{"id":916,"date":"2024-08-06T11:52:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/blog\/?p=916"},"modified":"2025-08-17T17:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T21:59:41","slug":"doctor-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/blog\/doctor-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual Assault Claims Against Maryland Doctors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The conversation surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23MeToo&amp;src=typd&amp;lang=en\">#MeToo<\/a> movement on social media has made many reconsider inappropriate behavior inside and outside professional environments. The much-publicized trial of disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar \u2013 and his conviction on seven counts of sexual abuse\u2013 she&#8217;d light on the kind of incidents experienced by many female patients. Here\u2019s what you need to know about sexual assault by a treating medical professional.<\/p>\n<p>Sexual assaults by doctors are not necessarily medical malpractice claims.\u00a0 They are assaults.\u00a0 But when we have these cases, we will likely file them as malpractice cases.\u00a0 The defenses are often grounded in malpractice, and we often bring negligence claims against the medical practice or hospital for not properly supervising the doctor in light of prior complaints against the doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Our doctor sex abuse lawyers have a sexual battery case in a suit now where the doctor required a chaperone due to prior allegations, but one was not provided to our client.\u00a0 The doctor eventually lost his medical license.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/blog\/doctor-sexual-assault\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Sexual Assault Claims Against Maryland Doctors\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The conversation surrounding the #MeToo movement on social media has made many reconsider inappropriate behavior inside and outside professional environments. The much-publicized trial of disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar \u2013 and his conviction on seven counts of sexual abuse\u2013 she&#8217;d light on the kind of incidents experienced by many female patients. 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