Medical Malpractice

Indiana medical malpractice lawyers frequently hear the argument that the fear of malpractice claims causes doctors to practice "defensive medicine" -- ordering tests and procedures to avoid being sued rather than because they are medically indicated. Health care...

Hospital falls are a significant problem in Indiana and across the nation. Indiana medical malpractice lawyers can help patients and their families injured as a result of a hospital fall. Studies have found falls to be the single most significant adverse event...

Indiana medical malpractice lawyers often deal with cases where surgeons have failed to remove from the patient sponges or instruments used during the course of surgery. The frequency with which this problem occurs is uncertain. However, an article in the journal...

The concept of differential diagnosis is often at the heart of Indiana medical malpractice trials. A differential diagnosis is a process used by doctors to determine the cause of a patient's symptoms. The doctor creates a list of the conditions that could be causing...

The Indiana medical malpractice lawyers at Garau Germano Hanley & Pennington, P.C. have filed suit against Clarian Health Partners, claiming that the Indianapolis-based health care giant charges unreasonable rates for services provided to uninsured patients.The...

The Indiana medical malpractice lawyers of Garau Germano Hanley & Pennington, P.C. recently received a $1.26 million jury verdict in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in Hammond, Indiana. The medical malpractice verdict came in...

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,...

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 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 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...