Maryland high court reinstates medical malpractice verdict against hospital, saying it shares liability for a surgeon’s negligence though he was a contractor.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) - Maryland’s highest court expanded the liability of hospitals by ruling a patient treated by a doctor working as an independent contractor in the emergency room was entitled to a $6.1 million jury verdict against the hospital as well under the theory the physician was an “apparent agent” of the facility.