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Wrongful Death Does Not Apply to Lost Years of Life, Md. High Court Rules

A patient’s terminal illness does not give rise to a wrongful death claim based on the argument that the person would have lived years longer had the diagnosis been correctly made and life-extending treatment begun earlier, a divided Maryland high court ruled Friday.

The family’s attorney, Brian Brown, voiced disappointment for his clients and other grieving relatives who have no cause of action when a doctor’s alleged negligence caused their terminally ill loved ones to die years before they would have with proper diagnosis and treatment.

“No one disputed she was going to pass away,” Brown said of Wadsworth. “But her life was shortened.” Read More

March 9, 2021

The Arc Maryland Files Lawsuit against Baltimore City, Five Other Jurisdictions for Denying Access to COVID Vaccines to People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

“Ensuring that vulnerable populations have access to life-saving vaccines and that the State’s distribution plan prioritizing these populations is followed is in accordance with Brown & Barron’s core principles and values of promoting access to quality healthcare for all. We are proud to stand behind The Arc in supporting these individuals and communities at this crucial time,” says Brian S. Brown, Managing Member of Brown & Barron, LLC.

September 1, 2020

Md. high court adopts new standard for scientific testimony
Steve Lash, The Daily Record

“[Daubert] has been turned on its head to be used as a weapon to exclude evidence — instead of the more liberal standard it was designed to be — to allow more evidence in,” Read More

May 8, 2020

Slashed Nursing Home Inspections Draw Ire of Congress, Attorneys
Tony Pugh, Bloomberg Law

“When nursing homes, or any other profit-driven entity, is free from the fear of regulators coming in to make sure they’re doing what they’re supposed to be doing, they’ll get lax,” said Brian Brown, a founding partner at Brown & Barron LLC in Baltimore whose practice focuses on nursing home abuse. Read More

Jan. 21, 2019

They sought ‘lead paint virgins’ and bought their settlements. It will be hard for those victims to get their money back.
The Washington Post, Rachel Chason

Brian Brown, an attorney who represented the victims in the class-action suit, said his firm, Brown & Barron, got “the best possible deal for our clients.” Read more

Jan. 21, 2019

Maryland is suing this company that made millions off lead-poisoning victims, including Freddie Gray

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Rachel Chason

Brown, who said his firm has fulfilled its “duty to zealously represent our clients…” Read more