Medical Malpractice

When a doctor in a Montgomery county hospital fails to diagnose your cancer until the disease has progressed beyond the point of effective treatment...

When a Baltimore surgeon makes an operating mistake and your loved one dies...

When a Prince Georges County nurse applies too much force when delivering your baby and causes permanent brain damage...

When a pharmacist in Washington, D.C. dispenses the wrong dose or the wrong medication and you suffer from a severe and irreversible reaction to the drug...

All of these are examples of medical malpractice and negligence. Medical errors can lead to serious consequences and change your life forever. In a case this serious, you need the aid of an experienced, dedicated attorney.

Located on the border of Prince Georges and Montgomery counties and at the intersection of I-95 and I-495, Clark & Steinhorn, LLC is a Beltsville (Calverton), Maryland law office that handles serious medical malpractice and negligence cases.

We have the experience, time, and resources to focus on getting the best results.

Mr. Clark and Mr. Steinhorn have the years of experience to help you negotiate a confusing legal area in which Maryland or Washington, D.C. doctors, hospitals, insurance companies and pharmacies may all be involved. We believe you should have a lawyer with the time and dedication to investigate your case fully and produce the best possible result for you and your family.

The most common forms of medical malpractice or negligence include:

• Misdiagnosis of a disease or medical condition
• Failure to diagnose a disease or medical condition in time to properly treat it
• Failure to order the necessary tests or medication
• Surgical errors
• Birth injuries
• Pharmaceutical errors include dispensing the wrong drug or dosage errors

 
Medical professionals are required to carry malpractice insurance, and you have a right to fair compensation when a medical error causes you or your family harm.

If you or someone you love has suffered or even died because of medical malpractice or negligence...

Please call 1-800-304-2002 or fill out the online contact form to request free information about your medical negligence or malpractice claim.

Experience + Dedication + Personal Attention = EXCELLENCE and MAXIMUM RECOVERY

Your case will never be passed off to an inexperienced or disinterested associate attorney. Mr. Clark and Mr. Steinhorn handle a limited number of serious cases in order to devote their personal attention to every case they take.

Clark & Steinhorn serve the following areas from their office in Beltsville (Calverton), Maryland:

Prince Georges County, MD: Calverton, Hyattsville, College Park, Beltsville, Greenbelt, Bowie, Laurel, Lanham, Landover, Upper Marlboro, Largo, Cheverly. Washington, D.C. Montgomery County, MD: Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Silver Spring, Wheaton, Rockville, Germantown, Gaithersburg, Kensington. Baltimore. Howard County, MD: Jessup. Charles County, MD. Frederick, MD.

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Blog for Medical Malpractice

• British Cancer Doctors Identify warning signs.
• Shocker, St. Josephs Medical Center lawyers Fight stent Claims!
• Preventable Hospital Infection Deaths Abound Study Reports
• More Heart Stent Data raises More Questions
• Blockbuster Montgomery County Medical Malpractice Verdict!
• Unnecessary Heart Stent Letters Sent to 585 Patients. Are there more?
• Baltimore Hospital Stent Investigation Amazing!
• M.R.S.A. Hospitalizations Skyrocket for Kids
• Harford County Medical Malpractice Verdict $3.5 Million !
• FDA Approves Prostate Cancer Drug
• New Ideas in Cancer Care
• Elder Abuse Widespread Study Shows
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Settlement Appeal Goes Badly For Doctor
• Hospital Performs Fifth Wrong-Site Surgery in Two Years
• Electronic Medical Records, Health Care Reform and Medical Malpractice: Hand in Hand?
• Maryland Cancer Rates Down
• Medical Device Makers: Money, Mischief, Medical Malpractice, Misgivings
• Preventable Deaths and American Health Care
• Avoiding Dangerous Germ Exposures
• Prince Georges County Medical Malpractice Verdict For Ill-Treated Infection

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Library for Medical Malpractice:

• Cancer Costs on the Rise. Is there an up side?   
  Description: Cancer treatment costs have almost doubled. Is there a sensible explanation?
• Now more than ever Maryland Victims of Medical Malpractice Need Creative Lawyers. Here is why.   
  Description: Maryland's Highest Court Hands Doctors and Insurance Companies Yet Another Victory.
• Clark and Steinhorn support efforts to reduce or eliminate medical negligence and medical malpractice. Here is a simple way.   
  Description: Expensive tests are not as effective at reducing medical mistakes as a simple checklist.
• Maryland's highest court waded clumsily into the law of expert witnesses in Maryland medical malpractice cases in the recent case of University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, Et. Al. v. Waldt, Et. Al.   
  Description: Maryland medical negligence law has been configured to favor doctors, hospitals and health-care providers at every turn. Now the Court of Appeals has gotten into the act in a controversial split decision which mystifies more than it clarifies.
• Distorting the law to help doctors beat Maryland medical malpractice cases may backfire. Here is why.   
  Description: Maryland medical negligence cases have been distorted by the doctors and insurance companies wielding their huge political clout. This may backfire in the Maryland Court of Appeals.
• Why Tort Reform Saves Little and Endangers Patient's Health and Safety   
  Description: Opponents of Health Care Reform Blame the Skyrocketing Costs of Health Care on Medical Malpractice Victims. Senator Orrin Hatch (R) learned from the Non-Partisan Congressional Budget Office that "defensive medicine" costs very little and Saves Lives.
• Clark and Steinhorn are experienced medical malpractice lawyers and recent verdicts in the District of Columbia demonstrate that victims of medical negligence need the best representation they can get.   
  Description: Medical Malpractice verdicts in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2009 show why victims of medical mistakes need the best lawyers they can get.
• Malpractice Myths   
  Description: If you or someone you care about believe you have been a victim of medical mistakes or malpractice contact Clark and Steinhorn at (301)572-5000 or reach us on the web at Maryland-Law.com
• Medical Malpractice in Maryland, The District of Columbia   
  Description: Clark and Steinhorn have been active in pursuing the rights of victims of medical injuries in Maryland and the District of Columbia for decades. If you need to speak to a lawyer call us (301)572-5000 or reach us on the web at Maryland-Law.com.
• Nursing Home Abuse: Will The Rating System Reduce It?   
  Description: Medicare’s Five-Star Quality rating system examines three different rating categories including health inspections, staffing, and ten quality measures regarding physical and clinical features for Nursing Homes. Any specific facility is assigned a rating in each of the three categories along with an overall cumulative rating.

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Frequent Questions for Medical Malpractice:

• How long do I have to file such a claim?
• This sounds complicated, how long does it take?
• What circumstances give rise to a medical malpractice or medical negligence claim?

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Case Results for Medical Malpractice:

• Medical malpractice paraplegia case

Awarded: $3,250,000.00

• Wrongful death pharmaceutical product liability case

Awarded: $3,250,000.00

• Postpartum hemorrhage death

Awarded: $985,000.00

• Failure to Diagnose Post-Traumatic Head Injuries

Awarded: $965,000.00

• Failure to diagnose renal cancer

Awarded: $800,000.00