317.582.0000Monthly Archives: November 2018
YOUR INJURY ATTORNEYS IN THE NEWS: TRUTHS ABOUT MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Unbelievable as this may sound, the third most common cause of death in the United States is medical error! Also hard to believe is the fact that, while 225,000 people die each year from some form of medical malpractice, only 2% of victims (or their survivors) pursue a case against their medical providers. In… Read More »
MUNICIPALITIES OWE A DUTY TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BY POLICE
In the Indiana Court of Appeals two cases, involving two different women, in two different cities, were combined. Each woman had been sexually assaulted by a police officer, one in Evansville, the other in Ft. Wayne. Now the combined case was being reviewed by the Indiana Supreme Court…. The legal issue at stake: Does… Read More »
YOUR INJURY ATTORNEYS IN THE NEWS: MALPRACTICE LED TO INJURY INSTEAD OF HOPED-FOR HEALING
It might be said that medical malpractice is one of the saddest categories of the law, because it involves injury and suffering that happened when what was hoped for was – help and healing… Lawsuits may be filed against doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical companies, and others who provide healthcare services. When a… Read More »
ERIN BROCKOVICH VISIT BRINGS POLLUTION TO TOP-OF-MIND
“I hope we wake up to the things we’re doing,” said environmental advocate Erin Brockovich, upon arriving in Indianapolis earlier this month to speak at the Indiana Convention for Women. Interesting – right here in Franklin, Indiana, testing has confirmed the presence of cancer-causing chemicals hundreds of times higher than the “safe limits” set… Read More »
YOUR INJURY ATTORNEYS IN THE NEWS: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS HAVE A FRONT END AND A BACK END
Just last year, Indiana personal injury attorney Rich Hailey explains, the state of Indiana amended its Medical Malpractice Act, changing the cap on the amount injured patients can collect for a medical malpractice claim. Claims registered between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2019 are capped at $1.65 million per injury. After that date,… Read More »
TRAGIC TRUCK-CAUSED PERSONAL INJURIES CONTINUE TO BE IN THE NEWS
Only last week in our Ramey & Hailey blog, we reported on four crashes at bus stops that killed and injured children, the latest in hundreds of school transportation-related crashes reported by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. In just the past month and half, deadly accidents involving trucks have taken the lives of… Read More »
YOUR INJURY ATTORNEYS IN THE NEWS: IMPROPER MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND CARE RESULTED IN LOSS OF AN EYE
Every medical malpractice case is different, to be sure. In the state of Indiana, the process by which a patient seeks compensation for injuries suffered when healthcare providers fail to offer proper care begins with a proposed medical malpractice complaint filed through the Indiana Department of Insurance. The reason: all malpractice claims against a… Read More »
THE MOST TRAGIC OF ALL PERSONAL INJURIES: CHILDREN KILLED ON THE ROAD
“Four crashes at bus stops just this week have killed and injured several children,” 13 Eyewitness News reported just last week: In Marietta, Mississippi, a truck hit an elementary school student trying to board a school bus. In Tampa, Florida, five children and two adults were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a… Read More »
YOUR INJURY ATTORNEYS IN THE NEWS: BROWN VS. IMPD CASE ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN PUNISHMENT OR MONEY
There are two kinds of cases that are heard in the trial courts, the Indiana Judicial Branch website explains: civil and criminal. Civil cases involve conflicts between people or institutions. They might involve divorce, child custody, or business contracts. Civil cases might also be personal injury cases, where a person has been injured and… Read More »
