Where patient as injured leaving hospital, and the medical malpractice limitations period expired before the trial court dismissed her general negligence complaint for failure to comply with the Medical Malpractice Act, her medical malpractice action alleging the same facts as the dismissed complaint may be deemed a continuation of the first complaint for purposes of the Journey’s Account Statute.
Civil
In re Paternity of P.B., No. 03A01-1001-JP-5, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 16, 2010)
Trial court erred in imposing a clear-and-convincing-evidence standard with respect to Mother’s motion to modify and terminate Father’s parenting time.
Hematology-Oncology of Indiana v. Fruits, No. 49A05-0910-CV-556, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 18, 2010)
Attorney fees, costs, and expenses are recoverable damages under the Wrongful Death Act and the Adult Wrongful Death Act. NOTE: This opinion conflicts with McCabe v. Commissioner, Ind. Dep’t of Ins., reported in the July 23, 2010 issue of Case Clips.
Bauer v. Shepard, No. 09-2963, ___ F.3d ___ (7th Cir., Aug. 20, 2010)
The challenge to the 2008 version of the Code of Judicial Conduct is unripe, not moot.
Droscha v. Shepherd, No. 52A02-1001-PL-26, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 3, 2010)
Indiana extends judicial and/or quasi-judicial immunity to arbitrators and their sponsors.