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A TALE OF TWO VEHICLES AND THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY DISTRACTED DRIVING
As a personal injury attorney dealing in auto accident cases for more than forty years, I can share with you the fact that, while in highway accidents, catastrophic and permanent loss may result from equipment error, all too often the real cause is distracted driving. According to EndDD, driver distractions fall into three main… Read More »
GOVERNOR ISSUES GUIDANCE ON LIABILITY FOR HEALTHCARE FACILILTIES
In a memo issued earlier this spring, the Indiana State Department of Health has declared that “facilities and individuals providing healthcare services in response to a declared disaster emergency, such as the one declared because of COVID-19, may not be held civilly liable for care provided in response to that emergency event.” There’s a… Read More »
SOMETIMES IT TAKES AN ENTIRE SYSTEM TO FAIL ONE PATIENT
More than fifteen years ago, then-Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels issued an Executive Order requiring our Indiana State Department of Health to implement a medical error reporting system. At Ramey & Hailey Law, where we have been helping victims of medical malpractice for more than forty years, we were reminded of one particular sentence in… Read More »
IN INJURY SETTLEMENTS, UNLIKE JURY VERDICTS, IT’S OVER WHEN IT’S OVER
Even though the Coronavirus scare has kept jury trials on hold (as my partner Mary Beth Ramey explained in our Ramey & Hailey blog post last week), the process of investigating and pursuing personal injury lawsuits certainly has not. We are as busy as ever, using written and emailed correspondence and online resources deposing… Read More »
JURY TRIALS ON HOLD, NOT LADY LIBERTY, INDIANA INJURY LAWYER, EXPLAINS
“Lady Liberty is taking a backseat to the Coronavirus,” observes Jesse Wells of Fox 59 News, referring to the signs informing people that most courts at Indianapolis’ City County Building are closed for now, and that anyone who has a hearing scheduled is advised to check on the court’s MyCase website or call the… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: EMERGENCY MEASURES INSTITUTED IN INDIANA’S JUDICIAL SYSTEM
“Judicial systems across the nation have implemented a patchwork of policies to deal with the virus, including canceling in-person hearings or requiring litigants to alert the court if they feel ill,” law.com reports. Some examples cited in the article (published of March 10, 2020) include: New York: A key federal trial court prohibits guests… Read More »
YOU NEED TO KNOW: INDIANA RANKS NEAR BOTTOM FOR NURSING HOME STAFFING
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes a “report card” detailing deficiencies in nursing homes, including staffing levels. On the February 2020 staffing levels report, Indiana got a failing grade. Again. The special investigative report published in the Indianapolis Star just two weeks ago is titled “Careless”. Staffing, the reporters emphasized, is… Read More »
WHO IS REQUIRED TO REPORT CHILD NEGLECT OR ABUSE? IN A WORD – EVERYONE!
“The reporting and investigating of suspected child abuse and neglect are not discretionary matters. They have been required by law”, the Department of Education explains. In fact, Indiana law requires a more stringent standard of reporting in some professions, and that includes schools. School employees and staff members are obligated by their profession to… Read More »
CHILD TRAFFICKING RECOURSE: NOT THAT ONE – THOSE
One of the many myths about human trafficking, our Indiana Attorney General explains, is that it does not occur in the United States. Truth is, he explains, this exploitive violent, criminal industry places an estimated minimum of 300,000 American youths at risk of becoming victims of commercial sexual exploitation. But aren’t there laws against trafficking? Oh,… Read More »
DO AUTO DRIVERS HAVE THE POWER TO REDUCE THE PERILS PRESENTED BY TRUCKS?
“Driving doesn’t have to be perilous,” a recent IndyStar headline asserted, just four pages past their own front page story titled “Fatal Large Truck Crashes Escalate”. But isn’t driving, in fact, quite perilous? Most deaths in large truck crashes are passenger vehicle occupants, explains the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, offering several reasons why… Read More »
