317.582.0000Monthly Archives: August 2019
IN THE NEWS: TRUCKS V. PASSENGER CARS – SCORE 18:116. EVERYBODY LOSES
The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute reports that 138 people died in roadway crashes involving large trucks A mere 18 of those people killed had been riding in the commercial vehicles; all the others were either passengers in cars or pedestrians. In fact, the Motor Carrier Safety Administration reports, between 2009 and 2917, there… Read More »
INDIANA IS NOT THAT KIND OF STATE
In order to understand how Indiana’s law is different from that in the majority of U.S. states, you need to first understand what a tort is: A tort is an act or omission that causes injury or harm to another, explains the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute. Here at Ramey & Hailey, we… Read More »
WHERE TO CALL WHEN YOU HAVE A MEDICAL COMPLAINT
“If you wish to file a complaint against a physician, your options depend on who the physician is, the nature of the complaint and what you are seeking as relief,” explains ISMA (the Indiana State Medical Association) website. You’re disappointed and simply want to “vent”: As a first step, ISMA recommends contacting the physician… Read More »
WHEN MEDICINE MEETS ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
“Medicine and law are uncomfortable bedfellows,” the Public Health Law Map explains. The professions are similar in that both deal with intensely personal and life-affecting matters, but because of medical malpractice litigation, medical care practitioners’ view of the law and of lawyers is often negative, the Public Health authors observe. There are actually three… Read More »
