Indiana medical malpractice lawyers have seen the situation many times: A doctor recognizes the patient's potential problem and orders the right test to confirm his suspicion. Unfortunately, when the abnormal test result comes back confirming the doctor's suspicion,...
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Indiana Medical Malpractice and DVT: Prevention Can Save Lives
The Indiana medical malpractice lawyers at Garau Germano Hanley & Pennington, P.C. are frequently faced with cases involving deep vein thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis (or DVT) is a condition where a blood clot forms in one or more the body's deep veins, usually...
Indiana Medical Malpractice Lawyers Deal with Negligent Gallbladder Surgeries
Indiana medical malpractice lawyers frequently must deal with issues concerning negligently performed gallbladder surgery. Injuries to patients from these surgeries can be devastating, leading to massive medical expenses, permanent liver damage, or even death....
Indiana Medical Malpractice Lawyers Argue Before Indiana Supreme Court
The Indiana medical malpractice lawyers of Garau Germano Hanley & Pennington, P.C.recently argued an important case before the Indiana Supreme Court. The issue raised in the case is whether family members who witness the death or injury of their loved one as a...
Indiana Medical Malpractice Lawyers Know Tort Reform Doesn’t Lower Medical Costs
Indiana medical malpractice lawyers have heard the arguments in the ongoing healthcare debate: If you limit what injured patients can recover in malpractice suits, you will lower health care costs. The problem with the argument is it's just not true. For more than 30...
Indiana Medical Malpractice Lawyers to Argue Before Indiana Supreme Court
A major issue in Indiana medical malpractice law will be presented to the Indiana Supreme Court on November 12. On that date, the court will hear arguments in the case of Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund v. Patrick. Among the issues presented by the case is the...
Indiana Medical Malpractice and Delayed Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: Sooner Is Better
The Indiana medical malpractice lawyers at Garau Germano Hanley & Pennington, P.C. remind everyone that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One in every 8 women will have invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. The cause of breast cancer is not fully...
Indiana Medical Malpractice Lawyers Deal with VBAC Injuries
The Indiana medical malpractice lawyers at Garau Germano Hanley & Pennington, P.C. represent many patients who have sustained injuries during labor and delivery. One setting in which these injuries frequently occur is in vaginal birth after cesarean section, or,...
Indiana Medical Malpractice and Heart Attacks: Late Treatment Can Lead to Death
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Unfortunately, many of these deaths are the result of doctors failing to promptly diagnose and treat patients experiencing a heart attack. A study in the prestigious New...
Indiana Medical Malpractice and Informed Consent — the Patient Gets to Decide
The current health care debate has raised many questions about the decisions made by Indiana doctors in treating their patients. Lost in the discussion is the fact that, by law in Indiana, the right to make treatment decisions lies with the patient.Indiana Code Sec....