Peter handles Prince George's County medical malpractice and nursing home cases at UM Capital Region Medical Center, Doctors Community, and the federal medical facilities at Joint Base Andrews.
UM Capital Region Medical Center opened in 2021 as the replacement for the long-troubled Prince George's Hospital Center, and the transition produced a distinct pattern of credentialing, transfer, and staffing issues that continue to surface in litigation. Cases against military medical facilities at Joint Base Andrews proceed under the Federal Tort Claims Act and the federal discovery rule rather than state law.
The procedural rules below are the Maryland rules that apply to every MD case, including those arising in PG County. See the full Maryland guide →
The local rules affect how a case is built, what it's worth, and how quickly it has to move. Here are the ones that come up most often.
These are the Maryland statewide rules. They apply to Prince George's County, Maryland cases.
Maryland generally requires medical malpractice claims to be filed within the earlier of three years from when the injury was discovered or five years from when it occurred. Cases involving minors have separate tolling rules.
Maryland requires all medical malpractice claims to begin in the Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office (HCADRO). Most claimants waive arbitration and proceed to circuit court, but the HCADRO filing and certificate-of-qualified-expert requirements are jurisdictional.
Maryland imposes a statutory cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases that increases annually. Economic damages are not capped. The cap interaction with wrongful death claims is a frequent point of litigation.
Peter has handled matters involving the major Prince George's County, Marylandhospitals and health systems, along with the policies, EMR systems, and credentialing practices common to each.
Two public datasets are worth looking at when evaluating where care was delivered: the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade and the CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating. Every value below links out, so you can confirm the current number at the source.
Leapfrog grades are updated each spring and fall. CMS star ratings are refreshed annually. The figures here are snapshots; always confirm against the linked source.
Upper Marlboro, MD · CMS Provider ID 210015
Replacement facility for Prince George's Hospital Center, which closed in 2021.
View on hospitalsafetygrade.org →Lanham, MD · CMS Provider ID 210028
Fort Washington, MD · CMS Provider ID 210063
Clinton, MD · CMS Provider ID 210038
Most PG County medical malpractice cases are filed in one of the following courts. FTCA cases against federal facilities are filed in U.S. District Court rather than state court.
MD statutes of limitations are strict, and MD-specific pre-suit requirements make timing critical. Case reviews are free.