Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice is the area of law that deals with injuries to people caused by a healthcare provider’s negligence. A healthcare provider is required to use that degree of care and skill as would a reasonably careful, skillful, and prudent physician acting under the same or similar circumstances. If a healthcare provider fails to do this and harms a patient, the health care provider commits an act of malpractice.

Medical malpractice includes injuries that occur during the provision of medical services, including mistakes during emergency room care, surgical procedures, obstetrics, labor and delivery, nursing home care, or failing to diagnose a serious health condition, such as cancer.

Indiana has one of the most restrictive medical malpractice laws in the country. In Indiana, there are special laws that govern the filing of medical malpractice claims. The evaluation of a potential medical malpractice claim can be complex, takes time, and requires specialized knowledge. Langer & Langer has been handling medical malpractice cases for over 26 years. The firm receives regular case referrals from lawyers within and outside the State of Indiana.

If you have questions concerning a possible medical malpractice claim, it is important that you contact an attorney immediately, because Indiana’s medical malpractice statute contains special provisions concerning the statute of limitations, or time period, in which a case must be filed.