TV Anchor Appeals Dismissal of Medical Malpractice Suit in Baltimore

Lawyers for former CBS “Early Show” anchor Mark McEwen have appealed the dismissal of his medical malpractice lawsuit.

A federal judge in Baltimore threw out McEwen’s lawsuit earlier this year. The 55-year-old McEwen suffered a massive stroke in November 2005 that he says could have been avoided if he’d received treatment for stroke-like symptoms two days earlier.

McEwen claims a doctor at Baltimore-Washington Medical Center told him he had stomach flu and sent him home.

McEwen’s lawyers contend U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz wrongly excluded testimony from two expert witnesses who said proper treatment could have prevented the stroke.

The appeal was filed with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Va.

Latest Comments

• December 14, 2009 at 12:35 pm

  unbiased view says:

  Funny how one side thinks all lawsuits are frivalous unless they filed them .If you get rid of plaintiffs attorneys defense attorneys should suffer the same remedy .If you g... read more
• December 14, 2009 at 9:27 am

  Bill says:

  Life is short and things happen in our lives. When will the public understand that professionals do their best. Research before you go to a doctor, get the best one. Then let ... read more
• December 11, 2009 at 11:28 am

  wudchuck says:

  so, if we don't agree with an opinion of a doctor, most folks would go get a second opinion. so if he agreed that his doctor was correct, then why do you think otherwise? it... read more