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As we combat the global pandemic caused by Covid-19, we face another virus just as deadly: racism. Calls to end injustice and police brutality against Black Americans have historically been met with indifference, disbelief or rejection. Racism has long been a stain on the fabric of America, but recently its ugly truth has been thrust … Continued
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed telehealth visits to the forefront of healthcare delivery. This public healthcare emergency offers the healthcare industry and consumers a front-seat view of a technology whose time has come. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians were cautiously moving forward with telehealth. With the development of secure patient health portals and mainstream use … Continued
A former MedStar Franklin Square hospital employee has been charged with a number of sex offenses – including the sexual abuse of a minor. Following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he might be involved in viewing child pornography, police arrested Donald Joseph Benson Jr., 40, of Nottingham at … Continued
We are honored to announce that our firm has been voted the 2019 Top Winner by The Daily Record’s readers in all three categories in which we were a finalist: Best Law Firm – Medical Malpractice Best Law Firm – Personal Injury Best Law Firm – Civil Litigation
In November of 2016, Barbara McCloy went to the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center for a hysteroscopy D and C procedure. This routine surgery is typically performed on an outpatient basis and takes about 20 minutes with a few days of recovery time. Instead, the physician, Sharon Liu, D.O., perforated the wall of Mrs. … Continued
Since the late 1990’s, the opioid crisis in the U.S. has claimed the lives of thousands of people. In fact, every day over 100 people in the U.S. die from overdosing on opioids. Heroin, prescription pain killers like oxycodone, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl have led to a national public health crisis that can’t … Continued
We are pleased to announce that five partners at Schochor, Staton, Goldberg, and Cardea, P.A. are being recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2020. This is the second year in a row that these five partners have been honored by the prestigious guide to the Best Lawyers in America. In 1984, Schochor, Staton, Goldberg, … Continued
On June 25, 2019, Schochor, Staton, Goldberg, and Cardea, P.A., P.A achieved a Plaintiff’s Verdict against Ellen Lemkin, MD and Osler Drive Emergency Physicians Associates, P.A. in the amount of $1,750,000. The case involved a 65-year-old gentleman who presented to St. Joseph Medical Center’s ER for evaluation after suffering chest pain. The patient had a … Continued
Potentially more than 177 students have been sexually abused by Dr. Richard Strauss, an Ohio State team doctor. Dr. Strauss molested male athletes for two decades. Coaches, athletic administrators and other team physicians were allegedly complicit in the abuse. Students openly discussed the physician’s examination methods and were fully aware of his presence lingering in … Continued
Represented by Schochor, Staton, Goldberg, and Cardea, P.A., a former ER and trauma nurse was awarded $2,045,213.51, after a jury found that her orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Navinder Sethi of Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates, breached the applicable standards of care and failed to provide appropriate informed consent. The patient, Patricia Bent, had previously undergone a successful … Continued
