonadio, LLC
• Co-defendants: Adam J. Schechner, MD

University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton

• Justin Leary, et al. vs. University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton, et al.
• Lawyer: Christopher Philip Brown, Esq.
• Law Firm: Brown & Getka, PA
• Co-defendants: University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. 

The remaining 14 lawsuits were filed against individual practitioners, separate entities, or nursing homes:

• Edwin Jefferson vs. Scott Andochick, et al.
• Lawyer: Damien R. Banks, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Banks Firm, LLC

• Vanessa Lawrence vs. Axis Health at Manokin OPC, LLC
• Lawyer: Damien R. Banks, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Banks Firm, LLC

• Lisa Gilbert vs. Jubilee Cosmetic Surgery LLC, et al.
• Lawyer: Joseph A. Blaszkow, Esq.
• Law Firm: Blaszkow Legal, PLLC
• Co-defendants: Tsion Berhane

• Nilo Natividad, et al. vs. Wael Othman, MD, et al.
• Lawyer: Louis G. Close, III, Esq.
• Law Firm: Louis G. Close III, LLC
• Co-defendants: Nkeng-Fack Chateh-Nkengtego, MD / Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, PC

• Christopher Speight, et al. vs. Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group PC, et al.
• Lawyer: Carolyn M. Crowley, Esq.
• Law Firm: Lady Law
• Co-defendants: Timothy D. Swartz, MD / Jamie L. Chaffo, MD / Holy Cross Health Inc.

• Gwendolyn Johnson vs. Matthew Herczyk, et al.
• Lawyer: Karen Elizabeth Evans, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Cochran Firm
• Co-defendants: Matthew D. Herczyk / Community Radiology Associates, Inc. / Paul S. Schaefer

• Cristina Velasquez, et al. vs. Prathap Naini, et al.
• Lawyer: Zev T. Gershon, Esq. / John Alexander Maclellan, Esq.
• Law Firm: Gershon, Willoughby & Getz, LLC
• Co-defendants: Simmonds, Martin and Helmbrecht, LLC

• SUSANNE BROWN vs. ROBERT SKILLMAN, Doctor of Dental Sur
• Lawyer: Fred B. Goldberg, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices of Fred B. Goldberg, PC

• WILLIAM BROWN, Jr. vs. ROBERT SKILLMAN, Doctor of Dental Sur
• Lawyer: Fred B. Goldberg, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Offices of Fred B. Goldberg, PC

• Daisy Curbeam vs. Augsburg Lutheran Home of Maryland, Inc.
• Lawyer: Bradley L. Kelly, Esq.
• Law Firm: Law Office of Brad Kelly, LLC

• Irene Joyner vs. Prince George’s Post Acute, LLC
• Lawyer: Meghan E. Noone, Esq. / John P. Valente III, Esq.
• Law Firm: Valente Law Group

• JULIETTE TABI vs. MID-ATLANTIC PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, PC, et al.
• Lawyer: Caleb Ibe Solomon, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Solomon Law Center
• Co-defendants: KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES, INC. / HOLY CROSS HEALTH, INC. / Glynn Mark Thompson / Sukhyung Lee / Andrew Kenneth Saltzman / Lindsey P. Pflugner

• Michael Berta, et al. vs. SSC Glen Burnie Operating Company LLC
• Lawyer: John P. Valente III, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Valente Law Group

• Han Lee vs. Sang’s Spine & Rehab Center, Inc., et al.
• Lawyer: John P. Valente III, Esq.
• Law Firm: The Valente Law Group
• Co-defendants: Nyeongsig Oh, Doctor of Chiropractic