Plaintiff may pursue excess damages from the Patient’s Compensation Fund either after a jury trial or after he has entered into a settlement agreement; nothing in the Medical Malpractice Act requires plaintiff to accept doctor’s offer to settle his liability.
J. Baker
Snyder v. Prompt Medical Transportation, Inc., No. 18A-CT-3112, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 25, 2019).
Claims against Humana are preempted by federal law governing Medicare Part C.
Cleveland v. State, No. 18A-CR-2298, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 15, 2019).
Trial court could not order the destruction of defendant’s handgun for the mere possession of it, but it also could not order its return when he lacked a license to carry.
Wilson v. State, No. 18A-PC-3041, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 27, 2019).
A trial court must hold a hearing that complies with Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012) when the effect of a sentence imposed on a juvenile will amount to a de facto life sentence.
In re Name Change of M.E.B., No. 19A-MI-118, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 21, 2019).
AR 9 does not require that a transgender person requesting a name change provide evidence of violence occurring to that person because of gender identity or of violence being perpetrated against an Indiana resident who identifies as transgender.