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LAI v. SAGLE

No. 72, Sept. Term, 2002.

818 A.2d 237 (2003)

373 Md. 306

Albert LAI v. Betty SAGLE, Personal Representative of the Estate of Thelma Giffin, et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

March 10, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick W. Goundry, III (Varner & Goundry, on brief), Frederick, for petitioner.

L. Teri Spradlin-Dahn, Annapolis, for respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., ELDRIDGE, RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, and BATTAGLIA, JJ.

HARRELL, Judge.

I

Courts often are reluctant to declare brightline rules or standards. There are good reasons for this usually. In this case, we overcome that reluctance.

On 27 August 1999, Respondent, Betty Sagle, individually and as personal representative of the estate of her mother, filed a medical malpractice action in the Circuit Court for Washington County. The defendants were Albert Lai, M.D., and Washington County Hospital Association. Washington...

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