317.582.0000Monthly Archives: February 2019
INDIANA MEDICAL INJURY: THE 5 ELEMENTS AND THE 2 RULES
To win any lawsuit for negligence, you must prove five “elements”, findlaw.com explains: Duty: Did the defendant (the medical provider) have a duty to act in a certain manner towards the plaintiff (the patient)? Breach of duty: Did the medical provider breach that duty by failing to exercise reasonable care? Cause in Fact: Were the medical provider’s… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: TO REPEAL OR NOT TO REPEAL – INDIANA LEGISLATORS RULE “NOT”
A proposal to repeal the state’s handgun licensing law was dumped last month in the Indiana House committee. The permit law forces gun owners to do three things: get fingerprinted submit to a police background check pay licensing fees (now $40 for a five-year permit) While opponents claim that the law… Read More »
EXACTLY WHO’S AT FAULT WHEN GUN VIOLENCE CAUSES INJURY AND DEATH?
There are more guns than people in the United States, a global small arms survey revealed. In fact, while Americans make up only 4% of the world’s population, the study showed, we own nearly half of the entire global stock of firearms! The bad part, as a new study in the Journal of the… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: RUNNING THE CLOCK ON INDIANA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
When it comes to medical malpractice cases, the personal injury attorneys at Ramey & Hailey Law are always keeping their eyes on the clock. A statute of limitations is a state law that sets a strict limit on the amount of time you have to go to court and file a lawsuit after you… Read More »
NURSING HOME NEGLECT IS A FORM OF ABUSE
“But we didn’t mean it!” simply isn’t going to cut it as an excuse when it comes to nursing home neglect. True, unlike abuse, neglect is not done out of specific intent to harm a patient or an elder in a nursing home or rehabilitation facility. But too often, intended or not, substandard care… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: NURSE ARRESTED IN SEXUAL ABUSE CASE
When the elder abuse attorneys at Ramey & Hailey Law are called upon to represent victims of personal injury in a nursing home or rehabilitation facility, it’s often the family members who are seeking legal recourse on behalf of a helpless relative. (In fact, in one Indiana case against a rehab facility that is… Read More »
WHEN A LOVED ONE SUFFERS ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN A NURSING HOME
The facility may be called a nursing home, convalescent home, rest home, or elder care facility. Whichever it is, the owners of that facility can be held legally responsible when harm is caused to a patient or resident. There are actually different categories of harm, any one of which can be grounds for filing… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST REHAB FACILITY
When Mrs. W. suffered and ultimately died as a result of abuse at a rehabilitation center, the harm wasn’t done by the staff members her family members had trusted to care for her needs. She was attacked by another patient. Mrs. W. was receiving rehabilitation services after surgery had been performed at a local… Read More »
