9 BMHMP Lawyers named as Super Lawyers Honorees
Firm News | December 28, 2021
Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin is proud to announce the nomination of 9 of its lawyers to the 2022 Maryland Super Lawyers list. Paul Bekman, Laurence Marder, Greg Hopper, Emily Malarkey, Ryan Perlin, Aaron Moore, and Dale Adkins have all been named to the 2022 Maryland Super Lawyers List. Jeffrey Quinn and Aryeh Rabinowitz have also been recognized as 2022 Maryland Super Lawyers Rising Stars. In addition, Paul Bekman was honored as one of Maryland’s “Top 100” lawyers. Paul Bekman, Laurence Marder, and . . . Continue Reading
BMA Lawyers Aaron Moore and Jeff Quinn Obtain $2.5 Million Jury Verdict in Virginia
Firm News, Medical Malpractice | July 2, 2018
After a two-week jury trial, BMA Lawyers Aaron Moore and Jeff Quinn obtained a $2,596,589 verdict in Fairfax County, Virginia. The case involved a 33-year-old woman diagnosed with an enlarged lymph node and Lyme’s disease. In fact, both diagnoses were incorrect. A general surgeon in 2011 found that the patient did not have an enlarged lymph node In March 2011 and a subsequent CT scan confirmed that finding. The patient was referred to an ENT surgeon who, nevertheless, recommended a lymph node biopsy in August . . . Continue Reading
Guatemala Experiments: Federal Judge Allows BMA Suit to Proceed
Class Action, Firm News, The Guatemala Experiments | September 1, 2017
In an 82-page opinion yesterday, a federal judge permitted the claims of more than 800 Guatemalan victims of non-consensual human experimentation, represented by Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin , to proceed against Defendants, Johns Hopkins, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. The Plaintiffs’ class action claims arise from human experiments conducted in Guatemala in the 1940s. The victims, including children, soldiers, prisoners, and individuals in asylums, among others, were intentionally infected with syphilis and other venereal diseases in order to study how those diseases were . . . Continue Reading
Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin Files One of the Nation’s First Fentanyl Spray (Subsys) Cases
Firm News, Medical Malpractice, Pharmaceuticals | January 25, 2017
Bekman, Marder, & Adkins and pharmacist-attorney, Aaron L. Moore have filed one of the first lawsuits in the country against Insys Therapeutics, Inc. BMA is also investigating additional similar lawsuits. If you or someone you know has been prescribed the powerful narcotic Subsys, also known as oral Fentanyl spray, call us now at 410-539-6633. Subsys is a medication that is 100 times more potent than morphine. It is a fentanyl-based opioid mouth spray intended to treat cancer patients suffering intense episodes of breakthrough . . . Continue Reading
6 BMA Lawyers Recognized in 2017 Maryland Super Lawyers Magazine
Firm News | January 3, 2017
By: E. Dale Adkins, III, Emily C. Malarkey, Laurence A. Marder, Ryan S. Perlin, Paul D. Bekman
Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin is proud to announce the nomination of six of its lawyers to the 2017 Maryland Super Lawyers list. Dale Adkins , Paul Bekman , Laurence Marder , Wendy Shiff , and Ryan Perlin have been named to the 2017 Maryland Super Lawyers list and Emily Malarkey has been recognized on the 2017 Maryland Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. The 2017 edition of the Maryland Super Lawyers magazine uses a patented multi-phase selection process to create its lawyer ratings. Winners must receiving peer nominations from other attorneys and . . . Continue Reading
Emily Malarkey & Dale Adkins Obtain Jury Verdict in Cecil County
Firm News, Medical Malpractice | September 24, 2016
Please join Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin in congratulating partners Emily Malarkey and Dale Adkins, who recently obtained a $1,017,000 verdict on behalf of our client, who underwent an unnecessary major thoracic operation, suffered a herniation of lung tissue through his ribcage as a result, required another major surgical repair five years later, and experienced a painful and difficult case of post-thoracotomy pain syndrome. Our client’s medical misadventure began when his radiologist improperly diagnosed him with a “wide mouthed” hernia . . . Continue Reading
Paul Bekman and Wendy Shiff Obtain Plaintiffs’ Verdict in Dutchess County, New York
Firm News, Medical Malpractice | September 1, 2015
Following a four-week jury trial, SCBMA Partners Paul D. Bekman and Wendy L. Shiff obtained a verdict on behalf of their clients in a medical malpractice case tried in the Supreme Court of Dutchess County in Poughkeepskie, New York. Bekman and Shiff represented a resident of Dutchess County who underwent a cardiac catheterization and stent placement at a Dutchess County Hospital. Following the procedure, nurses at the hospital failed to recognize that the patient was exhibiting signs and symptoms of a stent re-occlusion . . . Continue Reading
Michael Smith and Ryan Perlin Obtain Plaintiffs’ Verdict in Montgomery County After Eight-Day Trial
Firm News, Personal Injury | June 19, 2015
On June 10, 2015, Partners Michael P. Smith and Ryan S. Perlin obtained a Plaintiffs’ verdict on behalf of their clients in a negligence case tried in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County in Rockville, Maryland. Smith and Perlin represented a young man with emotional and behavioral disabilities, who was a resident at a residential treatment center which specialized in providing psychiatric treatment for adolescents. When the plaintiff was fifteen years old, staff members improperly physically restrained him in violation of applicable deescalation and restraint guidelines. . . . Continue Reading
Appellate Court Upholds $1.3 Million Verdict in Case Tried by SCBMA Partners, Michael Smith and Ryan Perlin
Firm News, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury | May 20, 2015
The Court of Special Appeals, Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, today upheld a $1.3 million verdict in a case tried by SCBMA partners, Michael Smith and Ryan Perlin , in an unreported opinion. The medical malpractice case was originally tried in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County for one week in April 2014. After two days of deliberations, the jury issued a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs for $2.13 million, which was automatically reduced because of Maryland’s statutory cap on noneconomic damages. Mr. Smith and Mr. . . . Continue Reading
SCBMA Files Lawsuit for Victims of Human Syphilis Experiments in Guatemala
Firm News, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury | April 1, 2015
By: Ryan S. Perlin
Today, on behalf of over 750 victims and family members, SCBMA filed a lawsuit against The Rockefeller Foundation, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Johns Hopkins University, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation, alleging that they were the primary driving force behind illegal and immoral human experiments in which vulnerable populations of Guatemalans were deceived, and intentionally exposed to syphilis, gonorrhea and other venereal diseases . . . Continue Reading