Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was the state’s most powerful politician in 2018 when he allegedly met at his downtown Chicago law office with then-Ald. Danny Solis to discuss S… Read More
The Court of Appeals of Indiana held in its opinion filed on January 31, 2024: “In this medical malpractice case, Amanda Ping (“Ping”) appeals following a jury verdict in f… Read More
Background The issue on appeal was whether Indiana’s summary-judgment standard requires a medical expert to expressly state the applicable standard of care in his affidavit. Two prior… Read More
After days of uncertainty, Eileen O’Neill Burke emerged as the choice of voters to be the Democratic nominee for Cook County state’s attorney, with the former prosecutor turned d… Read More
Anti-abortion protestors plan to be on the Porter County Courthouse lawn at noon Tuesday to bring attention to a U.S. Supreme Court case involving the drug mifepristone, which is the most co… Read More
Indiana gender-affirming care ban
Federal Court Lifts Temporary Block on Indiana’s Legislation
Indianapolis — A federal appellate court has allowed the prohibition on gende… Read More
An Indiana man brought an Indiana medical malpractice claim against a doctor whom he alleged failed to properly treat his toe infection, ultimately leading to a below the knee amputation. As… Read More
Jonathan Cavins was a pediatrician who was convicted of two counts of felony child molesting, one count of felony sexual misconduct with a minor, and two counts of felony child seduction for… Read More
Laurie Gardner, a nurse at St. Mary Medical Center, Inc. (the Hospital), filed a proposed complaint against Anonymous Physician for medical malpractice. Anonymous Physician sought dismissal… Read More
In a significant move, the U.S. Senate granted President Joe Biden his 40th confirmed appointment to a federal appeals court, endorsing U.S. Magistrate Judge Joshua Kolar’s elevati… Read More
A car accident can be a life-changing event, inflicting debilitating injuries that may require prolonged medical treatment at substantial cost. A bad situation can become even worse if… Read More
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Gary v. Glock is a 24-year-old lawsuit that refuses to die.
Attorneys for Brady filed the lawsuit on behalf of the City of Gary, Indian… Read More
In its August 21, 2023 Memorandum Decision, the Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Appellate Court”) held: “Because Stephen—an adult child—had coequal decisi… Read More
Shane Willingham alleged in his breach of contract complaint, “In the early morning of July 25, 2020, an Anderson Center employee located Plaintiff in the room of a female resident. On… Read More
The Indiana Medical Malpractice Act’s statute of limitations, codified at Indiana Code Section 34-18-7-1, provides for a two-year statute of limitations period for claims “brough… Read More
To prevail on a legal malpractice claim, the plaintiff has the burden of establishing the elements of the underlying medical malpractice claim. A claim of medical malpractice requires proof… Read More
Inappropriate Sexual Contact During Medical Examination Is Not Medical Malpractice: The Indiana Medical Malpractice Act defines “malpractice” as “a tort or breach of contra… Read More
Claims Against Athletic Trainer Fall Under Indiana Medical Malpractice Act: In its Opinion dated June 4, 2023, the Court of Appeals of Indiana held: “the trial court erred by denying A… Read More
A lawsuit filed by patients who claimed that a nurse who was provided access to patient medical records by a hospital as part of her job accessed their medical records without their consent… Read More
MONTGOMERY: A federal appeals court docket dominated Monday that Alabama can implement a ban outlawing the usage of puberty blockers and hormones to deal with transgender kids, the second su… Read More
Physical Therapist Cannot Opine As To The Negligence Of A Chiropractor: In an Indiana medical malpractice case against a chiropractor who allegedly injured a patient, the Court of Appeals of… Read More
...just not here. The latest includes 7th and 10th Circuits.The 10th Circuit nominee caught my eye as a former defender. We need more!Rich Federico joined the Federal… Read More
Court Rules Claim For Sexual Assault By Hospital Nurse Is Not Covered By Malpractice Act: After a hospital patient who was sexually assaulted by her nurse settled her claims against the hosp… Read More
Nineteen states have sought appellate court review in a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency waiver granted to California’s Advanced Clean Trucks Rule.
The petition… Read More
Does working for a government agency give a forensic psychologist license to do or say pretty much anything without legal consequence, even if it violates a subject’s Constitutional ri… Read More
A high school music teacher forced to resign by an Indiana school district for refusing to use the chosen names and pronouns of trans-identified students is asking an appeals court to… Read More
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed one of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Brookman, to a U.S. district court judgeship in the Southern Distr… Read More
Damon Daniels v. Jeffrey Drake, et al.
Indiana Court of Appeals
September 9, 2022 (No. 22A-CT-00068)
“Indiana law has specifically addressed the question of liability for injury caused… Read More
The Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Appellate Court”) held in its Memorandum Decision dated September 15, 2021: “The record in this case, unlike that in Hiland, conta… Read More
CHICAGO — JaJuan Nile was a joker, a picky eater and his mother’s only son. Growing up, he dreamed of starting a landscaping business.
But he never got the chance… Read More
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Dylann Roof over his death sentence and conviction on Tuesday. Roof was convicted in 2016 for killing nine when he opened fire on the Black c… Read More
There is a much better historical reference point for us to consider, as David Gans argues in a forthcoming paper in the Lewis and Clark Law Review, "Court Reform and the Promise of Justice:… Read More
The Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Appellate Court”), in its February 21, 2020 Memorandum Decision, upheld an Indiana medical malpractice jury’s defense verdict in a… Read More