ADLER v. HYMAN

No. 125, September Term, 1993.

334 Md. 568 (1994)

640 A.2d 1100

LAWRENCE W. ADLER, M.D. T/U/O NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA v. LAWRENCE R. HYMAN.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

May 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Martinez (Terri Goldberg, Eccleston and Wolf, all on brief), Baltimore, for appellant.

Richard L. Flax (Mason, Ketterman & Morgan, all on brief), Baltimore, for appellee.

Argued before ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, CHASANOW, KARWACKI, BELL and RAKER, JJ., and CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr., Judge (retired), Specially Assigned.


RODOWSKY, Judge.

This is a subrogation action for contribution from an alleged joint tortfeasor, brought by the malpractice insurer of one health care provider against another health care provider following settlement by the subrogee of the underlying claim in the Health Claims Arbitration Office (HCAO). The claim for contribution was initially filed directly in a circuit court, which dismissed. We hold that the claim for contribution must be arbitrated before the...

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