Maryland Court of Appeals Negligence; educational malpractice doctrine: Where parents sued school officials for not protecting their minor daughter from injuries from other students, the educational malpractice doctrine did not bar the claims. The court has not applied the educational malpractice doctrine to claims that were not based upon educational placement or pedagogical decisions and .
A county judge improperly took sides when he threw out expert testimony and dismissed a medical malpractice case, Maryland's high court ruled last week.
A county judge improperly took sides when he threw out expert testimony and dismissed a medical malpractice case, Maryland's high court ruled Thursday.