Month: July 2021

The question of who is the right person or entity to bring a claim can be a complicated issue. Take, for example, claims under the Indiana Wrongful Death Statutes. If the claim arises under the General or Adult Wrongful Death Statutes, then an estate must be opened on behalf of the statutory beneficiaries of the decedent. If, however, the claim…

A little more than a month ago, we briefly noted that the Indiana Supreme Court had accepted two certified questions from the Seventh Circuit that sought to explore the meaning of “Patient” as applied in the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act. Today, we examine the Indiana Supreme Court’s answer to one of the questions and consider whether the concurring opinion should…