{"id":3557,"date":"2017-06-23T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=3557"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:08:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:08:38","slug":"state-appellate-court-holds-clinic-liable-physicians-negligent-surgery-even-doctor-dismissed-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/state-appellate-court-holds-clinic-liable-physicians-negligent-surgery-even-doctor-dismissed-case\/","title":{"rendered":"State Appellate Court Holds Clinic Liable for Physician\u2019s Negligent Surgery Even After Doctor Was Dismissed from Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Maryland State Appellate Court has ruled that the trial judge was correct in deciding whether a patient\u2019s negligence lawsuit, that of Yolanda Harris, would go forward against a women\u2019s health clinic even after she dropped claims against her doctor, the agent to the clinic. <\/p>\n<p>The Maryland Court of Specials Appeals said that Harris did not forfeit her right to a lawsuit against Women First OB\/GYN Associates LLC when she voluntarily dropped all claims against the clinic\u2019s physician, Dr. McMillan who was alleged to have committed malpractice in a hysterectomy procedure for Ms. Harris.<\/p>\n<p>It was ruled that the judgment against Women First could stand even though the clinic\u2019s negligence was based entirely on Dr. McMillan\u2019s acts or omissions. The legal issue on appeal was whether the principal, Women First, could be held liable for the acts of its agent, Dr. McMillan, who had already been voluntarily dismissed.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/state-appellate-court-holds-clinic-liable-physicians-negligent-surgery-even-doctor-dismissed-case\/#more-3557\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maryland State Appellate Court has ruled that the trial judge was correct in deciding whether a patient\u2019s negligence lawsuit, that of Yolanda Harris, would go forward against a women\u2019s health clinic even after she dropped claims against her doctor, the agent to the clinic. 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