Schererville, IN
Mediation Lawyer at Schererville, IN
Practice Areas: Mediation, Employment & Labor ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Summary judgment for client
Defended physician. Plaintiff alleged medical negligence. Despite unanimous opinion of medical review panel of no negligence, the plaintiff sued. Summary judgment was pursued due to plaintiff's lack o ... f an expert opinion. The trial court denied summary judgment, but the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed and remanded with instructions to enter summary judgment for the doctor.
OUTCOME: Summary judgment for client
Defended healthcare provider against claim of race discrimination and retaliation, showing that plaintiff's failure to observe work rules was a legitimate, non-discriminatory and non-retaliatory reason ... for the discharge.
OUTCOME: Summary judgment for client
Defended physician. Plaintiff claimed medical negligence in the performance of laparoscopic surgery. The trial court denied summary judgment based on a statute of limitations defense, but the court of ... appeals reversed and remanded with instruction to enter summary judgment.
OUTCOME: Summary judgment for client
Defended healthcare provider. Plaintiff was discharged, and sued for sex discrimination because her employer had asked if she preferred to work at home due to a family commitment or would like a job th ... at would require her presence in the workplace. The district court concluded that the inquiry was practical, and not discriminatory. The decision was affirmed by the Seventh Circuit on appeal.
OUTCOME: Summary judgment for client
Defended healthcare provider against claim of premises liability after plaintiff fell in hospital entrance way. The evidence showed that while plaintiff fell, she had no evidence of a defect in the pr ... emises.
OUTCOME: Defense verdict for client
Defended healthcare provider. Plaintiff was stuck by a needle and alleged fear of contracting aids. The jury understood that the CRNA had used reasonable care, so despite the event, there was no neglig ... ence on the part of the healthcare provider.
OUTCOME: Summary judgment was obtained for client.
Plaintiff was employed by the defendant hospital and was covered under its employee benefit plan. Plaintiff was involved in an automobile accident, was taken to an emergency room, and was treated for ... multiple injuries. The emergency room records noted that plaintiff's blood alcohol level was above the legal limit. Plaintiff's care providers submitted claims for medical benefits that were denied. Defendant, plan administrator, recommended that the claims be denied because the injuries resulted from a felony or misdemeanor and from the illegal use of alcohol, both of which were exclusions contained in the policy. Plaintiff sued to recover benefits. The hospital benefit plan moved for summary judgment, which the court granted because the plan administrator had broad discretion in interpreting the policy. The plan administrator's decision was not a "downright unreasonable" interpretation of the policy, so coverage could be excluded for injuries that flowed from conduct prohibited by law, regardless of whether plaintiff actually had been convicted for such misdeeds.
OUTCOME: Dismissal for client
Defended healthcare provider against employee's claim of disability discrimination related to a latex allergy.
OUTCOME: Summary judgment for client
Defended transportation company against claim of race discrimination, showing that plaintiff's tardiness and non-compliance were the legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for the discharge.
OUTCOME: Summary judgment for client.
Defended healthcare provider in a case of alleged disability discrimination. Plaintiff was discharged for rule violation and alleged disability due to a congenital blood disorder.District court entere ... d summary judgment for defendant, finding that plaintiff was not disabled as a matter of law. Seventh Circuit affirmed, and the Supreme Court denied plaintiff's petition for a writ of certiorari.
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