Experienced Indiana Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Victims must follow certain steps to get compensation for medical misconduct. Since these claims can result in significant damages for malpractice victims, all cases must go through the Indiana medical malpractice claim process:

Evaluation

Before filing a lawsuit, our Indiana medical negligence attorneys must review the circumstances of the claim and resulting injury. Some reasons we may not be able to represent clients include:

• The injury was disclosed as a possible surgical complication.
• It’s unlikely the injury can be directly linked to the procedure.
• The statute of limitations for medical malpractice in Indiana will expire before there is time to pursue a case.

If the claim is valid, we gather evidence about the incident to patch together what happened. Then, a medical professional who is a network partner of our law firm helps shed light on how the error occurred.

Medical Panel Review

If our review indicates you have a valid claim, we encourage you to proceed with a lawsuit. However, Indiana’s medical malpractice statute requires presenting cases to a medical review panel before proceeding through the court system, which adds another layer of time and complexity.

Litigation

If we believe in the case’s merit, we would proceed with filing a lawsuit after the medical review panel’s decision (and regardless of the outcome). Significant trial prep would begin to build as strong a case as possible.

When selecting a medical malpractice lawyer, you want to find one with experience in the field—not a generalist—and preferably someone with experience specific to your case. Wilson Kehoe Winingham has a long history of successfully resolving medical malpractice cases through both settlement and trial. We can help you move forward by:

• Gathering necessary evidence. We collect medical records, doctors’ notes, appointment dates, prescription medications, recorded symptoms, photos, and other documentation about your case.
• Prepping your case. In your Indianapolis medical malpractice case, your lawyer will need to be able to link the medical provider’s actions directly to your injury. Your medical malpractice lawyer will thoroughly investigate your case, determining precisely how the injury happened.
• Determining liability. Multiple parties could be liable in a medical malpractice case, including doctors (such as surgeons or anesthesiologists), nurses, medical technicians or assistants, dentists, medical facilities (such as hospitals or clinics), and nursing homes.
• Negotiating with insurers. We look at the state of your injury today and future implications to avoid accepting inadequate settlement offers.
• Staying by your side. The medical malpractice attorneys at WKW will work diligently to reach a full and fair settlement. But if the parties cannot agree, our lawyers have the experience to see your case through the trial process and will be with you every step of the way.
• Ensuring your settlement is paid. When both parties have settled, we’ll ensure the liable parties make the agreed-upon payments in a timely manner.

At Wilson Kehoe Winingham, we built our foundation on the belief of “restoring lives,” which means we will accompany you on your path to recovery. Since our medical malpractice lawyers work on a contingency basis, we take our percentage of the payout as our fee and distribute the bulk of the funds to you.