Pastor Llobet, M.D. v. Juan Gutierrez

Case Summary

Vaidik, Chief Judge.

Dr. Pastor Llobet performed an an-giogram on Juan Gutierrez, and Gutierrez now claims that Dr. Llobet committed medical malpractice. As required by Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act, , Gutierrez first filed a proposed complaint with the Department of Insurance and present ed his case to a panel of doctors (a “medical review panel”). His specific argument to the panel was that Dr. Llobet was negligent in his technical performance of the angiogram. The panel issued an opinion in favor of Gutierrez, who then took the case to court.

Shortly before trial was set to…