Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Damage Cap

Do you know how medical malpractice awards are handled in Indiana? You might think that medical malpractice awards can be unlimited and that the doctor and their insurance company pay the claim. But in fact, neither of those things is true: Claim amounts have an absolute cap, and physicians and their insurers only pay part […]

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Cases Against Donald Cline, Fertility Doctor

Who is Donald Cline? Donald Cline is a former fertility doctor who practiced in Indianapolis from the late ’70s until his retirement in 2009. Donald Cline secretly, and without consent, used his own sperm to inseminate many of his patients and has thus fathered more than 90 known children. His conduct was the subject of […]

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Understanding Indiana Damage Caps for Personal Injury Cases

A personal injury case—also called a tort claim—is a fairly straightforward lawsuit: A plaintiff sues a defendant for damages that the defendant caused through their harmful actions. Usually, there is some payment to be made to the plaintiff for their suffering as a result of the case, and it is often a means of compensating […]

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Anesthesia: Types, Errors, and Complications

Anesthesia is a broad term for the drugs used during surgeries and painful medical procedures to prevent patients from feeling pain, either through localized numbing or through induced unconsciousness. Depending on the type of procedure and the combination of drugs used, there are a few different ways anesthesia can work. The different combinations of drugs […]

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Chemotherapy Side Effects and the Lawsuits That Follow

In 2019, data from the American Cancer Society estimated over 1.6 million new cancer diagnoses in 2015 alone—with 35,620 new cases resting in Indiana. Sadly, about 1,620 people are expected to die across the country every day from cancer; however, treatment options do exist, and they’ve been successful in saving thousands of lives. One of the more […]

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Healthcare System in United States Wastes $800 Billion Annually

Thomson-Reuters released a report that indicates that the United States healthcare system wastes a staggering $800 billion every year due to inefficiency, fraud, medical mistakes, and lack of preventative care. The report claims that doctors routinely overprescribe antibiotics and order unnecessary tests to protect from medical malpractice liability, a behavior which accounts for $200 billion […]

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Woman Awarded $1.7 Million from IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital

Medical malpractice—negligence on the behalf of a healthcare professional that causes harm to a patient—is unfortunately all too common. In this case, an Indiana woman left the hospital with permanent ear damage. If you’ve suffered similar harm, a medical malpractice lawyer can help you pursue the compensation you deserve. In this case, an Indiana woman left the […]

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