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AFAMEFUNE v. SUBURBAN HOSPITAL, INC.

No. 120, September Term, 2002.

870 A.2d 592 (2005)

385 Md. 677

Stephanie Daley AFAMEFUNE, a Minor, by Her Mother and Next Friend, Sophia AFAMEFUNE, and Sophia Afamefune, Individually v. SUBURBAN HOSPITAL, INC.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

March 17, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry E. Weil (Belli, Weil & Grozbean, P.C., on brief), Rockville, for appellant.

S. Allan Adelman (Michael I. Joseph, Adelman, Sheff & Smith, LLC, on brief), Rockville, for appellee.

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

BELL, C.J.

We granted certiorari in this case to decide whether the Maryland Health Care Malpractice Claims Act, Maryland Code (1974, 2002 Repl.Vol.) §§ 3-2A-01 through 3-2A-09 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article ("the Act")1 applies when a hospital patient, alleging that she was assaulted and raped by another patient, sues the hospital for negligence in failing to provide for her security while hospitalized. If it...

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