BELL v. CHANCE

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by David J. McManus, Jr. ( Michael J. Baxter and Siobhan R. Keenan , Baxter, Baker, Sidle, Conn & Jones, P.A., Baltimore, MD; Daniel R. Lanier , Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Petitioners.

Philip S. Goldberg, Esquire Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., 1155 F Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20004, for Amici Curiae American Medical Association and MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society.

Argued by Wes P. Henderson ( Patrick D. Gardiner , Henderson Law, LLC, Crofton, MD; Nelson R. Kandel , Kandel & Associates, P.A., Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Respondents.

Michael J. Winkelman, Esquire , McCarthy, Winkelman & Mester, L.L.P., 4300 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 205, Lanham, MD 20706, for Amici Curiae Maryland Association for Justice.

Argued Before: Barbera, C.J., Greene, Adkins, McDonald, Watts, Hotten, Getty, JJ.