By: Tyler S. Lemen This month marked the halfway point of the 2020 legislative session and there are several health care related Bills to watch as the Legislature resumes work this week.  These Bills were heard within the first half of the session and… Read More >

By: Sean T. Devenney In Martinez v. Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, Inc., 128 N.E.3d 549 (Ind. Ct. App. 2019) the Indiana Court of Appeals issued an opinion on July 12, 2019 expanding the reach of the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act (“Act”) for cases which heretofore… Read More >

By: Janet A. McSharar When delivering medical or nursing care and treatment, it is imperative for the practitioner to determine the patient’s capacity to consent to the recommended health care and treatment.  A patient cannot consent to health care and treatment if the patient… Read More >

By: Tyler S. Lemen In 2014, a radiologist interpreting a patient’s CT scan allegedly failed to diagnose recurrent rectal cancer discernable from the scan.  The cancer went undetected for seventeen months and was untreatable upon discovery.  Following a jury trial, the patient was awarded… Read More >