Ryan v. Brown

OPINION

ROBB, Judge.

Tonia and Kevin Ryan ("the Ryans") appeal the trial court's order granting partial summary judgment to Dr. Thomas Brown and Decatur County Memorial Hospital ("DCMH"). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

Issues

The Ryans raise three issues for our review, which we consolidate and restate as follows:

1. Whether the trial court properly determined as a matter of law that the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act does not create a separate cause of action for the wrongful death of a fetus; and

2. Whether the trial court properly determined as a matter of law that neither…