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Trusting a doctor, hospital, or other healthcare provider with your health is supposed to make you safer, not put you at greater risk, but medical errors happen, and when they do, the harm can be severe. Medical malpractice cases cover situations where a healthcare provider’s negligence, whether a misdiagnosis, a surgical error, a medication mistake, or a failure to properly monitor a patient, causes injury or death.
Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act sets out a specific process for these claims that doesn’t apply to most other personal injury cases. Before a lawsuit can generally proceed, the claim must go through a Medical Review Panel of healthcare providers who evaluate whether the applicable standard of care was met. Indiana also caps the total damages recoverable in a medical malpractice claim at 1.8 million dollars per injury, with the first 500,000 dollars paid by the healthcare provider and the remainder paid by the Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund, for an act of malpractice that occurs after June 30, 2019. These rules make medical malpractice claims more procedurally complex than a typical injury case, and missing a step in the process can seriously affect a claim. The panel’s opinion isn’t binding on a later jury, but it can significantly influence settlement negotiations and how a case proceeds if it doesn’t resolve at that stage.
At RileyCate, we handle medical malpractice claims from the Medical Review Panel process through litigation if necessary, working with medical experts to establish exactly how the standard of care was breached and how that breach caused injury. We represent patients and families in cases involving misdiagnosis, surgical errors, birth injuries, medication errors, and other forms of medical negligence.
Medical malpractice cases require navigating a specialized legal process and working with medical experts to prove the standard of care was breached, and Russell Cate is recognized as a Super Lawyer with the civil litigation background these cases demand, backed by appellate work before the Indiana Court of Appeals and the Indiana Supreme Court. Will Riley and Russell Cate lead the team that gives our clients real depth in medical malpractice litigation. Will Riley’s Super Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, and AV Preeminent recognition reflects that same trial-tested approach.
Will and Russell personally oversee every matter we take, staffing it with the attorneys, associates, and staff the case calls for based on its size and complexity, so your case gets the depth of attention these claims require.
Nobody plans to need a lawyer. When something goes wrong, what you need first is someone who will listen, tell you honestly where you stand, and take the next steps off your plate. That is how every case at RileyCate, LLC begins.
We represent individuals, families, and small businesses across Fishers, Indianapolis, and surrounding counties in personal injury and complex litigation, business and real estate disputes, criminal defense, and appeals.
Will Riley and Russell Cate personally oversee every matter, staffing each case to its size and complexity. Both are recognized as Super Lawyers and have argued before the Indiana Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Will also holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and a Top 100 Trial Lawyer designation.
We are trial-tested, not just settlement-focused. We have tried hundreds of cases, because insurance companies, opposing businesses, and prosecutors negotiate differently with a firm willing to go the distance.
If you or a loved one was harmed by a medical provider’s negligence, we can help you understand whether you have a viable claim and what the process involves. We offer a consultation to review your situation and your options. Reach out to RileyCate today to speak with a medical malpractice attorney about your case.
